For heads of sales departments.
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Believe me, at least 1000 trainees have passed through my hands for the position of furniture sales consultant.
Why so much? Why is there such a staff turnover? It is a very rare case when a store employee “grew up” like a chick and left his father’s house proud, to the delight of his “parents”. Naturally, these high-quality people always go for promotion: they create their own business, they are lured to higher positions in reputable companies, and so on. But this, we repeat, is an exception... And we are talking about experienced sellers.
The majority of trainees did not live to see certification. We have a “three-day rule”, when in the first three days of the internship we don’t even pay “internship fees”, we don’t apply for a job, but at the same time we put a lot of pressure on the intern. That is, we have been looking at each other for three days. So, let’s admit that 70% of trainees cannot “survive” these three days, they simply run away.
Conclusion? People don't want to stress.
And in a furniture store it is impossible to become a quality salesperson without straining... So they run away... Well, Boss, if you want to work with trash on trash terms, then continue to ingratiate yourself with candidates, have heart-warming conversations, entertain interns with stories from life, with anecdotes, instead of teaching them and forcing them to work for the benefit of the store... There is an expression “Politeness is taken for weakness”... A good expression, lifelike. So, this is just about interns.
One of our previous articles described mistakes made by store management when working with furniture store interns. We do not consider it necessary to duplicate this description. But, believe me, these mistakes are completely banal. And when you list to a person, a director, his mistakes when working with interns, some even slap themselves on the forehead: “Well, I knew all this, I know, why do I make these mistakes again and again?!”
Enough about the mistakes. The success of an intern, a young salesperson, depends not only on who and how much “bends” him during the internship period. The success of the seller depends on himself, moreover, only on himself.
Therefore, people, beginners, their bosses, those who want to strain, learn, become a professional, earn money, respect themselves...
1 Keep a notebook and write down all suppliers there (write down lines, collections, assortment, detailed information-presentation on the factory).
2 Make a “registry” of supplier catalogs in your notebook.
3 Learn to work with “product registers” (I don’t know what you call it - this is a list of goods in stock, according to which you, in fact, work; sometimes a printout from 1C, sometimes a notebook).
4 Learn to work with a price tag. The price tag (by law) must contain comprehensive information for both the Client and the seller (a very good cheat sheet). But! Never sell at the price tag, at the price tag. Here, like nowhere else, the human factor is present. And in furniture, a mistake of three to five centimeters can be very costly. Let us repeat, we “broadcast” for normal, decent stores, and not for “Three A...” cooperatives, where half a meter back and forth is the norm. Therefore, sell from the “product register”, from the price list. There shouldn't be any errors there (although they do happen).
5 Learn to work with price lists.
6 Constantly walking around a store or trading salon, “remembering” what they saw.
7 You can invite one of your colleagues to play role-playing games: selling to each other, asking only open-ended questions, trial completion of the transaction, working with a problematic (angry) Client.
This is a huge, painstaking, tedious and monotonous job! But it’s worth it, and the results are amazing!
Good luck with your furniture sales!
Nizhny Novgorod
Igor Kochetov
retail chain "Mebel-plus"
Now we are seeing serious changes in the structure of consumer demand. Firstly, sales of upholstered furniture have decreased significantly. Accordingly, its share in our trading floors has decreased. Upholstered furniture had not previously been a core product category for Furniture Plus; this position was well represented by subtenants who collaborated with local suppliers. However, with the onset of the crisis, many small operators closed their outlets. We faced the need to increase purchases in order to fill the vacant space. When choosing a “soft” assortment, we focused on the most inexpensive models costing from 10 to 15 thousand rubles: they sell the best. The products of federal suppliers operating in the middle segment simply ceased to be in demand. For example, we have always bought good sofas from the Pushe factory. Today they are no longer relevant. Now everything is dictated by price. Logically, it needs to be reduced, but factories, on the contrary, increase the price tag. We have no choice but to suspend work with them.
