2nd hand buying and selling

[Johnlkuk]

Years back BahtSold seemed to be a good source for buying and selling here in Thailand, but now when searching, tumbleweed rolls across my screen. 

I'm particularly after some furniture, 2nd hand is fine but just need to know the best places to look online. 

 

I've done the legwork, shops selling new, and 2nd hand shops, but just wondered if buying privately would give me more options. 

 

At some point I'll be looking at posting some ads too. 

 

[flyingtlger]

Go to the back side of JJ Market.

Also try Craigs List....

[Pouatchee]

problem with the thrift stores is that they ask the same price as new items. you can try craig's list thailand but again... everyone wants the same price as new and most will absolutely not negociate. i know a few places in pattaya... but you give no indication of where you are at. buy new... they will change you the same price as 2nd hand

[Johnlkuk]

2 minutes ago, flyingtlger said:

Go to the back side of JJ Market.

Also try Craigs List....

 

Thanks, Craig's List I hadn't thought of, but I did have a look on FB Marketplace. 

I don't know JJ Market, I'm guessing BKK? 

[Johnlkuk]

3 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

problem with the thrift stores is that they ask the same price as new items. you can try craig's list thailand but again... everyone wants the same price as new and most will absolutely not negociate. i know a few places in pattaya... but you give no indication of where you are at. buy new... they will change you the same price as 2nd hand

 

Sorry, yes I'm in Pattaya too. 

I tried the largish one on Soi Khopai, but the others I found online were just a lot smaller and with little choice. 

 

The Khopai shop had one sofa that looked half-decent but like you say priced as if new. 

Funny because the shop is listed on Google as some kind of charity shop. 

 

First thing I'm really after is a sofa that will convert to a bed. 

[Pouatchee]

5 minutes ago, Johnlkuk said:

 

Sorry, yes I'm in Pattaya too. 

I tried the largish one on Soi Khopai, but the others I found online were just a lot smaller and with little choice. 

 

The Khopai shop had one sofa that looked half-decent but like you say priced as if new. 

Funny because the shop is listed on Google as some kind of charity shop. 

 

First thing I'm really after is a sofa that will convert to a bed. 

 

dont know the name of the soi... not sure same as you... do you know how to go from aksorn school from soi tepasset? there are 2 schools... not the first one the other... well if you know ho to go there you just follow that soi before you have to turn left to go to aksorn about 1km maybe and the shop is on the right hand side. monster shop... but i want to punch them in the face when they quote a price... mother _ _ _ _

 

buy new if you can

[Johnlkuk]

15 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

 

dont know the name of the soi... not sure same as you... do you know how to go from aksorn school from soi tepasset? there are 2 schools... not the first one the other... well if you know ho to go there you just follow that soi before you have to turn left to go to aksorn about 1km maybe and the shop is on the right hand side. monster shop... but i want to punch them in the face when they quote a price... mother _ _ _ _

 

buy new if you can

 

I think we are talking about the same shop. 

 

 

[Johnlkuk]

I visited there previously but only went in the part that's on the east of the soi. 

I went back yesterday and found that it's the same shop on the opposite side of the road. 

There was a lot more sofas, all 

a bit pricey, but delivery could be arranged, even to a 12th floor condo. 

 

Had a quick look on Craigslist, but only one sofa came up, luckily in my area, but some awful colour and for 18k. It didn't impress me much, I think even BahtSold had 8 or 9 and and you could specify in what area to search. 

 

 

 

 

[eyeman]

2nd hand is a joke here.

 

Bought this fridge for 33k 12 years ago will accept 18k

Bought this car 2 years ago, done 30k km, new cost 680,000. 590k

Mattress, used but clean, some stains, red mark is not blood , bought 3k will accept 2.5k, buyer to collect at own cost.

And on furniture, sofa bright pink and green to suit Thai style, new 5k - will sell for 6k!

 

Just go ikea and forget the hassle..

[Pouatchee]

yes... that is the villainous shop

 

does it need to be beautiful? or functional?

