I have this two tables labeled Mersman 8604. I would like to know the value please.
Thank you!
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These are lovely and functional pieces! Mersman was a staple in may homes for many, many years and literally made millions of pieces.
These appear to be mid century pieces (1950s or 1960s, early 1970s tops). You will often hear this style called MCM (mid century modern).
It was a clean style...that was part of a rebellion of the "foo-foo" Victorian style furniture that came before it.
There are no current matches on eBay to give you an exact market value and I don't want to guess as market value lately seems to change weekly, sometimes daily!
There was a pair sold at another online auction (see this link) www.worthpoint.com/
but my membership expired and they won't let me do another free trial or I am doing something wrong so I can't get the sold price. Perhaps you can get a free trial and that will tell you the value on the day they sold...depending on how long ago this sold, it may still be the same or it may have dropped some as the market for furniture (at least where I am) seems to drop daily.
I would recommend checking back to eBay every few days and going to the SOLD section to see what people are paying (there is a sold button on the left of the eBay dashboard). You can add the selling price and shipping if any to get an approximate value--though most will be local pick up only since shipping these would be a bear and a half.
Condition is everything so if the sold ones are pristine and yours have any marks, you will need up to 20% off the selling price.
Remember if you sell them, value is different than profit as when you sell, you may have to pay fees or consignment costs, unless you sell sell using one of the free services, like Nextdoor, Facebook Marketplace or Craigs List. On those sites, people will want to devalue your items and often offer much less than your value. I just had this happen yesterday, so I speak from experience.
I hope this gets you started in valuing your pieces! They are neat and will last a long time if you use them!!
Thanks for sharing!
I have seen tables like this go for around $100 for the pair.
There were over 30 million pieces of Mersman furniture made during the lifetime of the company and as far as anyone has found (and reported) there is no available list/information that tells what exactly the numbers mean (most believe they are for the style and factory) and so it is very difficult to "date" this furniture without a proper provenance. it is possible the high number on your tables means they were some of the later styles.
this is so cool! I have something just like that that we found on the side of the road once, but ours was in way worse shape and didn't have a drawer. Also it was only one, not a pair
How cool to know it is a Mersman and possibly worth something - yours look in great condition and are a pair so I'm sure they're worth $100 and up
When the company was in business they made thousands of different tables and designs. I remember seeing some in my grandma's home at one time. When she decided to redecorate she gave them to her friend.
Just keep in mind that the value of the tables is determined by supply and demand. If you table is hard to find or has a limited number made it is worth more than the ones that they made more of. Furthermore, the value is determined by how many people are wanting or looking for these tables.
Normally you can ask $75 to $100 for the set.
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