Pricing and Costs of Used Office Furniture

Don't spend a treasure on another's trash when it comes to used office furniture

Used does not always mean unusable, and that's certainly the case with used office furniture. You can likely furnish your entire office with quality used office furniture in good or even great condition, and save hundreds and even thousands of dollars by doing so. If you're just starting up in business and can't lay out the kind of money new furniture costs, an option is to buy used office furniture.

From office chairs to cubicles, you can find a wide assortment of used office furniture at well under normal prices. Whether you're going for as-is used office furniture or refurbished office furniture, you're certain to find what you're looking for at very reasonable prices. If you're in the market for used office equipment and are budgeting for the pricing and costs of used office furniture, consider the following:

1. Find large office furniture such as used office cubicles and workstations for much less than new.

2. Save on used office furniture such as chairs, filing cabinets and desks.

3. Compare prices of used office furniture vs. refurbished office furniture.

 

Furnish large office space with used office furniture such as cubicles and conference tables

No matter how large your space is, you can find used office furniture vendors who offer used office furniture for sale that will fit your needs. From entire office suites to executive desks and conference tables, you'll find that bigger does not always mean more expensive.
Try: Visit OfficeMakers to select from a long list of executive, receptionist and general cubicles that have been painted, repaired and reassembled, and are priced from $700 to $3,000 ( which, in most cases, is a third or less of retail price). For a couple of hundred dollars up to less than $1,500, depending on size, buy used Steelcase workstations from Office Furniture Warehouse. Find small and large used conference tables for between $600 and $1,000 at Cubiclesales.com.

Buy refurbished office chairs, credenzas and other smaller pieces of used office furniture

Office furniture isn't all about large workstations and cubicle walls. Smaller offices may only need a few desks, chairs and filing cabinets. You can furnish your home office or small office space with just a few of these used items for a fraction of what you would spend to buy new office furniture.
Try: Spend less than $200 on multi-task chairs, guest chairs and stools at S. Stein & Company. Find a varied inventory of chairs and filing cabinets in the range of $150 to $500 at The Office Guild. Buy used filing cabinets from Arnolds Used Office Furniture, many at $200 or less, and save more with a volume discount offered to startup companies.

Price both used and refurbished office furniture to see what best fits your budget

When you're shopping for used office furniture, you can choose between used and refurbished office furniture. Some companies will offer used office furniture as is, while others specialize in removing old furniture from offices and refurbishing it for sale. Decide which best suits your budget when it comes time to buy used office furniture.
Try: Compare the difference in price of refurbished and used office cubicles, with used items as low as $900 and refurbished for approximately $1,400, at Adesmo Office Furnishings. Compare pricing on pre-owned and refurbished cubicles, priced from $300 to just over $1,000, at Total Office Online.

 

• Factor in the cost of installation when it comes to the pricing and costs of used office furniture, particularly if you've purchased cubicles and workstations. Some companies that sell used office furniture also offer installation services.

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