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Estimate the resale value of wooden and modular furniture from material, age, condition and whether it can be moved.
This estimator prices used furniture by applying a material-specific declining-balance depreciation curve to the original price, then adjusting for condition, whether the piece is modular or built in, and whether a set is still complete. Material is the dominant factor: solid teak or sheesham loses only a few percent a year and can be repolished repeatedly, while particle board and MDF lose most of their value within a few years because the fixings will not hold a second assembly. The result is a private-sale figure, an asking range and the lower number a second-hand dealer is likely to offer.
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Teak, sheesham, plywood, MDF, particle board, metal and upholstery each get their own curve and service life.
Built-in and modular pieces are discounted for the dismantling and the poor odds of fitting the next home.
Polishing or reupholstery cost is deducted, so you can see whether the work is worth doing.
It depends almost entirely on the material. Solid hardwood typically loses around 30% in the first year and only about 4-6% a year after that, while particle board flat-pack furniture can lose 60% in year one and roughly a quarter of the remainder each year, because it cannot be dismantled and reassembled reliably.
Because it has to be cut or unscrewed out of one home and almost never fits the dimensions of the next. Buyers also discount for the fitter's charge and for the panels and edge banding damaged during removal, which is why a modular unit typically fetches around half what the same piece would as free-standing furniture.
It can be. Well-seasoned teak and sheesham keep structural value for decades and, past roughly 30 years, a piece is often valued as an antique on design and provenance rather than by depreciation. If your piece is that old, get it looked at by a dealer or auction house before pricing it as second-hand furniture.
Do it when the work costs clearly less than the value it restores. Repolishing solid wood usually pays back because it moves the piece from a fair grade to a good one; reupholstering a low-cost sofa rarely does, since the fabric bill often approaches what the sofa will fetch. Get a quote first and compare it against the difference in the estimate.
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