Home &amp; Garden

The Metzee team2 min read

How to sell furniture and homeware on Metzee

Measure it, show the surfaces that get used, and decide the delivery question before the show.

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Buying furniture and homeware in a live auction

Get the measurements and the delivery answer before you bid, not after.

Pricing furniture and homeware for a live auction

The delivery decision sets the price as much as the piece does.

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Packing and posting furniture and homeware

Small things pack like any fragile object. Big things are a delivery decision, not a packing one.

Describing the condition of furniture and homeware

Measurements, material, the surfaces that get used, and every repair named.

What is your furniture worth?

Material, condition of the surfaces that get used, and how far it has to travel.

Photographing furniture and homeware

Shoot from its own height, put a measure in frame, and rake the light across the top.

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Delivering furniture and homeware: courier, local or collection

A wardrobe is not a parcel. Decide which half of this category you are in before the show.

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Questions to ask before bidding on furniture

Measure it, and ask how it is getting to you. Both before the bid, not after.

How furniture condition is described

Measurements, material, surfaces, repairs. There is no scale and no need for one.

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Getting the size right when buying furniture

Measure the piece, then measure your door, your stairs and the turn at the top.

Storing and caring for furniture and homeware

Wood moves with the weather. Stability matters more than any particular humidity.

Collecting furniture and homeware

Start with small objects you can carry home. Furniture is the expensive way to learn.

Common mistakes selling furniture and homeware

No measurements, and no decision about delivery until after somebody has won it.