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Vendors Asking For An Offer....

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johnworf · 01/08/2022 14:57

...on items in their house.

We're in the middle of buying a house which we paid £27k more than the asking price. Lots of offers on the table and went to best and finals.

In the house are wardrobes in both bedrooms which look fairly new and go nicelly with the decor. Our current house (the one we have sold) has built in wardrobes so we are obviously going to have to buy some wardrobes when we move. They also have a tv in the second reception room which I'm told is 2ish years old.

The vendors estate agent rang this morning and asked a) do we want the items and if so b) what would we offer for them. I asked him to leave it with me until I spoke to my husband about it. DH thinks as we've offered so much over the asking price they should leave the items as goodwill. They don't want the items as they've moved into a static caravan and will have to go to the trouble of selling them if we don't want them.

What would you do? Go with my DH's view of offering nothing or offer them something (they are open to offers and have not asked for a figure)?

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AtillatheHun · 01/08/2022 15:01

youve offered for the house. If you want other stuff then you pay on top. Buying 2nd hand furniture is a lot cheaper than buying new, which you’ll have to do, and they will get buttons from anyone else who has to factor in moving costs for large items. So don’t cut off your nose to keep your husband sweet. Make a low but reasonable offer and be glad you don’t have to spend thousands on wardrobes and getting them delivered.

CrotchetyQuaver · 01/08/2022 15:02

I wouldn't offer much, something in line with your local FB marketplace. You could always do you haven't much left in the budget since the house purchase has nearly wiped you out.
Your DH is being silly, they are removable items rather than fixture and fittings.

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 01/08/2022 15:02

Say you don’t want them. They’ll probably leave them anyway.

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 01/08/2022 15:03

I wouldn’t buy a second hand tv.

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johnworf · 01/08/2022 15:05

Thanks for the replies.
I'm completely at a loss as what figure to put on them. Would £100 be ok? I know items like televisions aren't worth much second hand.

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PegasusReturns · 01/08/2022 15:05

Secondhand furniture is worth very little. I’d be inclined to offer £500 as a good will gesture if they’re useful to you to save them the hassle of reselling.

don’t get into a scenario whether they think they’ll flog their £2k, 4 year old table for £1.9k as a vendor I once bought from did.

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johnworf · 01/08/2022 15:06

TheLightSideOfTheMoon that's pretty much what my DH said.

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PegasusReturns · 01/08/2022 15:07

Sorry I said £500 on the basis I thought there was a lot of furniture. But on rereading seems it’s a couple of wardrobes and a TV. Depending on quality I’d offer a lot less for three items.

maxelly · 01/08/2022 15:07

I'd offer them something I think, if you were offering so much more over asking price on the basis that certain contents/fittings/furniture would be left behind you really should have said as much at the time, you can't really assume sellers will do so out of the goodness of their hearts, after all you didn't offer them £27k extra to be nice/kind, presumably you thought the house was worth it, so to now be adding conditions or squabbling over a relatively trivial amount seems risky.

We have left items for buyers and received comparable from sellers with charging/being charged but in those cases it really was that the items were virtually valueless e.g. 15 year old appliances (still working), custom-made items that wouldn't have fitted in a different house, slightly damaged blinds etc. If the furniture is relatively new and generic so worth £50 or more I don't see why they wouldn't sell online since it's so easy to do so these days rather than just leave it for you... so I'd see how much vaguely comparable second hand wardrobes are going for on Gumtree/FB marketplace and offer that, minus £20 or so to cover the fact they won't have the hassle of posting an advert and dealing with buyers or whatever... or if your DH honestly feels you're being ripped off then just say no thanks and buy your own?

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johnworf · 01/08/2022 15:07

PegasusReturns

😂😂

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WinterMusings · 01/08/2022 15:11

Tv on the wall, as long as it's working fine I'd be happy to pay £150, wardrobes, just depends on quality etc?? £350 for all 3. Saves the hassle of buying new & setting Tv up & assembling wardrobes etc.

