pricing used baby stuff?

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I went on craigslist and found a lot of used baby stuff being sold. What would you pay for all of this (from one person getting rid of it)? This stuff is a few years old I'm guessing. But in relatively decent condition, only pictures I saw, and not all pictures. Plus I'd have to drive 30 minutes.

1. Arm's Reach Mini Cosleeper
2. Green baby walker
3. Baby Bathtub
4. Deluxe Wiper Warmer
5. My Brest Friend
6. Snugli
7. Bassinet
8. Evenflo bassinet/pack and play combo
9. Lilac Bumbo Chair
10. Diaper Champ
11. Graco Swing
12. Elmo Playpen
13. Fisher Price Jumperoo
14. Jungle baby swing

Thanks for the help.

[MonkeyMama]

1. Arm's Reach Mini Cosleeper
2. Green baby walker
4. Deluxe Wiper Warmer
5. My Brest Friend
6. Snugli
7. Bassinet
9. Lilac Bumbo Chair
10. Diaper Champ


3. Baby Bathtub
8. Evenflo bassinet/pack and play combo
11. Graco Swing
12. Elmo Playpen (duplicate as far as pack and play)
13. Fisher Price Jumperoo (duplicate?)
14. Jungle baby swing (duplicate)

I grouped your items by my own experience.

Everything on top I never bought, nor priced. It's really a lot of fluff.

You can say as much for the bottom (fluff!) - it's just stuff I owned. Baby bathtub is pennies. Everything else is $20, give or take. Pack & play could fetch more (maybe $40 if in good shape).

I'd probably offer $100-$150, and sell a lot of it. You likely don't need 2 swings. & I am not sure why you would need a playpen, unless it was fairly large. (Our pack & play was our "playpen" and "bassinet" and "travel bed.")

There's probably people willing to offer a lot more, so not sure my advice is very relevant. I haven't bought/sold baby stuff in a few years. Just, no one else answered.

[disneysteve]

My standard rule of thumb for yard sales and flea markets is 10% of retail price. Up to 15-20% is reasonable for a more costly item that is in very good shape. I haven't bought baby stuff for a long time (DD is almost 14) but I'd use that as a guideline. A $100 item should be no more than $20 and probably less.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I was going to offer $40 for the cosleeper alone. I want a cosleeper, it's $130 regular price. She's willing to consider, most people are asking way to much like $70-$80|

10%?

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by LivingAlmostLarge

I was going to offer $40 for the cosleeper alone. I want a cosleeper, it's $130 regular price. She's willing to consider, most people are asking way to much like $70-$80|

10%?

I think you need to compare secondhand prices in your area. Look for other craigslist ads for similar items. If this person is asking less than most, that's a good thing. I do think that the more things you buy from one person in a single transaction, the more room you have to haggle. Most sellers would rather settle for less and sell the stuff.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Cool, I'm going to do that. I need to look at it obviously. The cosleeper and playpen are the big items I'm eyeing, but I'll take other stuff too.

[MonkeyMama]

Originally Posted by disneysteve

I think you need to compare secondhand prices in your area. Look for other craigslist ads for similar items. If this person is asking less than most, that's a good thing. I do think that the more things you buy from one person in a single transaction, the more room you have to haggle. Most sellers would rather settle for less and sell the stuff.

Agreed.

When it comes to baby stuff, 10% is not a good rule. Baby stuff tends to be barely used, and many popular items sell for full retail, used. Basically, people pay large premiums for many baby items. There is always high demand for baby stuff.

You'll get an idea by asking prices in your area.

In the listing you mentioned, there were a few items people would pay premiums for. So in the end, it might not be a good deal (if it is stuff you don't want). Then again, you could always turn around and sell the stuff you don't want. But you have to get a handle on used prices to do that.

The good thing is, whatever you buy used, you can probably sell for the same price when you are done. I don't think we lost a dime on anything we bought used. & a lot of the new stuff we bought was simply because they were impossible to find used - and we didn't lose much money on those either. (& we kept a lot of things through 2 babies. We just sold a 6-year-old baby carseat. IT was old, pretty beat up, and still worth 25% of what we paid for it new. & that was probably one of our biggest "losses" from purchase to sale. BEcause it was actually REALLY used for many years and got pretty tired. Most baby stuff is only used for a few months).

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by MonkeyMama

The good thing is, whatever you buy used, you can probably sell for the same price when you are done. I don't think we lost a dime on anything we bought used.

This is very true. We resold numerous items for as much as we paid. I think we may have even made a profit on a couple of things, like Little Tykes items as I recall. It was like renting the stuff for free.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I don't plan on buying using any used car seats. You can' t guarantee how they haven't been in an accident.

I actually got most of the stuff for $60. Not a bad deal. I'd be willing to pay that much for just the cosleeper so I consider it a winning deal.

Plus she threw in bag of baby clothes and some maternity clothes.

[irmanator]

What is a co sleeper? btw I loved my snugli, My daughter lived in it cause she always wanted to be near me? It was also handy if you take busses alot as it is easier to deal with than a stroller getting on and off of bus.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by LivingAlmostLarge

I don't plan on buying using any used car seats. You can' t guarantee how they haven't been in an accident.

