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CTyankee

(67,111 posts)
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 04:32 PM Sep 20

I want to sell lots of my furniture before I go into a Retirement Community. Does anyone know good ways to do this?

I guess I could have a yard sale but that seems like an awful lot of work just to sell bits of stuff.

We're bringing some furniture but will still have big pieces to get rid of.

Any recommendations are welcome!

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I want to sell lots of my furniture before I go into a Retirement Community. Does anyone know good ways to do this? (Original Post) CTyankee Sep 20 OP
Facebook marketplace is a wonderful site for buying and selling flying_wahini Sep 20 #1
I can share my experiences helping my mom downsize. yardwork Sep 20 #2
I don't expect to make any money off of this. In fact, one piece I got was from an estate sale. CTyankee Sep 20 #12
Estate sale? SheltieLover Sep 20 #3
Craigslist JoseBalow Sep 20 #4
Per Craigslist. OldBaldy1701E Sep 20 #8
I don't mind people coming to my home to buy stuff JoseBalow Sep 20 #10
Awesome! OldBaldy1701E Sep 20 #11
If you have a local newspaper do the classifies. One way to do it. FloridaBlues Sep 20 #5
I have some suggestions. yellow dahlia Sep 20 #6
Last time I moved I used OrwellwasRight Sep 20 #7
Some of the items are from his parents and are too special for him to sell. We'll give those items to my husband's CTyankee Sep 20 #13
Yard sales are a lot of work!! Nittersing Sep 20 #9
You can always put big pieces out in you yard womanofthehills Sep 20 #14
check your local antique dealers. mopinko Sunday #15

flying_wahini

(8,202 posts)
1. Facebook marketplace is a wonderful site for buying and selling
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 04:33 PM
Sep 20

Yes, I kept my acct just for this. It’s that good.

yardwork

(68,141 posts)
2. I can share my experiences helping my mom downsize.
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 04:37 PM
Sep 20

You could see if there are local auctioneers or tag sale companies in your area. These folks will either hold an auction or tag sale in your home, or pack things up and hold the sale elsewhere.

There are also people who will come into your home and help you downsize. They can donate or sell items.

Depending on the resale value of your items, you may not make much money. A lot of my mom's things ended up donated, which was sad, but I felt good about putting them back in circulation. I hope that others collect and love them.

Wishing you the best of luck in this journey.

CTyankee

(67,111 posts)
12. I don't expect to make any money off of this. In fact, one piece I got was from an estate sale.
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:36 PM
Sep 20

Thank you for providing me with your information.

OldBaldy1701E

(9,128 posts)
8. Per Craigslist.
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 07:11 PM
Sep 20

ALWAYS agree to meet somewhere other than your own home. Walmart parking lots and such are ideal.

That is just me. Others may see it differently.

yellow dahlia

(3,167 posts)
6. I have some suggestions.
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 05:09 PM
Sep 20

This is my area of knowledge.

Facebook marketplace and Craigslist entail strangers coming to your home - I do not recommend that.

The best solution will de dependent on the nature of the items you wish to "rehome".

There are some consignment shops and other resources in your area, which might be a good solution for you. I will DM you with some more specific ideas.

OrwellwasRight

(5,267 posts)
7. Last time I moved I used
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 05:15 PM
Sep 20

Craigslist (it still works!), Nextdoor, and Freecycle (Freecycle is for when things weren't selling and I just needed to get rid of them). I hear Facebook Market works but I am not a fan of giving Zuck more $$$ than necessary, so I don't use that platform. You can also try a yard sale/garage sale/whatever you call it in your neck of the woods. Just a note that unless you have super popular designer stuff, furniture dealers aren't buying much these days. Millenials and younger apparently like IKEA because it is disposable. They don't value solid wood furniture and there is very little market for it, or so a few dealers told me.

Made me so sad when we had to liquidate some really beautiful furniture my mom had had for about 70 years. In the end, I sold the bed, nightstand, dresser, cedar chest, and bookshelf (all made in USA in the 1950s, solid pine) for $125 for the whole lot. But $125 was better than zero. I would have taken it myself but had just invested in a 1920s art deco bedroom set myself...

CTyankee

(67,111 posts)
13. Some of the items are from his parents and are too special for him to sell. We'll give those items to my husband's
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:40 PM
Sep 20

daughter. She's a rabbi and might have some good ideas of where to donate the stuff (if she can't take them herself).

Nittersing

(7,640 posts)
9. Yard sales are a lot of work!!
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 07:19 PM
Sep 20

When my folks moved out of their long-time home, they hired someone to do an estate sale. They took care of the whole sale and then cleared out everything else.

mopinko

(72,990 posts)
15. check your local antique dealers.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 04:48 PM
Sunday

a lot of them do estate sales. take care of everything.

i’ve heard of ‘everything but the house’, but never used them. not sure how widespread they r.

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