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In the cabinet furniture sector, furniture from our own production “Ash” has taken a leading position. We have been striving for this for a long time and are now very pleased that, thanks to assortment restructuring, we can influence selling prices ourselves. The most popular product items of "Ash" are small furniture forms. Small walls kitchen corners, wardrobes, cabinets, chests of drawers, inexpensive beds and computer tables. Based on our direct order, Yasen launched the production of popular analogue models. For example, we are now successfully selling an analogue of the Lotus wall “Samba” and several kitchen modules, the prototype of which was the “Stolplit” model. We don't feel any remorse. We would be very happy to sell furniture from the factories themselves if they supplied it to us on time and in the right quantity.
Nevertheless, the products of the Stolplit factory still occupy a significant share in the Furniture-Plus product portfolio. Stolplit kitchens are the most popular among buyers. I also cannot complain about the sales of the Miassmebel and Volgogradmebel factories. They also run smoothly.
In general, I would like to note that the average bill in our stores has decreased by 30 percent. People most often make purchases that do not exceed 15 thousand rubles. A purchase of up to 20 thousand is already considered large.
Belgorod
Irina Bondarenko
chain of stores "Expert"
Since the beginning of this year, upholstered furniture sales have become worse. Buyers have lost interest in sofas costing more than 80 thousand rubles. Since last year, we had two sofas at the exhibition for 200 thousand each, and we are happy that we managed to sell them in early February. We currently do not plan to order such models. For our customers, they have definitely moved into the expensive category. The most popular models are Eurobook sofas. And it doesn’t matter who produces them. The main condition for demand is price. It should not rise above 50 thousand rubles. As for suppliers, the best results for our stores are shown by the Int and Frayling factories. The rest fell by thirty percent.
There is better dynamics in cabinet furniture sales. The products of our main suppliers - Dyatkovo and Angstrem - are still on sale. True, even in the “corps” consumer preferences are gradually changing. The average purchase price decreased by 15 percent. At Dyatkovo, sales of the mid-price Melody program have practically stopped, but buyer interest in the economical Concept has not disappeared. By the way, the factory recently introduced new colors. The new ones are getting worse. The buyer needs time to get used to the updates. I don’t know how far-sighted it is to experiment with popular models during a crisis.
Ufa
Farit Sakaev
retail chain "Cozy House"
Tables, chairs, chests of drawers, computer desks - these are now the most popular items in our stores. Sales volumes of small forms have not decreased. However, there was a change in favorite suppliers. Previously, our undoubted sales leader was Elburg products. Until recently, we actively supported their signature format “City of Tables and Chairs”. However, with the rise in the exchange rate, prices for Elburg positions increased by 20 percent. The buyer responded immediately. Sales fell. Now in the table and chair sector, sales of furniture from another wholesale and retail company, Domoteka, have begun to increase. Their prices are lower and their offer in the economy segment is wider. Domoteka has its own own production, and they are less affected by currency fluctuations.
Demand for bedrooms has fallen. Not to say that they are not bought at all, but somehow they are not particularly active. People stopped buying full-fledged sleeping sets right away. They prefer to buy a bedroom in parts. First a bed, a month later - a closet, then a chest of drawers... We understand that it’s easier for them this way, and we meet them halfway. We “remember” customers and notify them about new arrivals.
The most popular models in the bedroom category are the “Legend” set from the Lotus factory, as well as “Geneva” and “Eden” under the same brand.
Perhaps, Lotus products remain one of the most popular among buyers. Their famous Samba wall and a range of living room models continue to be very popular. What is typical is that similar models from Interdesign sell much worse. In general, I can say that against the backdrop of negative sales figures in the living room furniture sector, only Lotus is showing at least some positive dynamics. Unfortunately, Lotus remains difficult to work with due to systematic violations of contractual obligations.
In the segment economical furniture the best indicators are at the factories “Three Ya” and “Intedi”. Children's rooms and hallways are selling well.
Sales of upholstered furniture have fallen. I am especially worried about the situation with the Rival factory. Previously, their sofas sold very well, but now there is almost a 50 percent drop. However, a similar picture is observed only among federal suppliers. Products from local factories are becoming relevant. They make the same sofas, and you can negotiate the price with them, unlike Moscow manufacturers. Now the share of local products in our assortment matrix has increased by 40 percent. Accordingly, the share of federal producers has decreased. The most popular models in the upholstered furniture sector are Eurobooks and sofas with roll-out mechanisms. That is, sleeping options. Nobody needs chairs.