10 years ago i was renting 2 houses. my permanent house in rayong, and a house in bkk. i didnt want to buy a whole new set of furniture. so what we did is we bought the big size milk crates and a small mattress. the mattress fit perfectly on the crates. we tie wrapped it together and we had our sofa/bed. stick it against the wall, buy some big pillows and your all set. also, you can use the crates to put your stuff in if ever you have to move. they stack up wonderfully

 

 

[pattaya1234was]

How about the Auction Rooms? One in N. Pattaya and one in Soi Chaiyapreuk

[ezzra]

Try this Camelot auction every Saturdays, can call Jhone the owner a Brit, lot of good stuff to be found there..

 

 

Address: 132/2 Soi 14 Chaiyaporn Vidhi Rd, Pattaya City, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150

 

Phone: 038 068 207

 

 

[Johnlkuk]

Thanks for all the ideas. 

 

This won't be for a rental property so condition does need to be half-decent. I don't mind any slight flaws and/or grubbiness, as this can be cleaned up with some elbow grease. 

Like a lot are saying though, if the price is similar to new then might as well go new. 

 

I didn't realise there was IKEA here, but I'm presuming in BKK?

I'll check out their website. 

 

And yesterday I took a trip south to Collingbourne auction house. They had a nice looking sofa/bed advertised, but it had been sold the day before. 

 

The other auction place mentioned to the north could be worth a look too, especially as it's near LamaLand which comes up on Google as another giant 2nd hand store. 

 

As far as online 2nd hand private sales though, FB Marketplace seems top, then BahtSold, then Craigslist. 

Unless anyone knows any more? 

 

 

[Jimjim1]

Anybody have any info on similar items for sale 2nd hand or auction houses in Roi Et ?

Thanks in advance

[john donson]

7 hours ago, Johnlkuk said:

Years back BahtSold seemed to be a good source for buying and selling here in Thailand, but now when searching, tumbleweed rolls across my screen. 

I'm particularly after some furniture, 2nd hand is fine but just need to know the best places to look online. 

 

I've done the legwork, shops selling new, and 2nd hand shops, but just wondered if buying privately would give me more options. 

 

At some point I'll be looking at posting some ads too. 

 

 

why does asean now not have a section??? with thousands of farangs...

 

or does that cut in their ad revenue ?

 

bahtsold is as good as dead...

[john donson]

2 hours ago, Jimjim1 said:

Anybody have any info on similar items for sale 2nd hand or auction houses in Roi Et ?

Thanks in advance

facebook market? dd property, hipflat, ...

[xtrnuno41]

THai love facebook, go to marketplace in it.

[briando]

I have some antique furniture that is not needed,it's in excellent condition and comes from australia and UK.However judging from the other comments it's probably not what you are looking for.You can reach me at

briandonovan1972 AT gmail.com.  We live near Chiang Rai

Edited January 20 by Rimmer
email address edited

[RT555]

I built my own sofa bed before and got some nice cushions........Head to your lumber shop and make a go of it.

[sometime]

https://www.collingbourne-auctioneers.com/

[Gottfrid]

On 1/19/2024 at 8:38 AM, Pouatchee said:

problem with the thrift stores is that they ask the same price as new items. you can try craig's list thailand but again... everyone wants the same price as new and most will absolutely not negociate. i know a few places in pattaya... but you give no indication of where you are at. buy new... they will change you the same price as 2nd hand

It depends if you look at what section in the forum he posted in. Welcome to the Pattaya section. 

[Pouatchee]

14 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

It depends if you look at what section in the forum he posted in. Welcome to the Pattaya section. 

 

Only fortunate reason i was able to help him is cos it was in the main section other than that i would not have seen it.

 

And... does it matter enough to point that out to me?

[Gottfrid]

10 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

 

Only fortunate reason i was able to help him is cos it was in the main section other than that i would not have seen it.

 

And... does it matter enough to point that out to me?

No

[mran66]

On 1/19/2024 at 10:57 AM, Johnlkuk said:

Thanks for all the ideas. 

