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<p>[QUOTE="Grateful, post: 1295687, member: 11100"]IMO, I think I'd go the estate sales or consignment route first. Although you'd get a bigger cut (if not all), if you use Facebook or Craigslist first you will be answering lots of inquiries (one at a time), and have to deal with people low-balling, just wanting to check out what's in the home, etc. Not sure if you are in a rural area or not. Check out a site like "estatesales.net" and see who offers that service close to you and interview/visit several. I guess a lot depends on how much time you have to devote to this task.</p><p><br /></p><p>Brown furniture isn't terribly popular with most of the younger generation and may have a bad connotation. Just call is what it is...walnut, oak, mahogany, etc. You can look up terms "sideboard" and "buffet", but many use the terms interchangeably. You can call something two names "X" or "y". Your pictures will give them the best idea of what the piece is. I love "brown furniture" and it will have another day to shine (we just don't know when.)</p><p><br /></p><p>And I agree with the likely Duncan Pfife sofa notion. Nice stuff. Good luck and ask for more help if you need it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Grateful, post: 1295687, member: 11100"]IMO, I think I'd go the estate sales or consignment route first. Although you'd get a bigger cut (if not all), if you use Facebook or Craigslist first you will be answering lots of inquiries (one at a time), and have to deal with people low-balling, just wanting to check out what's in the home, etc. Not sure if you are in a rural area or not. Check out a site like "estatesales.net" and see who offers that service close to you and interview/visit several. I guess a lot depends on how much time you have to devote to this task. Brown furniture isn't terribly popular with most of the younger generation and may have a bad connotation. Just call is what it is...walnut, oak, mahogany, etc. You can look up terms "sideboard" and "buffet", but many use the terms interchangeably. You can call something two names "X" or "y". Your pictures will give them the best idea of what the piece is. I love "brown furniture" and it will have another day to shine (we just don't know when.) And I agree with the likely Duncan Pfife sofa notion. Nice stuff. Good luck and ask for more help if you need it.[/QUOTE]
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