The average bill in our stores decreased by a third - from 30 to 20 thousand rubles. Now is a difficult time for active sales. Not only is it a crisis, it’s also the beginning of the off-season. We, of course, have already begun to prepare to pass it with the least losses. It is important to maintain customer loyalty. Now we have developed an installment payment program with one of the banks. We see that people are ready to buy a complete set of the same bedroom, but they don’t have enough money - we offer installments. In this case, we release the goods to the buyer without a discount, since the discount amount goes to the bank. This service is now gaining popularity, because people, despite the crisis, have not yet lost their consumer sense.
Moscow
Evgeniy Leontyev
retail chain "Sofas and Armchairs"
I can’t say that our average bill has decreased. Of course, some redistribution of price preferences occurred, but this did not particularly affect the network’s turnover. Sales of mid-segment models have fallen, but indicators in the “economy” segment have increased. Profits, of course, decreased, but this was due to a decrease in markups and our desire to keep prices as low as possible. Today our task is to maintain prices at pre-crisis levels. So far it's working.
I also can’t say that there are any hit models online. We have controlled demand. If we decide that this month it is necessary to sell the maximum number of “Eurobooks”, then we prepare a corresponding promotion. Since this kind of promotion is planned for the year ahead, we do not expect any surprises in the form of an unexpected change in the relevance of the models. For us, the product that we choose is effective.
Meanwhile, the development of the Sofas and Armchairs network continues. We are expanding our trading floors and have opened 9 new stores over the past three months.
Chita
Alexander Dmitriev
trade and retail enterprise Rimex-M
We have six of our own stores. In Chita, Khabarovsk, Krasnokamensk, Mongolian Ulaanbaatar, and another one was opened in the city of Borzya, Trans-Baikal Territory. We work in the “medium” and “medium plus” segments. In Chita, we have a separate trading format, “Folk Furniture,” where we sell economy-class products.
It is clear that we see different situations in different segments. In “economy” the average bill decreased by half. A purchase of 10–15 thousand rubles is considered very successful for the store. Although previously the average bill exceeded 25 thousand rubles. The leader in economy sales is Stolplit. First of all, kitchens and beds from this factory sell well.
In the “middle plus” segment, the decrease in the average bill is not as noticeable as in the “economy” segment. In principle, we have so far managed to sell all the furniture displayed in the halls. Unlike other operators, we continue to actively trade imported furniture of medium-high price segment. Everything is simple here. They just reduced the markup a little and remained at the same prices. However, “average” Italy and China have dropped significantly.
Sales kitchen furniture fell by 15 percent. Our former leaders - the Maria, Rossibalt and Ulyanovskmebel factories - are still showing negative dynamics.
In the upholstered furniture sector, MC-5 continues to be our priority factory. Of course, the average bill for furniture from a Kirovo-Chepetsk company has decreased. Previously, we easily sold sofas worth up to 500 thousand rubles. Now models costing from 70 to 250 thousand are selling well. In the middle segment, Dobry Stil and Pinskdrev are leaders.
In the mid-price category, Kirov-based Lotus has good sales. But, unfortunately, we don’t earn much from it. Delivery delays and organizing our own service eat up all our profits. I hope that the situation with Lotus will improve over time. In any case, they have been promising us this for several months now.
Novosibirsk
Elena Zemtsova
"Escado" store
Buyers' interests are slowly but surely shifting towards essential furniture items. We sell a lot of chests of drawers, cabinets, tables and chairs. The hallway is already considered a big purchase. People are splitting orders. One bedroom can be purchased within three months. First they will come and buy a bed, then - cabinets, then - a wardrobe. We are not talking about dressing tables. They are already considered a luxury.
We see the same thing in the upholstered furniture sector. Three-piece sofa sets plus armchairs are no longer relevant. But small case models costing up to 16 thousand rubles are very popular.
