Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The changing table dilemma

I've been trying for at least a month to give away this changing table, first by selling it and then finally giving up and giving it away. We bought the table about 3 months ago for my mom to use at her house off of Craigslist. It was a vintage changing table , with thin wooden legs and 2 shelves. Not the most sturdy, but for $10.00 I thought it was a good bargain. My mom didn't agree and went out and bought a new one at Wal-Mart.

Now I was left with the dilemma of what to do with the changing table. We already have one in the baby's room. We decided to try to sell it for $20, which is still a pretty good price as I saw others that were the same design selling for $20. We even stated that we would deliver it. We had one lady that wanted the table and wanted us to deliver it, 15 miles away. We got there and she decided she didn't like the fact that the legs wobbled and it looked older then she thought. So back the changing table went.

I then put it up on Craigslist for $10 and waited almost 2 weeks. I didn't get one response, even with the picture. Today I listed it for free. I noted that the changing table should be on carpet to ensure the legs are stable. We received 3 responses. The trick is to make sure the person is serious about getting the table. WE list when we are available and state that we will leave it on the porch. We ask the person if the times listed works for them. Two of the three never responded. The last girl really wanted it for her baby's nursery. She said she was 6 months pregnant and could use it. We left the table on the porch and it was finally picked up.
It would have been nice to get the $10.00 back, but honestly it wasn't worth the hassle of re-listing and then having someone rejecting the table. When its free, it always seems like a better offer. Would the same person have picked it up if it cost money? Maybe , Maybe not. It wasn't broken or damaged in any way, it just wasn't the sturdiest table so it would have not been the first choice when browsing through the for sale ads.


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