It is becoming more and more common to buy and sell second-hand products, something that has been greatly promoted in recent years. Platforms such as Vinted, for selling clothes, or Wallapop, which has a bit of everything, are well-known. The problem is that there is no, well, there was no platform for sell used furnitureuntil now, which has just been launched Ikea Preowned.
The European Union has been promoting the “circular market” for some time now. This is the name given to the purchase and sale of second-hand products, seeking to reduce the “use and throw away” effect.
Not everything is pretty in this “circular economy”, as sometimes we come across scams. You have to be very cautious when making online transactions. It should be noted that platforms have been adding measures to avoid scams and, therefore, customer dissatisfaction.
Ikea wants to boost the second-hand furniture market
Everyone knows the Swedish company Ikea, which specializes in making furniture with unpronounceable names. This furniture manufacturer offers good quality products at reasonable prices. In addition, they also offer experiences, since you can’t spend hours and hours in their stores.
The new Ikea Preowned platform aims to enable the purchase and sale of second-hand furniture. This platform has been launched in Oslo (Norway) as a test. Recently, another one has been launched Test phase in the Community of MadridThe company has already said that it plans to expand into other territories, although there is no date or where they will offer this service.
One of the differences from other second-hand platforms is that all products go through Ikea first. They are in charge of checking the products to ensure that they are in good condition and are in charge of the subsequent sale. Two steps that add enormous reliability to the user.
Bring us your Ikea furniture that you no longer need and get up to a 50% of its original valueWe take care of giving it a second life while you save.
Ikea Preowned Website
It is therefore clear that they only accept products from Ikea, not from third-party stores or furniture manufacturers. Using the mobile app, the user can purchase the product and then go to the physical store to pick it up.
It will not only be used to find second-hand products, but also discontinued products. Ikea will sell different pieces of furniture at this Preowned, which have come from displays or have minor defects.
If we have a piece of furniture or any other Ikea product, we can upload it to the platform. We must publish the descriptive article and add photos, the more we upload and the clearer they are, the better. Ikea will propose a price that will usually be around 50% of the new product. However, the platform allows the user to set the price they want.
Ikea, on the other hand, offers the seller two options once the purchase has been made. They can receive the full amount via bank transfer or save it as credit to buy more products at Ikea. Interestingly, Ikea offers an additional 15% if we use this method.
This initiative is interesting, to say the least, and comes at a time when there is a very lucrative second-hand Ikea market. In case you didn’t know, many people sell furniture and various products from the Swedish brand that have been discontinued for more than they were originally worth. This market is growing a lot, but not just anything is worth it, they must be discontinued products in very good condition.