Would you buy a used couch?

[snowbro]

bed bugs

 

[Kromb]

Rich bastard. I shop at goodwill almost exclusively.

 

[HuntersCreed]

I got a Cobra Kai shirt and a Christmas Story shirt at Goodwill for $1.50 each. Who's pimpin now?!

 

[Thrawn33]

What if it was this couch?

I watch too much porn...

 

[SexyJoe]

No, not me.

 

[Bolshevik***]

you can have it re-upholstered.

 

[Squirting Gun]

I would and just clean the shit outta of it.

My last 2 couches I got were from going out of business sales. You can haggle the shit out of them like buying a car. Already on sale I got a $1200 microfiber loveseat for $225 tax included and extra pillows thrown in. They were pissed but had 3 days left. 5 years later its still in perfect condition and its used daily.

2 years back I went to another going out of business tent sale and got a $1600 microfiber couch for $300. It was the same situation but they had 2 days left. I kept trying to walk out until they finally went down to my price. This couch is beautiful. I only haggle furniture and cars and I almost always get the price I want.

 

[HuntersCreed]

Fuck yo couch!

 

[Chabal]

I bought a used leather couch for my student flat years ago, was ok.

 

[TruthBeTold]

I've gotten tons of things off of Craigslist and for the most part never had a problem.

Things I've gotten from Craigslist:
Motorcycle- Ride it daily. Love it.
Jobs- Never had a problem.
Fiance- Nothing, but problems. That's women for you. Ultimately I guess my daughter came from Craigslist too in a round about sort of way.

Hahahahahaha

 

[svslider]

I bought a used mattress, and it was clearly a gay guy. It was a 2000 dollar plus mattress his insurance bought for his back injury and he didnt like it so he sold it for 120. Ive slept on it for 10 years now so maybe the gay sex wore off it. he had duvet and like 3 high quality sheets over it like any proper gay guy id f... OOPS

 

[ghoul]

Maybe if it was a leather one. It feels like that would be much easier to clean.

 

[Bubble Bath]

If it's under around 6 months old and it isnt worn, ill buy.

 

[Goonerview]

spunk stains ... use a uv light before you buy.

 

[Michaelangelo]

won't really matter where you buy a used couch from. It's going to have been sat on by naked people and will have stains regardless.

 

[bunzo7]

if it was pleather and if it had a pull out bed i'd get a new matress for it

 

[zere0wn]

Didn't want to start a new thread, but next question:

What's the best deal you've got on a new couch from a not-going-out-of business place? I'm finding clearance new couches for like $200. Are these junk?

 

[Lost Limb**]

Provided it was semen stain certified.

 

[livingdeadmoose]

I've done it before. As long as it's clean and doesn't smell, I'll buy it.

 

[Gunny]

Buying used furniture is a great way to save money. Especially off craigslist. But,
buying some things, like a couch, used, seems dirty. Couches are expensive. Would/have you? What about if pullout bed. What about recliner chairs?



Edit: Question 2:
What's the best deal you've got on a new couch from a not-going-out-of business place? I'm finding clearance new couches for like $200. Are these junk?

I work in the furniture industry and can answer some questions here.

Yes, buying any kind of upholstered seating used is a bit like rolling the dice - you just never know what the former owners were doing on it. You put the odds in your favor by looking at something that's leather as it's potentially easier to clean and sterilize. Your best bet though is to make sure you're buying from someone who is wealthy and stable. It's not foolproof but it puts the odds in your favor that the furniture wasn't used as a prop for someone's deviant fetish.

If I was shopping for a sofa on CL I would always ask for the manufacturers name and then check online for prices on comparable models. If new sofas by that manufacturer retail for anything less than $3000 (that's actually not that much in the overall scope of things) then avoid it - end of story. If the original owner spent at least that much it's the best indication you can have that they didn't abuse it.

Same goes for pullouts and recliners although I'd adjust the number to $4000 and $1000 respectively. This really limits your choices on CL but also assures that you'll get a quality piece in addition to limiting the chance of any grossness.

As to the second question, any new sofa that you pay less than $1000 for is crap. $2000 get you into the almost-decent category. Don't take anything you read about "clearance" sales at face value. For that matter, the same goes for "going out of business" sales. There are companies whose entire business model is to lease spaces, open a store and close it as soon as legally possible just so they can conduct a big long GOB sale. They buy the cheapest furniture known to man - I mean absolute shit - mark the price way up and then tell you you're getting a big discount off of regular price. And of course the public eats this up because they think someone has lost their business and opportunity is to be had. Don't believe it!