RE: Antique furniture appraiser blowing smoke.
September 21, 2017 at 4:16 am
(This post was last modified: September 21, 2017 at 4:23 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(September 21, 2017 at 2:22 am)Thena323 Wrote: Yes, I'm aware that he could get the items off his hands with a bit less hassle on CL.
If his primary goal is to rid himself of the furniture, then Craigslist may very well be the best route.
If his goal is to maximize profitability, perhaps not--depending on the desirability and condition of his items.
eBay would allow him access to a much wider market.
No doubt. But those shipping costs will be factored in one way or the other. Furniture being heavy and bulky, those costs will add much to the bill one way or the other. Buyer pays shipping? Add a couple of hundred dollars to the tab. Seller picks up shipping? Add a couple of hundred to the listing price. Cost me well north of a hundred to ship a 70-lb amp to Texas, and that was compact and not bulky. I don't know what furniture he has in mind, but a chest-of-drawers isn't going t be cheaply sent.
Were it my own, I'd simply go consignment through a local antique house. Less shipping risk (because monkeys throw stuff around, forklifts slam it, and so on) and if such happens with an Ebay sale, the buyer gets the benefit of the doubt in any dispute. The seller gets the shaft.
