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Buying guides, monthly price indexes, and everything you need to buy and sell used with confidence.
A $1 hold, an inspection you approve, pickup, then white-glove delivery and payment. Ari Kimmelfeld walks through a Commonplace order on Let's Talk Moving.
Ari Kimmelfeld tells Yuriy Margolin how movers join Commonplace's delivery network and what happens to a big used item from the $1 hold to delivery.
On most Commonplace orders, yes: a $1 hold reserves it and you pay the rest after you test it at delivery. Ari Kimmelfeld on The Modern Day Business Diaries.
Ari Kimmelfeld tells Divine Grace Corcio how a two-button Peloton site became a marketplace for big items, with inspection, delivery, and pay on delivery.
Thrift stores are great for clothing. For an appliance, a hot tub, or a play set, Ari Kimmelfeld says the hard part is getting it out of the house at all.
Usually a few days, and scheduling matters as much as distance. Ari Kimmelfeld on The Modern Day Business Diaries on what sets the pace for a big used item.
How to move a home gym: photograph everything, unload the weight stack first, label the cable routing, and take the frame apart in reverse with two people.
How to sell a used piano: find the brand and serial number, tune it, photograph the keys and inside, price against real sales, and plan the move before an offer.
How to sell a used dining set: tighten the chairs, measure with leaves in, photograph the full set, price off local comps, and plan how the table comes apart.
How to sell a used sectional sofa: clean it, measure every piece, shoot daylight photos, price off real comps, and sort out removal before you take an offer.
How to move a golf cart safely: the trailer, ramps and 4 straps you need, when to remove the canopy, where to tie it down, and when to hire a pro instead.
How to sell a used cold plunge: clean and refill it, film the chiller running, price near the $2,900 median, drain it for pickup, and avoid the usual scams.
How to sell a used kitchen range: clean it, shoot the right photos, price near the $2,150 median, disconnect it safely, and skip the scams and no-shows.
A used cold plunge sells for about $2,900, with most landing between $2,200 and $3,900. Here's what moves used cold plunge value and how to price yours.
Canceled your Peloton membership and still have the bike? Peloton has no trade-in. List it on Commonplace, set your take-home, and our crew picks it up.
Venmo goods and services beats Zelle for most Facebook Marketplace deals, and cash beats both in person. Here's how each one fails, and when to skip peer payments entirely.
Buyers pay what used furniture sells for today, not what it cost new. Ari Kimmelfeld on Organizing with Ease, on pricing a sofa or dining set you paid a lot for.
Ari Kimmelfeld tells Diana Moll on Organizing with Ease how to get big furniture out the door: price it right, set a floor price, and start with one big item.
Ari Kimmelfeld says yes: buyers search for the brand, not the generic item. On Organizing with Ease, why a big brand-name piece is the best place to start.
Set a floor price. On Commonplace, offers at or above your hidden floor are accepted automatically. Ari Kimmelfeld on Organizing with Ease explains how it works.
How to move a kitchen range: cap the gas or unplug it, pull the grates and racks, slide it off the anti-tip bracket, dolly it upright, and re-engage the bracket.
What a used home gym is worth: a $1,584 median sold price, most sell for $1,325 to $2,100, and used Tonals hold up best at a $1,785 median.
How to move a washer and dryer: drain the hoses, reinstall front-loader shipping bolts, cap the gas, move upright on a dolly. Pro moves run about $56 to $200.