Comments on: How to sell a big, expensive item http://bargainbabe.com/2009/08/03/sell-big-expensive-item/ Save money with coupons, deals, and inspiration! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:08:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven Rosenberg http://bargainbabe.com/2009/08/03/sell-big-expensive-item/comment-page-1/#comment-6220 Steven Rosenberg Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:43:50 +0000 http://www.bargainbabe.com/?p=6882#comment-6220 My sister-in-law, huge BB fan that she is, bought one stove and sold another on Craigslist. Neither was vintage. Still ... Craigslist appears to be a great market for vintage furniture, appliances, etc. You do need a way to get the stuff home if you buy (as do the buyers of your stuff). We got a great deal on an exercise bike on Craigslist. Luckily the seller had a pickup and was willing to deliver. We sold one, too, and that guy had his own pickup. I guess the morale of this story is: Get a pickup. My sister-in-law, huge BB fan that she is, bought one stove and sold another on Craigslist. Neither was vintage.

Still … Craigslist appears to be a great market for vintage furniture, appliances, etc. You do need a way to get the stuff home if you buy (as do the buyers of your stuff).

We got a great deal on an exercise bike on Craigslist. Luckily the seller had a pickup and was willing to deliver. We sold one, too, and that guy had his own pickup.

I guess the morale of this story is: Get a pickup.

]]> By: mimi http://bargainbabe.com/2009/08/03/sell-big-expensive-item/comment-page-1/#comment-6213 mimi Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:01:26 +0000 http://www.bargainbabe.com/?p=6882#comment-6213 I sold a large antique armoire on ebay. But it was listed for over a year before I got an acceptable offer. Most antique consignment shops charge for moving your appliance/furniture into their shop. If it doesn't sell within 2 months, they want to get rid of it. So then you have to pay a second moving fee to get back your antique white elephant. Craigslist is not the best place to sell expensive items. Lots of scammers, psychotics and sociopaths. When I buy/sell on CL, I meet the person in a public place with lots of people/security guards around. Home Depot, Costco are my favorites. I would not give my address or allow a stranger into my home for a buy/sell transaction. When the armoire sold, I insisted the buyer use Paypal and waited for the payment to clear before he picked it up. You can never be too careful----particularly in this economy. When I am unable to sell a large or expensive item on ebay or through friends, I donate it to charity and take a generous tax deduction. You could also sell the item to a dealer for pennies on the dollar. I have learned my lesson the hard way and after a few aggravating (but not not dangerous) experiences. I sold a large antique armoire on ebay. But it was listed for over a year before I got an acceptable offer.
Most antique consignment shops charge for moving your appliance/furniture into their shop. If it doesn’t sell within 2 months, they want to get rid of it. So then you have to pay a second moving fee to get back your antique white elephant.

Craigslist is not the best place to sell expensive items. Lots of scammers, psychotics and sociopaths. When I buy/sell on CL, I meet the person in a public place with lots of people/security guards around. Home Depot, Costco are my favorites. I would not give my address or allow a stranger into my home
for a buy/sell transaction.
When the armoire sold, I insisted the buyer use Paypal and waited for the payment to clear before he picked it up.
You can never be too careful—-particularly in this economy.

When I am unable to sell a large or expensive item on ebay or through friends, I donate it to charity and take a generous tax deduction. You could also sell the item to a dealer for pennies on the dollar.

I have learned my lesson the hard way and after a few aggravating (but not not dangerous) experiences.

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