Quality, Used Furniture
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Anonymous
| I have a guest room that needs furnishings but I don't have much money. Suggestions on where I can find quality used furniture (not particle board)? I did a quick look at craigslist and some people want a lot of money for what they are offering. |
Anonymous
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I think you just have to keep an eye out.
The thing about solid wood furniture is that it’s really expensive to move it and store it. Anyone reselling it is already in it for $$$. So depending on your budget, you will have to be quick and flexible to find something nearby, probably at someone’s house, and pick it up. People can be delulu about pricing so just make quick offers, explain when you can pick up and that you will have a truck and a helper (if you can), and cash. |
Anonymous
| Restore or Community Forklift. |
Anonymous
| Make a commitment to hit a lot of estate sales for a month or two. |
Anonymous
| We bought solid wood furniture off Craigslist, but we had to wait...and wait...and then move very quickly. |
Anonymous
Auctions Estate sales Antique shops (haggle on prices laying down cash) Flea Markets Look at what people put out for trash, some real wood (not particle junk) can be refinished and are quite valuable. Found a nice late 1800s table once sitting out for trash, took it, stripped the paint gunk off it, and was hand carved/inlayed wood designs. Refinished it and sold it for $4100. |
Anonymous
| Facebook Marketplace |
Anonymous
+1 for Facebook Marketplace. I’ve sold and bought good quality furniture on there. |
Anonymous
| Beware of bedbugs!!!! |
Anonymous
| Auctions and Facebook marketplace. Quinn’s auction and wechsler’s in dc. Good luck. |
Anonymous
For wood furniture? Seems unlikely. |
Anonymous
+2 |
Anonymous
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Look for the kind of thrift shops that old rich ladies like to donate at.
Buy brown wood furniture and refinish it. |
Anonymous
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I have bought nightstands and dressers and have a headboard on the way from this company:https://www.highendusedfurniture.com/
All American made solid wood from the 1950s. I thought the prices were reasonable, even with shipping from Missouri, and the pieces are in good shape and classic in style. I originally saw some of these items on the first dibs website, but prefer to buy directly from the seller. |
Anonymous
| Definitely facebook marketplace. |