We see the same price shift in the “corpus”. Ready-made kits are in demand. Among them are Lotus’s “Samba”, Diamond’s “Sakura”, Angstrem’s “Freestyle”. The old proven models of Zarechye and Red October - Arcadia and Lunaria - are selling well. In general, the old economy series show positive dynamics in almost all factories. One gets the feeling that the buyer is afraid of new products and prefers to take what is sold at a stable price and has proven itself well.
We, focusing on changing consumer demands, are forced to revise our assortment policy. Of course, we react warily to changes in price or any characteristics of popular models. We believe that now is not the time for such experiments.
Irkutsk
Valeria Vasilyeva
retail chain "World of Furniture"
I do not notice any sharp changes in the structure of demand or the scale of purchases. There has always been a specific buyer in Irkutsk. And in better times people did not make large purchases, preferring to buy furniture sets in parts.
The demand for the assortment has remained virtually unchanged compared to November last year. Spikes of interest in certain product groups depend on seasonality. Nowadays living rooms and bedrooms are in great demand.
The tastes of buyers have not changed, but the same cannot be said about their capabilities. The average bill decreased by 10 percent. In addition, we noticed that people began to buy more often, but for less money. They are afraid to spend large sums, and in our case this is a purchase of 10 thousand rubles or more.
In general, it is quite difficult to track consumer trends in furniture retail based on visitors to our stores. The tastes of our customers are essentially shaped by our suppliers. We sell what we want to sell, not what they want to buy from us.
The Dyatkovo Concept and Octave programs remain the sales leaders; the modular system Prestige from the Angstrem factory is selling well. The “Arts and Crafts” line of the Avangard factory near Moscow is also very popular.
Vladivostok
Dmitry Semakov
retail chain "Mebel-Grad"
I cannot yet provide accurate data on changes in the structure of demand. We are just doing calculations and analysis. Unlike other Russian regions, which reported a serious decline in demand already in November, Primorsky Krai held on for another three months. Our decline began at the end of February and continued in March. We are now seeing a 15% decline in sales and a change in the nature of demand throughout the network.
The average bill fell by 10 percent. In general, it was never particularly high - it remained at the level of 15 thousand rubles. Now we are seeing a gradual decline in consumer activity and a clear desire to save as much as possible. This is how the situation in Vladivostok is developing. In regional centers and towns the decline is more noticeable. The average bill remains at 8 thousand rubles.
We have already adjusted our purchasing policy. For now, we have suspended work with suppliers offering middle-class furniture. We focused on the “economy”. We sell the entire Stolplit line in the same volumes, but we have removed furniture from the Lotus factory from the matrix. They could not agree on the terms. The Dyatkovo mid-price line has been reduced. On the catwalks in stores we strive to leave only those models that will be of interest to our customers, that is, “economy” and “budget”.
Rostov-on-Don
Valentina Novikova
wholesale and retail company "Mebeltorg"
Sales have been declining since the beginning of the crisis. Several times we failed to fulfill our monthly plan. November of last year and February of this year were quite harsh months. However, in March the dynamics improved. Probably, consumer panic has subsided, and we, in turn, being not only a retail but also a wholesale company, have increased the number of counterparties.
We are not losing optimism: no matter what the times are, furniture in the South is still selling quite briskly. Chechnya and Adygea purchase significant volumes.
We fill the economical niche with goods from numerous local manufacturers. Quite stable and middle segment. Our main suppliers are the Kaliningrad factories Interdesign, Mann-Group, Feiga, Eurofurniture, as well as the Ufamebel company. In addition to our own stores, we service the trading floors of our partners in the Rostov, Volgograd and Astrakhan regions. In the near future we intend to open a wholesale warehouse in Grozny.
Despite the general decline in sales, we are not going to revise the range. A furniture exhibition recently held in Krasnodar showed that operators do not lose interest in our furniture. Of course, the buyer is now focusing on inexpensive models, but our suppliers have such in their product portfolio. Nowadays the “Italian” collection of “Interdesign” and the “Sahara” program of the Mann-Group company are selling well. The new Ufamebeli program, “Cary Princesses,” also has good dynamics.
