I got this desk for free and refinished it. I googled the stamp that was inside the drawer and the website indicated that it was from 1956. I'm wondering what the asking price should be. I was thinking of $150.
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You did a great job on this piece! I tried researching any thing close to this. I could not fine. I do think you are under selling yourself. There are desk on the market on various sites. Here is my favorite site to look at fine pieces that people own, and selling on this site. www.chairish.com/
Hi Ana, Thank you so much for your input. I have been told I do undersell some of my items. I do not have a retail location and it is tough selling on social media.
Hi! You did am amazing job on this desk.
Is this piece burled wood? Just curious. I call this a French Deco writing piece--I am not sure that is the official name. You are saying it is from the 1950s so it is not a true 1930s deco--so more of a reproduction or homage piece.
I have seen many pieces like yours where people are asking very high prices--like Chairish and 1stDibs--but I think in most if not all cases, the pieces were original to the 1930s and were NOT refinished.
Refinishing is a tricky thing as in some things you can dealue the piece. There is a fine line for when refinishing improves or devalues pieces. Your piece looks very well done, so my prayer is it IMPROVES your value!
So, people (sellers) can ask anything they want. for pieces and places like Chairish and 1st Dibs people ask INSANE prices. Since you can't ever see (at least that I have found) how much they actually get, it leads you down a fantasy garden path!
Unfortunately I was not able to find any that had actually sold on any of the sites I frequent. Sold prices are the only way to gauge current market value. Since there aren't any sold, you can ASK what you want!
Personally I think $150 is too low. I will tell you, it is important to price the piece for YOUR market. If you are in a place where there is a high demand and a low supply, you will get more than someone where there are a lot of similar pieces and that drives the price down.
Also, you will want to try to recoup your time and materials for what you did (or at least try to). You do need to disclose that the piece was refinished so as not to mislead anyone. This is critical to the selling process.
Just a hint/tip, when you want to get more than say $100 for a piece I always recommend you work with a reputable resale store in your town so you can get the audience the piece appeals to and you can give buyers a comfort level in paying what it is worth.
When you go this route, you also do not have to worry about someone being able to pick up the piece and take it to their new home, you won't have people coming to your house, and you can usually get more money (even with the consigning split) than self sales.
I can tell you this from years and years and years of experience as a reseller. Now this was all BV (before the virus), but when the world recovers, I hope this will help you with your piece! Post back with an update!!
Thanks for sharing your piece!! It is lovely!
I'm not sure what condition the desk was in before but the condition it is in now is wonderful. If you had not told us your refurbished the desk none of us would have know. When you list the desk make sure you tell the person it is refinished. I think it is best to list it as a refurbished desk so there are no questions about it. I would start off at $250 and see what people off you.
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