Chairish is an online marketplace and app for buying and selling curated home goods. Sellers can use the app to easily snap and upload a photo of what they want to sell, along with a description or story behind the item. Once the listing is approved by the team, sellers get 80% of the sale price and Chairish arranges shipping. Buyers also have 48 hours to return the item if they decide it isn’t quite what they were looking for. Check it out here or download the app. Best for: When you want something high-end at a medium-end price. AptDeco is a new used furniture platform based in New York City that takes much of the hassle out of buying large items secondhand: It sets up insured delivery (currently available in the five boroughs of NYC) and handle the payment. Its curated collection of used furniture is also much easier to wade through than Craigslist. Check it out here. Best for: If you live in NYC, and want a West Elm table at a Wal-Mart price. 1st Dibs is one of the top online marketplaces for high-end vintage and antique furniture, jewelry, and fashion.
The price points are usually high, but if you’re looking for a replica of Marie Antoinette’s chartreuse velvet settee, this is the place to go. Best for: If you have high-end taste and the budget to match. In addition to Mason jar cocktail shakers and Game of Thrones embroidery samplers, Etsy is also a great place to buy used and vintage furniture. There’s a lot to wade through, but using the price, color, and ship-to filters can also help narrow it down. Pro tip: To reduce the shipping amount, select a custom “Shop Location” from the filter menu and select a location near you. Best for: When you want to shop an estate sale but you don’t want to leave your house. Lushpad is an online marketplace for authentic modern furniture. Shops or individual sellers can sell licensed and approved modern and mid-century modern furniture. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Lushpad currently operates in North America but is planning to expand. Best for: When you want to Mad Men your house but don’t have a Don Draper budget.
Krrb (pronounced “curb”) is a “hyperlocal” marketplace to find globally inspired furnishings. You can set a location and search nearby sellers or curated collections, but Krrb does not deal with the transactions or delivery. You can post via the website or the app, and there’s even a function that aggregates postings from other websites like eBay and Etsy right to Krrb. They don’t charge commission, but listings cost “credits” that you buy or earn through things like filling out a profile, shopping, or social sharing. Best for: When you want to buy or sell something unique in/near a major city. This Chicago-based person-to-person marketplace is a user-friendly way to find semi-curated furnishings in your area. Furnishly takes care of the transaction and buyers can arrange delivery through the seller on the site if it’s offered. Best for: When you want a streamlined online yard sale experience. FleaPop is an online market for both used and new furniture.
Sellers can create “shops” for free, similar to Etsy, and FleaPop charges a 6% commission. Buyers can shop by item, location or style and payment is taken through the website with Paypal. Best for: If you like flea markets but don’t like crowds. Currently operating in the Bay Area and Raleigh-Durham (with plans to expand), Move Loot is a startup that serves as a used furniture warehouse and marketplace. To set themselves apart for buyers, Move Loot actually picks up the items that are approved for sale and holds them until they sell at a warehouse for up to 60 days. After that, sellers can either pay to have the item returned or donate to a local charity. Items are reduced 40% after 30 days and buyers have the option of offering a lower price at any time that the seller must approve. Check out the site here. Best for: If you want a smarter, better Craigslist (and you live in SF or NC). If all else fails… troll Craigslist like a pro. If you’re going to brave the wilds of the world’s largest online classifieds, here are some tips from Apartment Therapy: Use “Show Images” and multiple keywords;
if you’re looking for something specific, check back a few times a day; make a personal appeal to sellers for items you really want. Start listing here, and check out more pro tips here. Best for: If there’s something really specific you want and you have a lot of patience OR if just need any table by tomorrow afternoon.It’s quick, easy, and fun to sell home furnishings and used furniture online with Trove! Cut down on the back-and-forth of traditional online selling, save time, and discover friends nearby at the same time. With Trove, you can list items and buy items safely – if you’ve been thinking, “I’ve got to find consignment furniture near me,” you’ve found it, and a whole lot more!One of the most wonderful things about the home tours shared here on Design*Sponge, in my opinion, is the way that the spaces tell a story. They never look like they’re straight out of a home decor catalog because each home features a unique mix of personal memorabilia, vintage or heirloom pieces, and new additions.
This melange of styles and stories creates the intimacy of each tour that draws DS readers back for more. One of the ways to bring this storied style to your own home is to find beautifully aged pieces — or even almost-new ones — secondhand. Although it’s fun to forage local thrift stores and antique markets in-person, shopping online can increase your selection tremendously. In the past few years, new websites with secondhand furniture and decor marketplaces have popped up to provide alternatives to the usual sources of eBay and Craigslist. Image above: An antique secretary in the 150-year-old apartment of Charlie and Megan. Everything But the House: This online estate sale listing site has everything from cars to full-blown antiques, and draws an international bidding audience as its sales can be full of surprises. It has reinvented the estate sale process, and takes both large and small lots and lists them with a bidding system that’s similar to eBay. The website is relatively new, but it has quickly expanded into cities on both coasts, from L.A. to Atlanta.
The prices can be fantastic, but shipping is often expensive, so it’s a great resource if you can pick up items if they’re in your area. Chairish: This website (and app) has quickly become well known for its excellent marketplace of beautiful vintage furniture and decor. Each seller and piece on the site goes through an approval process, so it’s well curated and has a large variety. Their selection ranges in prices and it’s easy to find what you’re looking for in their well-organized selection. Move Loot: This new website started out in San Francisco and elevated the experience of buying and selling used furniture. They have more contemporary pieces from stores like Crate & Barrel and West Elm, and the pieces are in great condition. They take care of listing items and delivering them, so it’s easy for sellers and safe and reliable for buyers. They now serve cities on both coasts, including San Francisco, New York, and Atlanta. AptDeco: This peer-to-peer marketplace offers the lowest commission fee of any others in the industry, making it an appealing choice for those in the NYC and D.C. areas, where they currently operate (though they have plans to expand soon).
You can find many popular contemporary brands in their selection, and they have a flat-rate shipping fee. One Kings Lane: The One Kings Lane vintage marketplace has a higher-end selection of traditional and mid-century modern pieces from a crop of sellers from around the U.S. You’ll find more traditional antiques than vintage or modern pieces, but their growing selection has some unique finds. Viyet: This designer marketplace takes nearly-new pieces from showrooms and high-end furniture owners and offers them for 50-80% off their retail price. You can find furniture that’s normally only offered to-the-trade and custom pieces that have been deeply discounted. Although prices are still steep, you’re getting designer discounts (or more) on truly quality pieces from brands like Donghia and Ralph Lauren. letgo (iOS and Android) and Saily (iOS): I’m not as familiar with these new apps, but for local selling and buying you might give them a try. Selection will definitely vary by location, but they offer great tools for selling items easily and communicating through the sales process safely.