When my first child Elliot was born my mother in law, whom I despise, gave me an ugly chair. I dutifully put said ugly chair in Elliot's nursery. Every time I passed ugly chair I thought about how much I hated my mother in law.
Two years later we moved and I decides to purge on the furniture a bit- who the hell really uses a baby glider anyway?
I listed mother in laws hell rocker on Ebay starting at $9.99.
What I didn't realize was that this poverty stricken women had chosen to invest her entire tax refund into a Dutailier glider. Fortunately for me many others shared her passion for ugly chairs and I sold that glider sans ottoman pick up only for $456.00.
Ever since then I can't resist.
I buy them whenever I see them and they sell very well, plus the buyer is getting a great deal because they are so expensive so a glider and ottoman for $250 beats the hell out of $1000 ( my most recent one sold for $250).
The other chair I love is the ergonomic kneeling chair, you come across these vintage 70's beauties pretty frequently and they are worth some cash! $200 plus for a real Balans chair.
I must not be the only one with fond memories of the Pong throne.
Only one problem- they spontaneously combust when handled by UPS. So I do pick up only so my chairs don't sell as high. If you are going to sell one do yourself a favor and take it to mailboxes etc or whatever and let someone who packs furniture pack it for you- it will save you the hassle of a UPS insurance claim.
Tags: Vintage Balans Variable Ergonomic Kneeling Chair Stokke  , dutailier , Pottery Barn Kids , UPS |
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