 

This won't be for a rental property so condition does need to be half-decent. I don't mind any slight flaws and/or grubbiness, as this can be cleaned up with some elbow grease. 

Like a lot are saying though, if the price is similar to new then might as well go new. 

 

I didn't realise there was IKEA here, but I'm presuming in BKK?

I'll check out their website. 

 

And yesterday I took a trip south to Collingbourne auction house. They had a nice looking sofa/bed advertised, but it had been sold the day before. 

 

The other auction place mentioned to the north could be worth a look too, especially as it's near LamaLand which comes up on Google as another giant 2nd hand store. 

 

As far as online 2nd hand private sales though, FB Marketplace seems top, then BahtSold, then Craigslist. 

Unless anyone knows any more? 

 

 

 

Think twice and inspect/review both the item as well as the household where it comes from before you bring 2nd hand sofas, mattresses, carpets etc items that can act as a residence for various kinds of bugs and infest your whole home. Cost of getting rid of them might be multiple times of a new piece of furniture. For basic furniture items for farangs it is hard to beat IKEA, and they deliver for reasoble fee.

 

I've bought various kinds of items as 2nd hand over the years, and it really seems to be hit and miss. Often sellers have out of whack expectations for the price, but every now and then can find a good deal as well. Overall, seems the farang market has largely moved from bahtsold to FB marketplace.

 

Local people still use Kaidee I guess, but it is only in Thai, but if use with browser, can manage with translated pages.

[scoutman360]

Kaidee or Pantip (use google Chrome, right click for English translate)

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

Second hand market is not popular in Thailand. I've seen many "used" shops in Bangkok, some selling Japanese workers in Thailand's home contents and things not worth paying to move. They don't last long, partly I suspect because items are mostly far to highly priced. There are market areas though with stalls and people sat on the floor, but not furniture. Most stuff seems to get passed down the family until it is junk.

[Njoku]

Thais have this idea that everything is gold no matter how old, just this week sent out message as a stir as I was searching Facebook market place for a Mini Cooper S, a 2010 S was listed as Free, seen that a lot by Thai sellers, no comment, yes very good condion under 100,000klms and yes there was a price further down the add, guy shoots back with something in the range of 780,000, reliped that's expensive for a 14 year old S, the owner gets back to me, but "special colour", to end it I say, owned two in the past that there is nothing special about his colour S and at 14 years old good luck trying to sell it...

[PJ71]

On 1/19/2024 at 9:49 AM, Pouatchee said:

yes... that is the villainous shop

 

does it need to be beautiful? or functional?

10 years ago i was renting 2 houses. my permanent house in rayong, and a house in bkk. i didnt want to buy a whole new set of furniture. so what we did is we bought the big size milk crates and a small mattress. the mattress fit perfectly on the crates. we tie wrapped it together and we had our sofa/bed. stick it against the wall, buy some big pillows and your all set. also, you can use the crates to put your stuff in if ever you have to move. they stack up wonderfully

 

 

Why waste the money on the crates ( albeit very nice crates ), you could have just thrown the mattress on the floor.

[Banana7]

On 2/17/2024 at 12:12 PM, Njoku said:

Thais have this idea that everything is gold no matter how old, just this week sent out message as a stir as I was searching Facebook market place for a Mini Cooper S, a 2010 S was listed as Free, seen that a lot by Thai sellers, no comment, yes very good condion under 100,000klms and yes there was a price further down the add, guy shoots back with something in the range of 780,000, reliped that's expensive for a 14 year old S, the owner gets back to me, but "special colour", to end it I say, owned two in the past that there is nothing special about his colour S and at 14 years old good luck trying to sell it...

Car was probably repainted due to an accident and the painter couldn't match the factory color, just made it similar.

 

When buying used motor vehicles, inspect it thoroughly, many have been in accidents or flooded. Be sure to look under the floor carpeting for rust, look at the body panel seam for misalignment and side panels for bondo (body filler), paint over spray in door frames, front hood bolt removals, etc. .