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Offers and wants: 5 sets of 3G French doors and side panels for sale

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    We have been supplied with five sets, each a central pair of glass doors with 2 full length side panels, overall each 2500mm high and around 3700mm wide, Internorm AluTimber triple glazed, very dark grey inside and out. They are beautiful, but have standard thresholds when we need low ones, so will have to be replaced at considerable cost to us, even with a helpful contribution from the suppliers. Would anyone be interested in buying them?
    They would make a lovely glazed extension if they couldn't be incorporated into a new build.
    Could be collected from Hereford or delivery arranged.
    Please PM me with an offer or for more info.
    • CommentAuthorwookey
    • CommentTimeApr 3rd 2016
     
    oops! I presume you already considered adjusting where they are fitted (lower what they are sat on a bit, or raise the adjacent floor).

    There should be some people who want bargain doors at fixed sizes. (I couldn't sell our custom triangular wrong-dimensions triple-glazed window, but I did manage to freecycle it).
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    Yes, I'm afraid they were already set about as low as they could go and just the height between the bottom of the door and the top of the threshold is about 700mm to accommodate all the seals. The house is very much designed for our old age, with a lift, sliding doors, etc and it just isn't acceptable to have that much of a trip hazard or wheelchair barrier.
    I hope there's someone out there who will want them; freecycle would be the final option, as I gather the suppliers would break them up if they took them back, which would be a shocking waste of a beautiful and high performance product!
    • CommentAuthorcascina
    • CommentTimeApr 4th 2016
     
    If you list them on eBay with a few good photos and the dimensions I can assure you that there will be lots of interest and you can recoup some of your costs. I would suggest either a fixed buy it now at maybe half your purchase cost, or instead an £0.99 starting price auction with no reserve. The latter will attract a lot of attention and with a copy of your receipt (redacted name and address) show clearly that they are a legitimate product.

    Be prepared for lots of people asking you for a sale for a silly price and just wait for the auction to run its full course. Time the listing to end at around 7 pm on a Sunday evening when people are normally at home and therefore there will be more bidders and a better price.

    Sorry to hear of this problem, it must be very frustrating!
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    Thanks, cascina; I'm a bit daunted by eBay but will give it a go!
    • CommentAuthorSimon Still
    • CommentTimeApr 5th 2016 edited
     
    Posted By: cascinaIf you list them on eBay with a few good photos and the dimensions I can assure you that there will be lots of interest and you can recoup some of your costs. I would suggest either a fixed buy it now at maybe half your purchase cost, or instead an £0.99 starting price auction with no reserve. The latter will attract a lot of attention and with a copy of your receipt (redacted name and address) show clearly that they are a legitimate product.


    I've sold (and bought) a lot on eBay over the course of our build and before. My experience is that different products need a different pricing approach and it does depend on whether your priority is to shift something quickly or get the most money back.

    Brand name products that turn over regularly - 99p no reserve is fine. More unusual things (like these) I think that's a bad strategy. Pretty much ANYTHING will set like that and someone will come and take it away but I doubt you'd get much money.

    You can (and there is lots of stuff on there like this) just use eBay as an advert. If you can store these for a while I'd put them up at a high fixed price on a 30 day sale (maybe more than you think they're worth) and see what interest you get. Even if your price is too high people will likely enquire or start watching which gives you a chance to start negotiation.

    On some things I've allowed 'Best Offers' and turned down reasonable offers saying I'll sell at your price if no-one has offered more in x Weeks.
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    Thanks, Simon; that all sounds very sensible.

    Do you have an idea what would be a reasonable proportion of the price we paid?
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    not a clue - it's a really specific thing you're selling.
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    I guess so - thanks, anyway!
    • CommentAuthormitchino
    • CommentTimeApr 5th 2016
     
    I'd be interested in seeing some pics of these - do you have any?
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    Will try and master the upload process!
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    Photo from outside
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    Photo from inside
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    From up closer - sorry, can't work out how to rotate it.
      160305 small French doors photo 3.JPG
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    Open - would go to almost 180 degrees if there wasn't something in the way.
      160305 small French doors photo 4.JPG
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    I've also made a copy of the details from the contract specification; it's too big to post here, but I can email it to anyone interested.
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    Forgot to mention - the side panels are separate units, so either the door pairs or side panels could be used separately or together in any configuration.
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    Simon - or anyone else

    I am drafting an eBay advert; any advice about what to put for postage/collection?

    Someone advertising a single 3g window has put 'collection only' on the main ad, but offers to look into courier at buyer's cost in the body of the advert.

    Thanks
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    I would put collection only.

    If you organise the delivery I'd think you'd have some liability and they are items which could easily be damaged in transit so I wouldn't want this risk. The buyer can always arrange collection / a courier if they don't live close enough, but then the responsibility is on them.

    I appreciate collection only might limit the number of potential buyers, but I wouldn't want to take the risk.
    • CommentAuthorSimon Still
    • CommentTimeApr 13th 2016 edited
     
    Although arranging collection for these could be difficult - if you have the capability to do it I'd offer it as a 'negotiable' extra.

    Mark as collection only in the listing. Say that in the description text.
    • CommentAuthorcascina
    • CommentTimeApr 15th 2016
     
    Maybe you could add to the advert:

    "While I would prefer collection only, for an estimate of shipping costs, try www.shiply.com."

    This is a similar format to ebay (but for couriers) and will allow a prospective purchaser to link your item number and get free quotes from couriers in a dutch auction style format. I've used shiply a fair bit. I even did an entire house move to Italy using it!
    • CommentAuthorthe souter
    • CommentTimeApr 17th 2016
     
    How stressful for you. Interested; can you email me the spec.? Obvious q's include: What is the height of the threshold? (I assume you mean 70mm not 700mm?!) Are they all the same dimensions? What is the width of the door? RAL?

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