How much is this worth and where is best place to sell this Lane love chest?
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Sadly, in most cities in the US, lane chests have dropped in value to in the low teens. There are a few that still have value, like the 30s art deco waterfall chests, but most have little to know resale value. So sad. They were staples of so many young brides futures!!
Yours appears to be from the late 1970s. Queen Anne legs. There was one on eBay where the seller was asking $140, local pickup in Grass City, CA. If it sold at that price, that would be the market value in that town.
My friend had one in Pittsburgh and she literally could not give it away because we have so many for sale and such a low demand. I hope you are in a city with high demand and low supply! Maybe you could get the $140.
Best place to sell is through a vintage resale shop. Or if you already sell at a flea market there. If you try it on eBay, it would have to be local pickup, unless you want to pay freight shipping.
Post back how your sale goes. PS. The lock is going to need to be replaced because of the recall. If I can find the information on who to contact, I can post it if you need it.
Sad but this type of furniture is from an era that no longer exists and the value can be very low. The current trend for furniture is simplistic in that it has to be compact and very usable and easily moved. This means there is a very small market of buyers for bulky items like this.
As everyone has stated the value will depend on the condition and style but mostly from where the chest is located. Freight shipping is very expensive and would probably cost more than the chest sold for.
Finding current value will be extremely difficult because you will probably not find an identical chest that has sold in the last year.
You can look at eBay for sale listings to see what sellers are asking for other styles and maybe place a watch on any that you wish to see if they sell. Just keep in mind that asking prices are not value prices but only a price a seller would like to receive for their chest. Only sold prices can give you any idea of what someone is willing to pay and you still have to keep in mind where the chest is located.
Here are links to eBay and Etsy listings.
www.etsy.com/
www.ebay.com/
Here is the link to eBay's sold listings so you can get some idea of what people are actually paying but be sure to check out the location.
www.ebay.com/
You might want to check out local venues to see if there are any cedar chests listed for sale in your area as this could give you some inkling of present sales.
You might try listing your chest in Craigslist, USA 4 Sale, NextDoor, Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, LetGo or any other sites you know of. List your chest as 'local pick up only' and start your price high and lower it if no one shows an interest.
You may have to be patient as almost all furniture is slow selling but maybe you will be one of the lucky ones!
Lane cedar chest are highly collectable, ranging from $175 to $2000. Some as nice as yours and some not so much. This site gives you a general idea of value- www.chairish.com/
I wish that link still work to determine the value but it says something went wrong.
There are quite a few cedar chests listed online for sale. Most of the prices for these items range from 125 to 250 dollars. The area you live in and your location play a major role in determining the price you will receive for this item. Selling online can take a lot longer to sell the item and then you need to worry about shipping costs.
Some people still want these. Even as a functional piece of furniture you should not expect to get much less than $140 for it. You can probably list any place as the marketplace is quite open now. Ebay, yard sale, flyer, etc.
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