[trains are bad]

My family has a bunch of old, nice, wood and marble furniture they want to sell and make some money off of. Any ideas on how to get rid of it while getting fair price?

 

[bhd812]

honestly?
a book of matches and a great homeowners insurance plan..

just think you could probably get to post a nice story in this thread later on also...

do you know what you have? or you think because its old it has to be worth something? either way if you dont look inside to see if you can get any makers labels..or just watch Antiques road show and wait for the same stuff to pop up. serious.

 

[roastpuff]

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Originally Posted by trains are bad /img/forum/go_quote.gif My family has a bunch of old, nice, wood and marble furniture they want to sell and make some money off of. Any ideas on how to get rid of it while getting fair price?

Dude, antique furniture are awesome.

I'd love to have some furniture like what you said you had, especially if it's a big desk.

 

[fatcat28037]

I would contact an Auction House that specializes in antiques. I think that's safer than selling it to a dealer because at an auction the buyers set the price you're not letting a single person, the dealer, set the price and sell it for you. At an auction you can even sit in and see it sold.

 

[mrarroyo]

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Originally Posted by fatcat28037 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would contact an Auction House that specializes in antiques. I think that's safer than selling it to a dealer because at an auction the buyers set the price you're not letting a single person, the dealer, set the price and sell it for you. At an auction you can even sit in and see it sold.

Good suggestion. Or as an alternative you could hire an appraiser to go over the pieces and provide a written estimate. Make sure the appraiser knows is not for insurance replacement but for a sale. As far as sale price the time to sell it will impact the appraised value. I mean if you tell the appraiser the pieces have to move in 60 days then the appraised value would be less than if you say you have 6 months to sell them. Good luck.

 

[riceboy]

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Originally Posted by mrarroyo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Good suggestion. Or as an alternative you could hire an appraiser to go over the pieces and provide a written estimate. Make sure the appraiser knows is not for insurance replacement but for a sale. As far as sale price the time to sell it will impact the appraised value. I mean if you tell the appraiser the pieces have to move in 60 days then the appraised value would be less than if you say you have 6 months to sell them. Good luck.

Those are great suggestions by mrarroyo & fatcat28037. I remembered someone getting 2 appraisers and got two written estimates. It was a good experience since they didn't know how much those items were really worth. Much luck to you.

 

[Lazarus Short]

Wait for "Antique Road Show" to come to town.

Laz

 

[choomanchoo]

Craigslist, or what Laz said, you might have something expensive, and not realize it yet.

 

[fatcat28037]

I'd like to know what you decide to do and how you make out.