Ekaterinburg
Arkady Potorochin
retail chain "Centromebel"
Since the beginning of last fall, we have recorded a 40 percent drop in sales. I can’t say that some segments sank more and others less. We are seeing a uniform decline in demand for all categories of furniture. In this situation, we, of course, have to reconsider our assortment - abandon slow-selling models and develop a promising product. In our stores, the products of the companies Yartsevo, Borovichi, and Angstrem are sold well. All of their popular lines are still in demand. After the Zarechye factory regulated the prices for its Harmony program, this collection also began to be sold. There was no drop in sales for furniture sets from Louis Dupont. This company probably shows the best sales results for us.
Manager-consultants often have a difficult time, so I would like to highlight a few key points on the issue of how to sell furniture correctly. We hope this will help you in future communications with customers and help you increase your sales. How to communicate with buyers?
First of all, you need to imagine yourself in the client's place. Furniture is an expensive product; regardless of financial well-being, purchasing furniture is not done impulsively. Often, the very fact of purchasing furniture is a significant event or is associated with it. In this regard, clients have a lot of anxiety and doubts, because they will have to live side by side with their new acquisition for many years. Very often, a client needs to take into account not only his own opinion when making a purchase. There are many reasons why people buy new furniture and they are usually typical: renovation, moving to new apartment, birth of a child, need for life changes.
Knowing these typical situations helps to identify the client’s needs, and you can ask a number of clarifying questions about them. Sometimes even the client himself does not think about some points that can later be very important. And the manager, with the help of his guiding questions, helps to make the right decision. The client will be much more comfortable communicating with a manager who will quickly understand his desires and needs. After all, not everyone immediately clearly understands what kind of furniture they need. In addition, furniture is a product with many characteristics, so people often have a superficial understanding of design features furniture or have high expectations regarding this product. You must know absolutely everything about the product and present the information simply, clearly and concisely.
How to meet a buyer? This question is also very important. After all, this is the first impression of you, of the company, and we all know that we meet people by their clothes. Meeting the buyer correctly means observing his preferences and listening to what competitors offer. You definitely need to say hello, this is not only a way to attract attention, because each of us would like a friendly attitude.
Offer quality products and always warn about defects, because people may return to you. Always invite the client to study the contract so that there is no doubt about the reliability of your organization. Knowing how to sell furniture correctly, you will ensure a good reputation for both yourself and your company.
It is better to show the product face to face; if it is a sofa, then it is better to offer to sit down and lie down, point out its ergonomics and functionality. When presenting children's furniture, it is better to focus on environmentally friendly materials, voice the characteristics of the materials, talk about the strength of the frame and the absence of sharp corners. It is better to approach the issue of price when you have already discussed the advantages of the quality and properties of your furniture.
Be sure to smile and make eye contact. Nothing helps in working with clients more than a sincere desire to help. We hope that these simple tips on how to communicate with customers will help you in your future work. Good luck!
My husband and I are engaged in online advertising; we both have long-standing and successfully operating agencies (Media stars and RealWeb), which have already grown into relatively independent businesses. At some point (this was in 2011) I wanted something new.
I wanted to open a new business based on the competencies that we had developed. We began to look at online commerce, which is now growing incredibly rapidly and is even profitable in some places. There was no point in meddling with electronics and household appliances; this should have been done five years ago.
We discussed bed linen and something else. And then I met a friend who had a showroom of premium furniture and decor in Twinstore. She said that she is attracted to online. And we thought that we understood online sales, but we didn’t want to create a warehouse and organize logistics ourselves. In general, we decided that we could help each other.
Where did we start?
We created an online store, where we placed products that were presented in the showroom, as well as those that could be brought to order, and launched sales in September 2011. Any online store has two main methods of promotion in Russia - Yandex.Market and contextual advertising. But it quickly became clear that they don’t work at all with furniture.
The context is suitable to meet the current existing demand. Moreover, the request for which advertising is placed must be formulated very specifically - for example, a Samsung phone of such and such a model. In furniture, there are basically no such requests. Nobody is looking corner sofa mustard color. People write simply: “buy a sofa” or “photo frame.” And this is practically the same as writing: “I want something.” It turned out that those who are looking for photo frames most often mean a cheap Chinese frame for 50 rubles, where you can insert a letter. That is, if you sell furniture, you can buy advertising in the context, but the conversion (the ratio of clicks to the site to purchases) will be very low. We realized this ourselves after burning some money.
