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No help here - but gosh I love those chairs. LOL. For some reason two of the colleges I attended always had the coolest damn lounging furniture. My uni had these in orange and I always wanted to steal them.

What do the legs look like? It looks like it could be the Cubica chair by Verzelloni...

how old is the chair? (or when did you graduate, so at least you can approximate back from there?) that might help assess its value or origin.

$5.00. Oh, and you'll ship anywhere. And if I were you, I'd recommend giving people named "Dave" from Iowa priority.

You're welcome.

Just admit you stole the chair. I broke a vending macine in my dorm.

Looks like it might be missing a back cushion.

This chair's "actual name," since you ask, is Frederick Witherspoon III.

did you happen to go to hampshire? looks like the chairs that sat outside the library.

no more than the utility value of $25. it's a tosser, for pete's sake. and it don't matter if the chair has a first name and surname. it's still a tosser.

tosser? I don't think it's a tosser, please.................

Brand new, I would say that it costs about... $500 - $700 retail if it's a commercial quality chair. I know most universities DO BUY commercial quality chairs because they tend to last longer (and well, architects and interior designers don't specify "cheaper" retail knockoffs).

As someone mentioned, it does look like it's missing a back cushion. If that is the case, then you might get about $100-$200 depending on the sturdiness and amount of wear. If you want to up the value, get a replacement cushion. Since you likely won't have the same material, I'd choose a different color and/or pattern to accent. I still don't think it will fetch more than $300 without a full re-upholstering.

I'd search ebay or craigslist to see if there are similar ones. If anything, check a cosignment store and see what they're willing to price it out as.

well, the university actually did toss it out...so it's a sidewalk find...no more than $25 like who said....

What you have here is a very typical library lounger with a very common construction. The fabic is movie-theater grade material. Unless it's a high-end brand name or still has a 'Made in Italy' tag on it, I don't think anyone will pay more than $50 for it. And that's being wishful.

Whatever you want to sell it for, DOUBLE IT if posting on Craigs List. Buyers there have the tendency to, um, underbid, for pennies on the dollar.

Since you got it for free, how about giving it to someone else for free -- sort of a pay-it-forward gesture.

Dave of Iowa will definitely like that.

If you don't want it anymore, just give it to a buddy of yours who's willing to give it a good home.

... or try and get $50 for it.

Cooper was close - I think it resembles Verzelloni's CUBE chair (click my name for a view). It's got slightly different legs, but also no back cushion. I think that it is probably not any great value - but if you found someone going for the Verzelloni vibe, you might get better offers. Mention that in your ad and it will alert those folks to your post.

viola,
that made me laugh.

You should at least list it on ebay for a local pick-up only and see what happens. I find that on Craig's list, that once you have a buyer, that they come to pick it up and end up saying "will you take less?" It's a nice chair, and I think it would fetch a pretty penny--certainly more than $25 that they are talking about above.

The problem is that you can't really get much for used furniture. The value goes way down on used furniture. Have you ever been to any garage sales and purchased furniture? I agree with several other people that you would not be able to get much more than $50 at the most. You might have to settle for $25 since it is missing the back cushion and would not be very comfortable.

As a vintage dealer, I had to throw in my 2 cents. First, finding something on the side of the road has absolutely nothing to do with what it's worth. If you follow the logic of these people, you'll sell the "tossed" George Nelson bench or Tommy Parzinger lamp for $25, too. And for that matter, why $25? Why not bring everything you drive around picking up to the Salvation Army? I know people who make their entire living from the curb.

Second, aside from a "listed" value on something signed, what things are worth is some combination of what you decide to ask and what someone is willing to pay for it on any given day, influenced by context (NYC designer gallery, flea market, or Craig's List), condition, etc. Third, with chairs and lamps 1 plus 1 = 3: a pair generally increases the value, especially with a design like this chair.

Most people way overprice their stuff on Craig's List. Contrary to what Patrick says, list it for close to what you'd like to get and be willing to take a few bucks off as part of the transaction ritual that many insist on for some reason. If it is in fact missing a back cushion, I would list it at $45, take $35 and be very happy. I guess that was a nickel's worth, but nobody's reading this thread by now...

I sell furniture all the time: flea markets, craigslist, word of mouth...and from what I've learned about pricing and getting rid of it: price it to move if you don't have room to store it. If you do have room, hang on to it for a bit, do a little research and price accordingly. Truth is, I've had tremendous luck with stuff I've found on the street, almost always getting my asking price. I spend a bit of time looking up the piece(s), getting some background on the designer, info on what the market will bear locally, etc... It's become a nice side business for me (nearly everything is from the trash, too!), earning about 200.00 week.

But my best advice to anyone picking up "lost furniture": pick up only what you really like, or are sure you can sell, because you might be stuck with it for a while!

iron fish: I'm sure you have a good deal of experience and believe in what you are sharing with the OP and also the rest of is. However - "these people" may also have a good many valid things to say. I don't believe this is a competition - just a helpful forum for folks to ask questions and get a variety of answers from which to choose. If you're "right," ok. But there's no need to imply that no one else has offered anything worthwhile.

If you can hang on for a little while, I bet you could get $100. Pick-up a pillow at urban outfitters or some other cheapie that looks like ABC and make sure you stage the photo well and come-up with a good subject line and description.

Bonus points for also including a picture from a design mag that resembles your find. Maybe you'll end up with $75, but that's still better than $25 folks are suggesting. PLus if you price it too low folks will think it's trashed.

Thanks One Eyed. My comment was in no way meant to be competitive. The "these people" was simply a way of refering to two of the posters who suggested the value of the piece was related to the fact that it was found on the side of the road (and anyone at large that thinks that way [which, of course, they are perfectly entitled to do]). Perhaps it would have been clearer if I had used their individual posting names. By starting my comment with "my 2 cents" I'm saying that what follows is my take, and only that. The fact that I contrasted my opinion with several others does not make my stance that of "no one else has offered anything worthwhile." And in the spirit of non-competitiveness, I won't post any further on this thread, but I did feel the need to clarify. Thanks again, cheers.