How To Sell A Mattress

It starts with building rapport and gasp includes asking early about a shopper s budget.

How to sell a mattress. This is the second in a series of my interviews with devin mcneal who is general manager of three ashley homestores two four states furniture locations and two america s mattress stores in northeast texas with more stores to come. Tired of your old mattress. Since the online market is an ocean of opportunities it is the perfect time to bring your mattress selling business online. Nobody wants to buy anything where they can obviously see sweat urine or blood stains.

Now available to retailers according to the 2013 mattress industry report of sales and trends published by the international sleep products association the mattress industry continued its upward trend in 2013 in unit shipments and wholesale dollar values. Selling a used mattress is a multi step process that includes determining a reasonable selling price researching applicable state laws pinpointing a sales venue and providing sufficient product information for prospective buyers. Learn how to sell it and get the most money out of it. You ll want to avoid the competition from furniture stores that comes in august and january.

But first you have to check that it s. Mattress sales up 2013 2015. If you re one of the 10 of people who don t mind buying a used mattress you re in a buyer s market. Try to sell your mattress in late fall or late spring.

But finding the efficient way to sell mattress online is looking for a needle in the haystack. Use a good cleaner and ensure it leaves a. When selling a used mattress you are likely to net a much lower price than the original retail value even if the mattress is in new or like new condition. Ispa report and forecast show moderate growth.

People looking to buy a used mattress are hoping to get a good deal so they will not be willing to shell out retail prices.