There is good news and bad news related to the mark up of furniture. First of all, it is a fact that the furniture industry marks up their products by huge amounts. However, this means that you can find good deals if you shop around for them.
A price of something is inflated if it costs more than the actual value of the product. Since furniture is marked up so much, the price can become inflated on new furniture. However, used furniture is typically sold at a more reasonable price that is closer to its actual value.
So where does the used furniture come from? A large company may go out of business, re-locate, or remodel. Many times these companies will unload all of their used furniture to furniture to dealers at extremely discounted rates. The companies benefit because they do not have to worry about what to do with all the unused furniture and they do not have to hassle with selling the furniture off by themselves.
So it is not like you have to have an office full of mismatched computer furniture! You could get an entire office of matching, like new condition furniture if you look hard enough. Not that mismatched furniture is a bad thing – a little variety is a good thing!
It seems to be easier to negotiate a better price with a used furniture dealer than with one that sells new computer furniture. Used furniture dealers will often paint your furniture to match other computer furniture you may already have. The best reason to shop for used computer furniture is because you can save thousands of dollars that you would be wasting on new computer furniture.
However, there are some thing you should be aware of when purchasing used computer furniture from a dealer. First of all, get guarantees in writing. Since used furniture is not under any warranty then you need to be assured that you are getting the advertised condition of computer furniture that you are expecting. If you do not, you will be ot of luck if your furniture is delivered and none of the drawers will open properly.
In order to make a used computer furniture purchase that is a good deal, it is important to research manufacturrs of products. This is something you should do whether you are buying new or used products. As a matter of fact, it is something you should do when shopping for any product at all.
Also, become knowledgeable about product lines and models. Once a product becomes outdated, the value drops a lot. You need to be aware of how old or new the model of the computer furniture is so that you can acurtely deterine the value.
Furniture salesman work off commission “ so be smart when you are listening to a sales pitch. Become an educated consumer!