Want to sell new unused kitchen cabinets

4 years ago

Im purchasing a new construction home and I don't like the kitchen cabinets that the builder installed. They are brand new and have never been used. Can I sell them and if so to whom?

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millworkman

4 years ago

They may be unused but still would be considered second hand. Pennies on the dollar would be the most you could possibly get.

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Shannon_WI
4 years ago
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Mark Bischak, Architect
4 years ago
"Pennies" could mean two pennies.
wilson853
4 years ago
I sold my 20 year old kitchen on CL for $13K. The buyer's remodeling crew came in and uninstalled the cabinets, granite, and appliances. They were very careful. Went off without a hitch. The buyer was putting everything into his own house after a fire. Don't underestimate what you might be able to get since they have never been used.
chispa
4 years ago
Wilson, the quality of your 20 year old cabinets was probably way above whatever a production/spec builder would put in these days.
wilson853
4 years ago
Yes but the OP's cabinets are new so I wouldn't just list them for pennies. My buyer wanted everything in a hurry because they were trying to get back in their house. He felt like he got a fair deal after going to the big boxes and seeing the pricing and timeline.
kudzu9
4 years ago
wilson853-

Congratulations on that working out for you. That is not the typical experience. The likelihood that a bunch of cabinets will fit perfectly in someone else's kitchen and that they will pay top dollar for them is very low. I post this simply so that the OP doesn't have unrealistic expectations.
millworkman
4 years ago
"Yes but the OP's cabinets are new so I wouldn't just list them for pennies."

But they are installed, new or not. Builders cabinets will more than likely not carry the quality to get much back. Hell, they may even have been flat pak and close to impossible to even sell as assembled cabinets. Without more info we may never know. Also depends how desperate someone is, and factor in that the buyer may need to settle on the layout you have or ,minor modifications and not a straight up new layout.
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Alliance
4 years ago
Please share the pics and price.
RNmomof2 zone 5
4 years ago
Rainbow, this is obviously a spec house since the builder installed them and the OP is now buying the house. I doubt they are high quality custom cabinets.
Kaylie
4 years ago
Facebook Marketplace is a great place to list stuff and I've sold plenty of items people said no one would buy. It can't hurt to give it a shot.
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Michelle misses Sophie
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Those are not new, unused cabinets. They have already been installed, so they are used (even though nothing may have been put in them).

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