Buying expensive used furniture - office, cabinet, upholstered, home in any condition. Preliminary estimate based on photographs, payment in cash on the spot or by transfer to the settlement account under the contract.If you have old furniture for export, or you just want to quickly sell it at a profit, then this service will be very useful.
Furniture is accepted even if only the frame remains - all remnants and fasteners, strong boards go into secondary production and are restored. For example, an old chipboard board is glued, veneer is applied to it, it acquires a new one and beautiful view, and therefore can be used to make new furniture.
Price list for purchase is indicative. In order to use the purchase of used furniture, you need to send a photo for a preliminary assessment; the price may be increased or decreased on the spot. So, how much can you sell for:
- The frame of a sofa without upholstery – 2700-3500 rubles;
- Sofa with solid upholstery – 7500-25000 rubles;
- Leather furniture - from 15,000 rubles;
- Office tables – from 4,500 rubles;
- Wall, slide – from 5500 rubles;
- Office cabinet – from RUB 3,000;
- Safes – from 11,000 rubles;
- Kitchen dining table – from 3300 rubles;
- Kitchen - from 5300 rubles;
- Soft corner - from 5500 rubles;
- Computer chairs and armchairs – from 2200 rubles;
- Chairs for visitors – from 800 rubles;
- Sliding wardrobes – from 3000 rubles.
If the furniture is in good condition, it can be sold at a high price to a consignment store.
In order to submit an application, you need to contact the managers and send a photograph of the furniture, preferably with a good camera from several angles, with detailed description defects. Next, a time is agreed upon, and an appraiser and a team of master loaders arrive on site. If the cost suits both parties, the furniture is disassembled and removed. Cash payments are made on the spot; transfers are possible for offices, entrepreneurs and legal entities. Also, in some cases, used furniture can be purchased in exchange for new or restored furniture. In this case, the buyer pays the difference.
If the furniture is already in substandard condition, that is, fiberboard and wood panels are broken, the purchase may be refused. In this case, it can be removed for an additional fee at the price of garbage. The following can also be exported along with the furniture:
- Old household appliances;
- Wooden frames with windows;
- Interior and iron doors;
- Electric and gas stoves;
- Baths and heating radiators;
- Pipes and plumbing items;
- Sanitaryware.
These accessories can be taken away free of charge or with a purchase price, just like the purchase of used furniture, each case is assessed individually! Phone +79253595322.
Examples of evaluating old furniture
Of course, valuation rules when buying old furniture change daily. An important role in this is played by the availability of alternative raw materials, the situation on the secondary market, the number of people who want to get rid of furniture and seasonality. For example, in the summer prices rise slightly, since old sets and cabinets are sold at good prices to dachas, and it is more profitable for a person to carry out a transaction directly through an advertisement.
Soviet sofa-book, also known as a sofa, in excellent condition. Full upholstery, excellent wood. The purchase cost is 2600 rubles.
An old desk. Chipboard, varnish with minor chips, drawers in excellent condition. Price - 800 rubles.
Old-style kitchen made of fiberboard with plastic veneer and aluminum inserts. The cabinets are solid, the doors on the sink are slightly sagging. Cost – 3000 rubles.
Ikea children's wardrobe with two sections, a compartment for clothes, a shelf for books and drawers. Excellent condition. Price – 3000 rubles.
The living room wall-mounted wall of the “Pharaoh” type is almost new, a secretary, glass doors, a lower chest of drawers, cabinets. Price – 12,000 rubles.
Corner dining area "Jasmine" with table, sofa and chairs. A couple of scratches on the table. Price – 3700.
Chiffonier, ideal condition, the shelves are intact, without scratches, the doors open perfectly. Purchase – 2700 rubles.
Hallway, corner wardrobe, new. Sliding doors, original design, shelves for things. Price – 14,000 rubles.
Quite often, owners decide to sell new furniture; this often happens when a person changes apartments or moves. Accordingly, if an urgent purchase is needed, the price may fall slightly, but a good item will one way or another go at a good rate.
How to sell expensive used furniture?
