I live in 1700 farmhouse,lots antiques,but you have to decide how far you plan to go with antiques,if youre gonna use it everyday then yes it will need some work,but we have to live with these things too,so if its just for looks let it sit.If you use it fix it up.Now if it were like my roll top desk Id say leave it alone.

After contacting two experts, it turns out these chairs are probably oak, and most likely made in High Wycombe (or thereabouts) in the 1890s. Definitely part of the arts and crafts movement, which is why their design incorporates some Georgian-style elements. Hope that helps anyone with similar chairs!

My vote is the third option. I think mixing the painted with the wood will add more interest to your room and the legs of the stool match the sides of the chair backs. While I agree, it doesn't hurt to bargin, on CL it can always be a real gamble if it's something you really want and it's priced fairly well. I've lost out on stuff before because I tried to bargin over email, when I was really willing to pay full price if I had to. I think pricing on CL can be very subjective and regional as the merchandise can also vary quite a bit. So whatever you do, don't make an offer before you get there. What I've taken to doing when I need to sell something and a part is damaged, is to offer the damaged item for free along with existing sale. So, if I were selling those chairs I might word it like $50/chair for the ones in good condition, with the two damaged ones thrown in for free with a full price offer. I guess I am not one to bargin down to the very last dollar, but think more in terms of what an item is worth and what is a fair value. If I don't want to pay more than 75% of purchase price, I just don't reply to ad. If you liked them, I could see making an offer of $150 and settling somewhere in the middle, but not much lower, esp. if there is already another interested party and by waiting until Sunday, there is opportunity for many other replies to come in between now and then. I'm just curious how to someone would go about bargining it down to $120. Do you just state that is bottom price or make initial offer even lower than that? What to do then if seller refuses? My experience is that 9 times out of 10 a seller will either say no or make a counter offer.

I bought these from someone who bought them from an antique store. Now I need to sell them but I have no idea what they're worth. There are no identifying marks indicating any manufacturer. The set includes 4 dining chairs and 2 more with arms. The rush seating needs to be replaced on 3 of them. Also wondering how much that costs and if it would be worth it to have that done before I try to sell them. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks!