When we remodeled out kitchen in 2010 we gave our cabinets to our contractor and he paid us for them. I was really glad they weren't trashed; he put them in his uncle's garage. They were 30 years old, but in somewhat good condition.

Twelve years is "older"? My cabinets are pushing 50!

Seriously, though, I second the suggestion about donating to Habitat (or similar). Finding a buyer would be a hassle, and I suspect the tax write-off would be more valuable to you.

I put mine on facebook market place and had immediate responses. I eventually sold them for $300. They were 20 year old laminate cabinets. It was better than trying to dispose of them, that would have cost me.

My husband and I were buying very badly neglected and damaged foreclosure homes back during the crash, and remodeling them ourselves. We bought a kitchen with a lot of nice cabinets and granite with attached sink and faucet, and reused them in one of the remodels to outfit both a smaller kitchen and a laundry room. In all I think it was around 26-30linear feet of uppers and lowers, and a 6 ft peninsula. We paid $1000 and we had to do the labor to take them apart and haul them, which took over a day of 2-3 people plus a big truck to haul them, plus we had to do a couple minor granite cuts and polishing of an edge to make it work in our configuration. In our case it was great, but it will take the right buyer who wants them, can see the layout configuration to know if it will fit in thier kitchen, and has the skills to remove it without damaging your house, and the skills to install/modify it to fit their space.

I also know some cities have a group of volunteers organized by Habitat that will come and do the removal for you, and these are often retired construction trades so they probably are not going to be likely to damage your house during the removal.

Our GC will do the removal and has assured me they will be removed intact (reusable). He agrees it would be better to find them a new home than send them to a landfill.

We listed our 20-year-old oak cabinets on a whim, not really expecting anyone to buy them. They sold the next day. They came and helped uninstall, as well.

We also included the solid surface countertops, double ovens, and electric cooktop (also probably 20 years old), and got $1200 for everything.

So I guess I will at least list them and see what kind of interest I get. I will start watching more carefully and see if I can come up with a price.

When I demoed the kitchen in our old condo, our whole kitchen was donated to Habitat.

I browse CL daily to look at the cabinets for sale, on the off chance something would work for us.

When we remodeled our current home we gutted the kitchen. Our contractor was very careful when he removed the old cabinets so that they could be re-used. He called Habitat for Humanity and they gladly took them and gave us an itemized donation sheet along with a $3500.00 value. I was shocked at that amount but that's how much they expected to sell them for.

I have not sold any cabinets but I have bought several sets. We have purchased cabinets in place and done the removal and transport ourselves as well as purchased some already removed. My local ReStore will remove a kitchen under some circumstances and the advantage to that route is you get the tax writeoff without the demo labor. Habitat has insurance to cover mishaps that a private individual will not. At the time I was involved with those projects, the owner was responsible for valuing the donation but the regulations are more strict now in limiting writeoff to actual selling price.

Depending on size, build quality and condition, a set of cherry cabinets with granite might sell from $750 up to maybe $2500. Sets over $2,000 are very large or exceptional quality or design. Especially with the pricier sets, the price is a fraction of new cost. On the lower end sets in good shape, prices might be 25% to 35% of the original price. More upscale sets with all the goodies might be at 10% or even less. Countertops dont retain as much value as cabinets.

For best price, be sure to have good photos before removal so buyers can see the layout. Write the sizes with marker on blue tape before taking the photos and then you avoid so many questions from buyers. Take a picture of an open drawer showing brand, drawer construction, and hardware so potential purchasers can understand why your price is higher than a set. of 90s builder grade in honey oak.

Lyndee - How long before demo would you list the cabinets? The project is going to start mid April, would you list now and say that, or would you wait until closer to the date? Also, when you say put the sizes on them on blue tape, do you show that in the picture or is that just for identification after you have removed them?

What about the sliding door and 2 windows being removed? Are they typically usable after removal? If so maybe I will list them too and just see if they go. I would only have the GC remove them though so maybe list them just before removal.

See if there is a Habitat for Humanity ReStore in your area.

There is a ReStore. The GC said he has had mixed luck with them taking large things like cabinets. He said that they often say they just don’t have room for them. I will call them though. It would be nice to get some $ since we are spending so much on the remodel. I know we wouldn’t get a lot but every little bit helps! I will likely list them first, then try the restore or maybe even the church and see if they know a family that could use them. Last will be listing them to give away. They don’t make a big kitchen, but they are too nice to go in a landfill. They have applied end panels, pull out shelves, a full height pantry, etc and are in excellent condition It’s a basic small U shaped kitchen with fridge behind the U, and fairly common in my area

We took our cabinets and countertops to the ReStore. We weren't sure they'd take them, but the manager said he expected they'd sell within a couple of days. He was right. (We live near a university with a lot of rental properties.)

Your cabinets and counters are in much better shape than what ReStore gladly took from us.

I see two drawer bases, a sink base, and a drawer/door base. What is in the corners? If you dont have a corner base of some type, that might be a tough sell. Also, are these individual cabinets or built as a unit. Im guessing based on design that they are individual cabinets, if not, their value is quite a bit less as they are difficult to redesign.
Are you getting rid of the appliances also? I might list it as a kitchen package: cabinets, countertops, and appliances. That way, you only have to deal with one buyer. You can always list a price and state that offers are welcome.

My previous kitchen cabinets were frameless laminate clad boxes with golden oak doors and drawers. The cabinets were 23 years old.

Except for the peninsula the cabinets were hung on rails attached to the wall. They were pretty easy to remove. We removed them ourselves.

We decided to try and sell them on Craig’s List in an attempt to keep them out of the land fill. We were pleasantly surprised to sell them for $700 within a few hours of posting them.

Your cabinets look much nice than the ones I sold.

We just sold 25 year old kitchen cabinets that were in great shape with sink, counter and appliances for $3000 on FB marketplace. I’d say try it.

Lyndee - one corner is a dead corner the other is a cabinet that opens up on the other side of the peninsula. The peninsula has one applied panel and one actual door on the back.

These are individual cabinets. They are Medallion, so a name brand semi custom plywood box with wood doors and drawers with dovetail corners. The pantry has roll out shelves and one of the regular bases has roll out shelves (the one that opens on the other side of the peninsula does not). The sink base is huge (48”) so quite a bit of storage room underneath.

Except for the OTR microwave the appliances are already gone, when we had to put the remodel off last year we went ahead and bought new appliances. The originals were old, the dishwasher started leaking and the fridge was all scratched up on the door. I will likely throw in the micro, sink and faucet if someone wants them, and will list the counter along with it as long as the GC says it will come off in one piece (assume it will?)

Badgergirl - those look pretty and lots of storage, I am glad you were able to sell them!

Kaitlynn - $3000!!! Wow! Was it a really big kitchen?? It is great you were able to get that much for 25 year old cabinets!

Even if the granite doesnt come off in one piece, it still has value. Rarely does the reorganized layout exactly match the original so quite likely there will be countertop layout issues . Ask your GC if he knows of an independent granite guy who will recut and seam existing pieces to fit the new use. If you can provide that referral, your countertops become much more valuable. The guy who does this type of work for me charges around $400 to $600, depending on how much work is involved and whether he needs to bring a helper with him. I dont really save money over stock laminate pieces but it is easier and the end result is a nicer space.

The new tax rules will have a chilling effect on charitable donations because of the changes to the standard deduction. Depending on your situation, it may not make sense to itemize deductions anymore. Just something to be aware of as you weigh selling vs donating.

Cyc2001 - Good to remember. I am on the verge of whether it makes sense to itemize, really based on how much in donations I have. If possible I will sell just so I don’t have to worry about that. Plus, a bird in the hand and all that.

Don't expect to get a lot of money for used cabinets and you won't be disappointed. I've retrofitted stone; it's barely cost effective with as cheap as granite is.

We have Habitat Restores here, but also have county-sponsored recycle/donation places. The one we love to go to has lots of cabinets, light fixtures, appliances, windows, tiles (new), as well as all kinds of materials. When we redid our kitchen, we kept the original 1920's cabinets, but needed more storage. We bought everything from either Restore or the recycle place. I love going there. One day I found a wrought iron tea cart ($15) and wonderful iron plant tripod ($3). Love it.

Every time I see people rip out cabinets and throw them out, I cringe. It is good to hear that you want to recycle them!

If you do put them up for sale, try to add a floor plan to the post - even if it's hand drawn. It will help potential buyers know if the configuration can work for them.

I only have a moment, so haven't read everything. I'm sorry if I'm repeating things.

As one who has built their entire home from others' donations, please take the time. If you don't sell them, donation places will pick up.
I wouldn't have a kitchen, windows, doors, even electric without others taking the time to remove things carefully and sending them to donation places.

Every time I see a home show squeal in delight about Demo Day being cathartic, I become very disgusted. Then they'll be in the next episode self-righteously declaring they must reclaim, recycle and reuse some dumb board for a mantle. When there are people out there who could have easily used those smashed up cabinets.

Please donate!

CEFreeman - when we were talking to the GC about selling or donating the cabinets he brought up those shows. He commented that they take everything off carefully, they don’t take a sledgehammer to them like on the shows.

We will definately do something with as much as possible.

I think I love him. Your contractor, that is!
I've now gone back and read the posts.
Here in the DC area we have so many (but could use more!) reuse centers it's encouraging.

When I started, at one place I could get uppers for $5 and a lower for $10. That's changed upwards, as the market has become "hot" for those actually trying to DIY. I got on sale, 12, solid plywood cabinets with the common, builder grade oak doors. They would have been $120 because they were all uppers. However, they were purchased by someone who after 2 or 3 weeks hadn't picked them up. The place had so much stuff they were stern about it. I got them for $60 and they became the floor to ceiling cabs in my mudroom. I made the doors.

I second the idea of even a sketch of your layout.
Your window and door would also sell if you were changing that. $2-300 for the door, $50-75 for the window.

The most I ever paid was $600 for a brand new 4-pane, 96"w x 72"t casement window with two fixed center panels with each end opening. I thought that was outrageous (for me) except that pricing it with 84 Lumber had it over $1200. I look out it daily and love it. Before that, my most expensive window was $200, but that was before I knew how to shop CL well and over paid. LOL!

Just to give you an idea of the glee and appreciation you could provide when someone can actually improve their home with things someone doesn't want anymore.

Gotta go to work.