Selling household items - Nairobi region - Nairobi forum

FemiB

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Member since 08 June 2013

FemiB

30 March 2016 09:39:34

FemiB

30 March 2016 09:39:34

Hello friends,

My wife will soon join me in Europe for good so we will give up our flat in Nairobi. We will have most of our furniture shipped to CH but there are a few incompatible items which we would like to sell at a fair price. All items are in mint condition, about 3 years old and kept super clean. They basically look like new.

One is a cooker with one electric and 3 gas hobs and an electric oven. It's very solid quality, stainless steel. And then an LG washing machine with seperate cold and warm water inputs.

The thing is we put already ads on OLX, at Yaya centre, Nakumatt etc but the offers are cut throat. People are almost expecting us to give them away for free. Like 10k bob for a cooker which had cost 55k.

I was thinking it would make more sense to sell them to short term rental agencies which rent fully furnished flats by the week or the month. I suppose they would be interested in getting appliances in flawless condition for a fair price.

Any hint is welcome. Asante sana.
Cheers.

Julien

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Member since 11 March 2005

Grand Baie

17 years of happy life abroad

Julien

30 March 2016 13:50:49

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Julien

30 March 2016 13:50:49

52678

Grand Baie

Hi FemiB,

have you already posted your ad in the classifieds section ?

https://www.expat.com/en/classifieds/africa/kenya/

If you do so, your ads will probably appear in our next newsletter, sent on Monday next week

Hope this helps a bit,

Julien

FemiB

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Member since 08 June 2013

FemiB

01 April 2016 07:38:45

FemiB

01 April 2016 07:38:45

Thanks much Julien

Longonot62

Kenya Expat Advisor

Member since 05 March 2010

Nyeri

Longonot62

04 April 2016 04:59:02

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Longonot62

04 April 2016 04:59:02

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Nyeri

You can't really expect to sell your items for close to the purchase cost, after a period of 3 years, no matter how 'new' they look. An offer of Ksh 10,000 is hardly 'giving away for free'.

Prospective buyers probably realise that you are leaving and therefore under some pressure to sell the items. Kenyans will always bargain the price down, especially if they know that you are in a hurry to sell.

I would have thought that short term letting flats already have kitchen appliances installed, unless you are lucky enough to find someone who is in the process of developing a property for short term lets.

How much are you asking for the washing machine?

Rajeev Sankarankutty

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Member since 22 July 2015

Thrissur

Rajeev Sankarankutty

04 April 2016 13:41:14

Rajeev Sankarankutty

04 April 2016 13:41:14

Thrissur

Hi Femi,

Please share your contact number to the mail ID xxxx. I would like to know the price and quality of the washing machine.

Thanks

Rajeev

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muhammd shafiq

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Member since 29 August 2015

Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Fla

muhammd shafiq

11 April 2016 08:24:45

muhammd shafiq

11 April 2016 08:24:45

Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Fla

what is price of washing machine ?

FemiB

Member

Member since 08 June 2013

FemiB

12 April 2016 13:27:45

FemiB

12 April 2016 13:27:45

Hi Muhammad,

We've found a buyer for both items. They offered 20k for the washing machine and 25k for the cooker. In case they'll change their minds last minute I'll let you know.

BTW the LG machine was used indoors only and wrapped in bubble wrap. My wife is very thorough in keeping things tidy and like new.

Cheers mate
F

muhammd shafiq

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Member since 29 August 2015

Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Fla

muhammd shafiq

12 April 2016 13:37:45

muhammd shafiq

12 April 2016 13:37:45

Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Fla

oh OK . its not a problem . thanks for reply . take care bye

FemiB

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Member since 08 June 2013

FemiB

12 April 2016 13:43:45

FemiB

12 April 2016 13:43:45

Btw it's not only Kenyans who flock to such things. It's especially people who smell a quick buck. They con the item out of you for 10k and sell it on for 20k. That's the issue.

We're not desperate. If we don't a find reasonable buyer we will seal them and store them in my wife's sister's house until somebody makes a fair offer.