Merriam Pianos offers piano appraisal services to new and old pianos for a low, reasonable fee.
Negotiate the terms of consignment. When you find a business who is willing to consign your used piano, you will then establish the terms of your consignment agreement. Usually, the business will establish a target resale price, indicate your share of it, and explain the length of time they will hold your piano for resale. You will then have the option to either agree to their terms, or try to negotiate.- When negotiating your consignment contract, make sure that you work out how to transport your piano to the business. Pianos are very large and heavy and can be difficult and expensive to transport, so you want to make sure this is clearly worked out.
- While most consignment businesses will only agree to sell your piano on a percentage basis (they take a certain percentage of whatever they can sell it for), in some cases, you may be able to negotiate a fixed share of the profits. This means that regardless of what your piano sells for, you will know ahead of time exactly how much you will make when it sells.[10]
- If your piano needs some work, some consignment businesses will tell you exactly how much of the resale you will pocket when it sells, and they will then do the work to fix it up. Such situations can be mutually beneficial, but are usually only offered by piano technician businesses.[11]
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