Decidualcast · 01/08/2022 21:38

Ask for make and model of all items and check price on gumtree etc. I agree that you need to pay for them, but start very low.

MarshaMelrose · 01/08/2022 21:44

Second hand furniture brings very little money and it's hard to sell. Add to that they'd need sort out delivery or collection. Look on FB and see what there is out there.

LivingDeadGirlUK · 01/08/2022 21:46

We did this and I had no idea what to ask lol, in the end we offer £500 for wardrobes, sofa, armchair, and a small bedroom set.

In a previous purchase we said no and they left stuff anyway!

RudsyFarmer · 01/08/2022 21:52

You could also feed back that unfortunately you can’t afford to buy the items but if they were unable to move them on you would be happy for them to leave them in-situ. Then it’s up to them isn’t it.

LimboLass · 01/08/2022 21:54

DH thinks as we've offered so much over the asking price they should leave the items as goodwill

That was your choice. The sellers owe you nothing.

LimboLass · 01/08/2022 21:57

Second hand furniture brings very little money and it's hard to sell

This is a sweeping statement and not accurate. Yes shiity chipboard veneer is of no value and not in demand but second hand furniture if made of real wood will sell quickly at the right price.

Davros · 01/08/2022 22:22

Do you actually want their old TV and other toot? I wouldn't offer anything and see what they do. Are none of these items, especially built in wardrobes, not covered in their sellers' form (can't remember what it's called)?

mindutopia · 02/08/2022 00:21

If you want to buy this stuff (personally I wouldn’t really want secondhand wardrobes or an old tv), just ask them to let you know what they want for it.

Our vendors offered some of their stuff for us to purchase (we paid £70k over guide price). Some of it we were genuinely interested in and some was junk. They told us what they wanted for it and we bought it. A few things they left for us anyway (garden stuff) as couldn’t be asked to move it.

Kite22 · 02/08/2022 00:42

Obviously depends how much you like them, but I am inclined to agree with everyone else - they will get very little if they try to sell them.

I wouldn't say you don't want them.
I would go back to the EA and say to thank them, and that you do think the wardrobes are lovely BUT, unfortunately due to having to go so high over the asking price for the house, your finances don't stretch to buying anything else at the moment. Then leave it up to the vendors to decide if it will be more hassle to leave or to sell.

Twiglets1 · 02/08/2022 07:31

If you want the stuff I would offer about £500 (if the stuff is worth that) and see what they say. If you don’t offer anything there is a real possibility they will sell it on eBay or something before Completion.

We asked if the buyers wanted to offer on any furniture when selling my Dads flat and because we got no reply from them and we had signed the form to promise to leave the flat empty, ended up giving it away to charity. It was worth a few hundred but we ran out of time and were stressed. Fair enough if they didn’t want it but if you do want the wardrobes I wouldn’t rely on the vendors to just leave them anyway. You’re supposed to leave your old property empty.

dudsville · 02/08/2022 07:35

Saying you don't want them with the hope that they'll leave them anyway is a risk if you do want them. We were asked whether we wanted anything, we didn't, the sellers did the responsible thing and got rid of the items.

I'd go with the pp's idea if offering low in the context of having spent your budget.

Cuphalffullor · 02/08/2022 07:37

We had this. Had paid over asking price. I said we’d like the oven, didn’t want the rest and felt we’d paid enough. They left the oven.

Twiglets1 · 02/08/2022 07:53

Cuphalffullor · 02/08/2022 07:37

We had this. Had paid over asking price. I said we’d like the oven, didn’t want the rest and felt we’d paid enough. They left the oven.

Surely it’s normal to leave an oven? It isn’t normal to leave wardrobes though (unless fitted) or TVs

Begoniasforever · 02/08/2022 08:12

Mate you can’t decide you should get free furniture becayse you were over asking, it was clearly the value of the property 😂

and a hundred quid? I’d sell it on eBay, I’d offer about 500. Don’t be those buyers who resent the fact you had to pay over asking.

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