Used Office Furniture


Used Office Reception Furniture

There is a good market in high end used office reception furniture, which typically costs thousands of pounds when purchased new and end user companies can typically save 50% or so when buying a quality used reception desk. When a company is disposing of their reception furniture to a specialist dealer they can expect to receive anything between nothing and 20% of its original cost price depending on the quality and saleability of the reception furniture. Used soft furnishing reception seating producst are far less salable due to the fire safety regulatons which apply to foam and fabric filled furnishings. It is virtually impossible to verify compliance with these regulations in unbranded used reception seating which may have ben originally sold before safety standards were raised.

The used reception desking market is similar to the situation with expensive boadroom furniture and is another area where UK businesses can make substantial savings. Quite simply premium quality reception area desking and furniture can easily costs thousands and even tens of thousands of pounds. The best place to start to buy a used reception furniture is again to check out the London centric WantDontWant site. All areas of the UK are covered on WantDontWant, but a large percentage of the products available are in London.

WantDontWant matches boardroom table buyers with sellers, hence it usually offers the best price to both buyers and sellers of used boardroom furniture because there is a smaller margin to pay to the site owners. If you are not based in London then the next best thing is once again to track down the national used office furniture specialists as they are likely to have their stock of second hand reception desks and reception furniture displayed on their websites. If you see anything of interest they can often organise nationwide transportation and sometimes installation if required.

The problems with buying expensive used reception desks and reception furniture again rests in spotting any faults or scratches before placing your order, especially if the furniture has not been inspected in person beforehand due to distances involved. Wood veneer products are more prone to damage by scratching than standard MFC furniture so even if it looked OK when viewed there is still a possibility of transit damage. An item that may have taken many hours to source cannot be readily replaced if it gets damaged in transit. As always it is buyer beware when buying second hand furniture. Think very carefully before spending a lot of money on reception furniture as seen and with limited warranty or comeback if it does not meet your expectations.