Purchasing Used Office Furniture
Deciding to purchase new or used office furniture can be a challenging decision. When clients meet with Denver Office Furniture, we give our honest feedback on which direction best fits their needs.
Purchasing used office furniture is certainly a lower cost option. Typically used office furniture sells for 35% of the cost of new. Denver Office Furniture’s inventory of used office furniture typically consists of brands like Herman Miller, Steelcase, Haworth, and Knoll to name a few. These brands are tier one dealers who provide high quality furniture which is built to last.
One thing to note is all these brands are closed lines. Which means there is only one dealer in the state who sells these manufactures. If parts and pieces are needed to complete the installation, parts are extremely expensive. This is because the quality is extremely high, and the dealers can charge whatever they want for a small order.
The major benefit of purchasing used is you can purchase cubicles at a significantly lower price. The price typically ranges between $450.00 and $1,200.00 per workstation. This is a massive savings compared to the price of new. The downside is that once the workstations are installed the option to reconfigure in the future is extremely difficult. But for smaller companies who do not need this service this is not a big deal. Denver Office Furniture recommends customers purchase enough workstations for future growth to resolve any issues with furnishing their growing business.
When it comes to private offices, used can be a great solution. Once again, the price per office can be significantly lower. The challenge can be making sure the used desks fit in a different office space. When we have large quantities of private office furniture and can successfully make it work it can lead to substantial cost savings.
Denver Office Furniture completes furniture liquidations on a monthly basis. There are definitely benefits to purchasing used furniture. But there are downsides as well. We want our clients to understand this upfront so they can make an educated decision on what fits their organization’s needs.
