I don't mean to be negative, but a lot of the stuff I see advertised as "mid century modern" honestly just looks like worn out junk to me. Like the kind of stuff my parents would dig up out of the basement and give to me and my sister to take with us to college.

What gets me is the small upholstered chair. It is neither mid century nor anything else but the price is outrageous. I am interested in how many "serious inquiries" the seller gets.

Wow. it's pile on scavenger day! Remember that Craigslist IS by nature often exactly that: "stuff my parents would dig up out of the basement" - but that doesn't mean that a little TLC can't save the day OR that your parent's old basement style isn't the next big thing. That's the beauty of Craigslist. On prices, however, I agree with clutterfree, they often price too high. Most are negotiable, however. signed, mr. glass-is-half-full optimistic (and it drives my wife crazy sometimes)

I have found some great things on Craig's list for great prices, and I have also sold some things for ok prices. Some items I was sure would fly out never did, even though I felt like I was pricing them reasonably. I guess it all depends on who is looking on any given day and what they need.

Hey YCH, just wondering if you saw my question to you at the end of this OT
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/010906/open-threads/open-thread-114-005747
when discussing portico?

Do you have experience with any of the stores you listed?

That Spice Cabinet for $30 is beautiful! I can't believe it's only $30. I wish I had a place for it. I'd probably change out the apron in front but other than that it's a steal.

The difference, I think, between Craigslist and eBay, is that on Craiglist, people are actually probably prepared to negotiate, and that is probably why they may be listing a little higher than otherwise. On the other hand, most of those things are just too big to ship, so SOMEONE must be willing to schlep.

On eBay, the price thing goes from down to up. I don't really like conversations about money, so I like buying and sell things on eBay better. Too bad the listing fees are kind of hard to swallow sometimes.

But... about the Mid-Century furniture trash vs. treasure, etc... the reason that someone is selling it is because it's not working for them right now -- space-wise or style-wise or both or whatever. It's the buyer's job to apply your own keen curatorial sense of proportion, color, style, silhouette, cross-referencing of the echoes that happen across historical periods and resurgences of the design philosophies of the periods of the creations and how they relate to your own life and sensibilities, and to, in some cases, challenge your own sensibilities and how you think of the spacial relationships in your home!

THAT is what makes these a great deal! As Grace Jones said in her little song, "I'm not per-FECT. But I'm PER-fect FOR YOU!" It's an amaaazing bargain if it's something that's unique and almost impossible to find but it fits perfectly in the space that you need it to.

It's just an albatross of a different color if you like it for itself, but if it's not ideal for where it must go.

Personally, for me, I have always needed for things to be: 1) useful AND 2) beautiful; or at least attractive; or at least, if not literally attractive, not call undue attention to themselves AND 3) affordable.

If it's stunningly, shockingly, beautiful, AND so useful that it changes my life AND incredibly contextually appropriate, then I can forgive it for not being affordable.

Jamie -- sorry I missed that. No experience except with Tribeca Decor. I found the homepage of what looks to be the guy who runs EB Peters here -- http://nevener.com/Links.htm -- maybe that can give you some insights into the company.

BEWARE of EB PETERS!!!

They have shoddy merchandise, lie about replacement, and eventually you can only reach their voicemail.

This rip off artist charged my CC in August, yet shipped the stools in November.

I contacted him 10 days later to advise the stools were malfunctioning, and was promised a replacement in 4 weeks.

8 MONTHS LATER, after calling & emailing
EB PETERS every 2 months, I was still being told "the replacements are on the way”.

12 months after I was originally charged for the stools, the CC company said too much time had elapsed, and they could offer me no assistance.

All 4 stools had to be trashed.