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Hi, about to start a major kitchen remodel. While older, our current kitchen cabinets are in excellent shape and solid wood. has anyone had any luck selling cabinets and if so, who does the demo and where have you listed for sale?

thanks!

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Susanne Woolley

last year

We recently remodeled our 34 year old kitchen and as my husband and I began the demo, we took pictures and posted them as FREE on Facebook Marketplace and NextDoor, offering them for free. Our goal was to keep them out of the landfill and hopefully be useful to someone. We got tons of interest from lots of people did not know what they could really use and who were in no way prepared to pick them up. Some people wanted one specific cabinet or a couple of cabinets, other people wanted only the uppers or only the lowers. Various configurations. One gal wanted them all, but was one of the last people to inquire and was pushy, messaging me repeatedly hard-selling her interest. I tried to work first with the people who responded earlier, which resulted in wasted time and aggravation. Lol. Ultimately, I let pushy lady and her husband come and get them and they were Johnny on the spot to pick them up, even helping move a few pieces out of our kitchen. We ultimately also gave them our old disposal, pullout shelves and some surplus dishes to furnish the little kitchen they were putting in a granny flat on their almond orchard. They returned with a few bottles of wine and several pounds of beautiful almonds, so to me, it was a successful sale.

I think you could market them effectively if you don’t want too much for them. I think Verbo’s take on it is accurate. You may get enough from the sale to pay for hardware or maybe some nice storage accessories, possibly more of your cabinets are truly really nice.

Do what you can to write your ad in such a way to discourage people wanting pieces and portions. Not giving them away will automatically eliminate some of the goofballs/flakes I ended up dealing with.

Good luck!

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ehanan
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last year
lol, thanks for the advice. makes sense.

have you had any experience posting cabinets for sale? craigs list/ ebay?
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Floored You: TileDesigners
last year
We almost always donate relatively new cabinets to Habitat for Humanity. For older cabinets, there are folks looking for rental property cabinets that will buy if they are not priced too high.
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As someone who just bought a used set, I can tell you that I trolled craigslist every day and cruised through the non-profit resale stores. Almost always, the resale stores were higher priced than homeowners. Look online for cabinets similar to yours before you decide on price. And a tip that makes a BIG difference: Itemize your bases and uppers by size and post dimensions in your ad. It is irritating as h3[[ to a buyer (me, at least) to see photos and read glowing descriptions without a clue if the sizes will work for you. Good luck. Don't price too low; a little high and you can reduce. This post was edited by tomatofreak on Fri, Jun 6, 14 at 2:12
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When we remodeled our lake house, we did the demo ourselves (kitchen and bathrooms) and sold them on Facebook Marketplace. We actually sold most of the house contents on FBM since previous owners left everything...down to the bar of soap lol. Lots of people in our area who have rentals etc and they were happy to have them even if they did have to modify a bit. Honestly, Craigslist freaks me out. I know there are some people who have had good experiences with CL. But I like FBM so you can see who the potential buyer is, check out their page and see if you have mutual friends, etc.

Funny story. Our lake house had a ton of Yucca plants...ugh! We actually listed them for free on FBM and people came and dug them up! Sadly the damn things came back though :/

Good luck with your project!
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ehanan
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Thanks so much, great advice. i know we wont make much from the cabinets but if it can cover my hardware or faucet and stay out of landfill, its a win,
lgfoley816
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We remodeled our kitchen 7 years ago. We had custom Amish cabinets made. The owner of the company recognized that the old cabinets still had value. We paid him and his sons to take them down gently. We sold them very quickly on Craigslist and made some money! Win win!

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