How to sell expensive used furniture that, when purchased, cost over 60 thousand rubles per unit? You can quickly sell walls, office cabinets, kitchens and sliding wardrobes in Moscow - there is a high demand for them on the secondary market, so they are purchased on a priority basis. Bedrooms, living room sets, home offices and children's rooms are sold no less actively, and when appraised, rare and antique models can be valued even higher than the original cost.
A significant portion of people decide to purchase used luxury furniture in excellent condition rather than new, low-cost furniture.
Examples of evaluating expensive used furniture when purchasing sets in good condition:
Carpenter's office made of solid walnut and mahogany (bookcase, desk and executive chair made of leather) – 550,000 rubles in cash or by immediate transfer.
Italian living room with two display cases and a TV table made of solid walnut, carved, bronze. Estimated cost – 150,000 rubles.
Sofa Padishah Avanti, sofa and two armchairs. Good condition, some minor wear. The cost of the set is 700,000 rubles.
Antique cabinet "Badminton", ebony, lapis lazuli, amethyst, agate, gold, quartz trim. Purchase cost – 2.7 billion rubles.
Sharpei George Roberto Cavalli bed and pouf from the same company. Cost – 1,400,000 rubles.
Chinese, Italian and German used furniture usually receives priority when considering purchase applications. Antiques can be sold through auction.
The cost of the examination is affected by holes, abrasions, broken mechanics (hinges, locks, lifting mechanisms for beds), chipped varnish, broken springs or dented backing. But market demand has a decisive influence, so the assessment by an intermediary differs from that carried out by bailiffs or independent experts (for example, when dividing property).
Conspiracies to quickly sell furniture
Sell quickly old furniture you can do it yourself using spells. The most effective in this case are the ancient spells of the priests from Transylvania.
It is worth remembering that you should read them only if you have a firm decision to sell furniture and this is very important!!! If the idea is subsequently abandoned, the thing will be mysteriously spoiled, since the spirits seem to transfer it into the ownership of the new owner, putting in his head the desire to find and buy it. Accordingly, if he doesn’t buy it, the connection will remain and may have a negative impact.
So, the first conspiracy is to sell any furniture. You need to urinate on a cloth or napkin, wring it out, lightly wipe the item you are going to sell, and then dry the material in the sun. Next, you need to go out into the open space (on the balcony or onto the street) at midnight, turn to the west, set fire to a rag and say loudly three times: “Timofti-timofti, preshedintele meu roman, uit pe mine che sunt nebun, o pule kalului igo-go”, and then scatter the ashes to the wind, and leave without looking back.
The second conspiracy works well for selling only upholstered furniture. You need to make something like a sofa or chair that you are going to sell from bread crumbs, put it in a jar, fill it with urine and put it under the door or under the car of a person with a good salary. At the same time say: “Well, yes, feces, yes, urine, treyaske-treyaske mike raspberry”, spit over your left shoulder and leave without looking back.
Usually, after the ancient conspiracies of the Transylvanian priests, used furniture goes flying, either according to Avito, or through an ordinary advertisement at the entrance. These are proven white magic remedies that work 100%.
Where to donate office furniture?
It is more profitable not to hand over office furniture, but to sell it through an auction. This type of furnishing is in high demand, so it sells out easily, and you can get much more money than the residual book value.
The auction takes over the entire sales cycle of office furniture - photography, loading, transportation, sale. The commission is 15% of the final price. The seller himself has the right to regulate the bidding step, set the blitz price and auction terms.
Pass office furniture it can be used for a standard implementation, or, if it is broken, for processing. Computer tables, chairs for visitors, counters, accounting cabinets and safes - all this is as liquid and in demand as possible.
Buying used office furniture is part of the lives of Russians as closely as resale of cars and household appliances. If a thing can serve other people, it can be repaired and given a second life, why spoil the environment and recycle valuable raw materials? The maximum service life of an MDF panel can be up to 120 years, and if you change the edges and do surface treatment with polymers, it is almost endless. Restoration is a real business.
Also, used office furniture can be rented out; such services are widely popular during exhibitions, registration of fly-by-night companies, and sometimes even orders are received from television studios.