I actually got most of the stuff for $60. Not a bad deal. I'd be willing to pay that much for just the cosleeper so I consider it a winning deal.

Plus she threw in bag of baby clothes and some maternity clothes.

Great deal. Sit down and figure out how much all of that stuff would have been new and post how much you saved.

I agree about the car seats. They should always be purchased new.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Actually I found out I should take the carseats. Turns out babies r us is having an old car seat trade in for 20% off. Darn. But my car was stuffed. Plus the deal expires this weekend, do you think it's too early to buy a convertible car seat?

I was thinking the Britax Marathon Convertible from BRU for $279 for later use with the 20%.

I honestly have no idea how much I would have paid for the stuff, probably because I wouldn't have bought it all. My DH was shocked kids need so much stuff. He freaked.

Irmanator, the cosleeper is a crib that attaches to the bed. It gives the kid their own space but you can easily get to them. Smaller than a crib, only goes up to like 20 lbs, but portable.

The baby clothes, many had the tags still on and were in packaging! OMG. She was like, don't buy any clothes, too many people give you clothes.

[CraigThor]

Originally Posted by LivingAlmostLarge

Actually I found out I should take the carseats. Turns out babies r us is having an old car seat trade in for 20% off. Darn. But my car was stuffed. Plus the deal expires this weekend, do you think it's too early to buy a convertible car seat?

I was thinking the Britax Marathon Convertible from BRU for $279 for later use with the 20%.

I honestly have no idea how much I would have paid for the stuff, probably because I wouldn't have bought it all. My DH was shocked kids need so much stuff. He freaked.

Irmanator, the cosleeper is a crib that attaches to the bed. It gives the kid their own space but you can easily get to them. Smaller than a crib, only goes up to like 20 lbs, but portable.

The baby clothes, many had the tags still on and were in packaging! OMG. She was like, don't buy any clothes, too many people give you clothes.

We bought a Co-Sleeper but the baby has yet to sleep in it. Wife prefers that he is in bed easier to feed the little guy with out getting up. We bought a full size Arms Reach solid wood co sleeper that is convertible and supports up to 500 lbs.

Car Seats are really personal opinion. We couldn't be happier with our Zeus Combi Turn car seat. Its not convertible but we picked up a convertible pram/ stroller for $42 at 80% at our local Stuffs store.

Diaper warmer, etc eh don't really need them.

Are you conisdering cloth diapers? My wife made 36 of them and they save us a ton of money just a couple extra loads to pay for a week.

Craig

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Yes, but I would probably just buy the clothe diapers. The only reason to not clothe diaper is the daycare situation. They won't do clothe diapers.

[MonkeyMama]

Originally Posted by LivingAlmostLarge

I was thinking the Britax Marathon Convertible from BRU for $279 for later use with the 20%.

I honestly have no idea how much I would have paid for the stuff, probably because I wouldn't have bought it all. My DH was shocked kids need so much stuff. He freaked.

Kids certainly don't "need" all that. (Just pointing out incorrect use of the word "need.")

As for the marathon. I wouldn't recommend it unless you had an SUV. Unless they have slimmed down. My understanding was those were the most massive (good) carseats out there. I know your dh's auto is up in the air, but I thought you only had a sedan? I'd recommend Britax Roundabout, instead. I don't think it is too early to buy one. Though you certainly have time to sniff out the best sale price. (The Roundabout was best for subcompact and sedans. No complaints - we just sold our last one - had been in the subcompact for 6 years).

[MonkeyMama]

I was reading some modern reviews on Britax vs. Roundabout and doesn't look like much has changed.

I just had to point out that buying the Marathon "because most kids hit the 40-pound limit on the Roundabout, by age 2 or 3" is absurd, in my opinion. My kids have always been on the large side. My 4yo just hit 40 pounds. I had to rub my eyes and reread that. Most parents are happy to switch to a booster at age 2 or 3 anyway (I certainly was!) So I find that advice rather suspect. Who wrote that - the manufacturer? Anyway, I heavily disagree with that advice. People get sick of big car seats. You don't need a carseat that goes to 60 pounds. Your child will most definitely protest once they are age 4, 5, 6. If you buy it, buy it for the safety features.

Just some other food for thought.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Good points, thanks! Actually MM, I know a lot of people whose 1 year olds hit 20-25 lbs. So they don't grow much between 1-4? Is 40 lbs normal at 4 then?

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

You can probably find some online growth charts to get an idea how big your baby might be at various ages. There may even be some which take races or nationalities into account.

I just looked in my kid's baby book and see he hit 20 pounds at 5 months. (This was the only point at which he was actually off the charts.) I think I do remember changing car seats at that time. He was 23 lbs at 12 months, 28 lbs at 18 months. He was a chunker, though. I'm pretty sure we went through only two car seats in his infancy and toddlerhood. At four years old the state still required some sort of safety restraint, but he was really getting too heavy for car seats, yet not tall enough for a booster seat to be safe. There are now way more choices in both booster seats and cars seats , so I don't think any children get caught in the no-man's land (no-babe's land?) of not fitting any of the contraptions on the market.

The other day I looked in Target at carseats just out of curiosity. I was baffled. I know if I looked at Babies R Us I would be stymied. They've got a lot of them!