Would you pay $700 for this CL bedroom set?

[tarheels]

Queen bed, 2 dressers, a mirror, and a night stand. I emailed and asked for the brand; the sellers have some other Ashley things for sale, so it might be Ashley, but I'm not sure. I have no love for Ashley, but for $700 for a guest room set, I think it's a fair deal. WDYT?

The price includes the mattress & boxspring, which we don't need, so I'd want them to keep it and sell it separately to someone else. How much off the $700 would you ask? $100?

[kaylie]

I didn't think Ashley was that expensive -- I would *maybe* pay $500 if there was no particle board involved.

[tarheels]

I just looked up Ashley's set like this - it doesn't match, so this isn't Ashley.

But whoa, Ashley's gotten cheap in the decade since I last looked at it right out of college. Their version of this set is only $900 new.

[brittmk0922]

I think figuring out what it is will make a difference, but ya, Ashley has become rather cheap compared to what it used to. Had it been Ashley, I would agree that was overpriced.
Not knowing what it is, its hard to say....

[sratsey]

If their version of this set is $900 new as someone posted, I'd be willing to pay about $450.

[DarcyLongfellow]

They'd have to pay ME to take it if it's used Ashley furniture. That stuff is junk these days.

If it's solid wood, a decent brand, and in good shape, $700 may not be too far off, but I'd probably only pay $500 or so.

For $700 you can get a brand new (cheaper brand) bedroom set. It also seems odd to me that there's only one bedside table.

[tarheels]

Ok, the seller wrote back and said it's from Vaughan Bassett. Has anyone ever heard of them? I consider myself very good with furniture brands and I've NEVER heard of this company.

www.vaughan-bassett.com/

"Employing over 700 people in factories based in Galax, Virginia, and Elkin, North Carolina, we are extremely proud of the fact that over 97 percent of our furniture is crafted here in the United States by American employees. In fact, Vaughan-Bassett is now the largest manufacturer of wooden adult bedroom furniture in the United States.

Most of the furniture we manufacture consists of wood solids and wood veneers grown and harvested near our plants in the Southeast. Pine, oak, maple, cherry, ash, poplar, birch and beech are the primary species used in Vaughan-Bassett's bedroom collections.

Our number-one priority is providing our customers with unmatched service, quality and value. In short, nothing makes us happier than to make it easy for our customers to feel at home."

Google says the night stand is $300, the tall chest $500, the mirror $130, the low dresser $530, the bed $550. A website says the set is assembled with mortise and tenon and dovetail construction.

[sratsey]

Is it solid wood?

[McGavin]

If it is solid wood and I loved it I would pay that. It's only $175 a piece (not including the mirror/mattress) . Of course I'd try to offer less first.

I'd look really careful when looking it over, the mdf/particle board and veneer is very convincing is tricky nowadays.

[tarheels]

This set has no pressed board: the backs are birch. I'll quickly summarize my usual veneer soapbox: veneers aren't bad; my mahogany sideboard from the 1830s is veneered; the only solid wood furniture made today is what the Amish make

Re: the one night stand. I know it's odd, but it's fairly common for sets to only include one. You often have to pay extra and buy the second one separately.

[housegeek]

I'd say 500, without mattresses. 700 seems steep.

[mrsacornblue]

It's pretty but I agree with PP. You can get a new set for $700. If it is solid wood I'd say maybe $550-600.

[tarheels]

lshoes, can you think of a brand it's equivalent to that I might be familiar with?

[tarheels]

May 20, 2012 13:56:26 GMT -5 FormerlyRR said:

I can't think of a brand off the top of my head, but here is a thread from GardenWeb that talks about it.

ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/decor/msg0213562125668.html

And I tend to agree with most of the comments in the thread, it is a mid-range brand, smaller in scale than some of the pricier brands. I think that is part of how they keep their prices lower.

Thanks, super helpful! Seems like it'd be a fair purchase at $500 for a guest room that won't see everyday wear and tear.