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Comparing two estate sale forums I tried last quarter | Finance Forums - HW Forums

ben436•5mo ago

Comparing two estate sale forums I tried last quarter

I run a small estate sale business in Phoenix and needed better advice on pricing vintage items. I joined two different forums to see which gave better tips. One was full of people bragging about their finds but rarely shared how they priced things. The other forum had a guy named Mike who broke down his whole method for valuing mid century furniture using auction results. He posted three examples with exact dollar amounts from sales in 2023. That forum saved me about $200 on a set of chairs I would have underpriced. Has anyone else found one forum way more useful than another for this kind of thing?

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sandra7155mo ago

Wait, is this really that deep lol. I mean yeah forums can be hit or miss but you're acting like you found a secret society of pricing wizards or something. Mike sounds helpful but $200 on chairs isn't life changing money unless you're moving like 50 sets a month. Most people on those forums are just bored retirees flexing their garage sale scores, not running actual businesses. Just take whatever tips you get and move on, no need to write a whole review about it lmao.

willow7325mo ago

I actually sell about 30-40 used chairs a month through marketplace and local sales, so that $200 difference does add up fast. But you're right that not every forum has the secret sauce. I lurk on a few where the main advice is just "price it low and move it fast" which is fine if you're not trying to make money on it. The ones I find useful are the niche seller groups where people actually track what sold and for how much, not the general "look at my haul" type boards. Mike's tip about lighting and angles in photos alone made me an extra $15-20 per chair, and that stuff stacks over time. So I get why someone would write it up if it actually changed their process.