Every time I think I've seen them all, up pops another variation. This time I was looking on ebay to see if anyone was selling parts to complete the one I got last night, and I spotted these two.
The first one looks like a cross between the Ox chair and the Eames lounge chair. Just....wrong.
The second one would be pretty nice if it weren't for the hardware being so prominent. And the headrest straps (?) on the outside back of the chair.
Anyone got pics of other unusual ones? (Lucifer, I'm lookin' at you...)
my latest
This is my latest. I got it for two dollars at an estate sale because no one else was crazy enough to bid on it. It had been offered at the same sale many months ago and I didn't bid on it then because I didn't want another project. I thought it was an Eames but I didn't look at it very carefully at the time. When it was re-consigned, all I remembered was that I thought it as an Eames and once more I didn't bother to check it out carefully!
Turns out it is that same Selig or Plycraft that someone else posted about a week or so ago. The bolts and screws are positioned so they aren't as visible, and there is welt on the armrests (though not on the lower edge). It's also small---a good 10" shorter than the other Plycraft chair i have at home right now. And the back is angled back more than the other versions I've seen.
I think I have figured out how to make a replacement headrest. It's worth it for a $2 chair. My son may have the only Eames-wannabe chair in the freshmen RPI dorms this fall...
(pretty pathetic in its current state, no?)
(I never cease to be amazed at all the different knockoffs out there!)
Sure
I've paid that much for a Plycraft with ottoman. It doesn't take a lot of skill or money to redo them in leather and then you've got a very nice chair.
I must say, I don't like the luggage tan leather that so many of them have. It really doesn't do anything for the wood, which usually IS quite nice.
I couldn't pass it up
and it's a good thing, because it's in incredibly good condition, nearly mint in fact.
I need to learn how to sell some of my things, because this is getting ridiculous (space wise). I can't even imagine how to sell such a thing on ebay -- or rather, I know how to sell it, but have no clue how to go about shipping it.
Do you sell from your site, or ebay, or a storefront, or all, ? Are there really that many customers ready to spend $500-1k on a Plycraft chair?
I really would like to keep this chair, but if I could turn it into a grand, I'd rather do that. But how?
I'm pretty sure it's a Plycraft, although the tag/label has been removed.
Any advice/info really appreciated.
options
If you're near a big city, you might be able to unload it on Craigslist for $500 or more.
Ebay's a pain because you will have to ship it, and packing up a Plycraft lounge chair and ottoman is not fun. I ran around to four or five appliance stores before I found one that had a dishwasher box that hadn't been thrown into the compactor. Then I spent three hours taking the chair apart and wrapping the parts and figuring out how to put them in the box so that it was within UPS double-oversize limits. UGH.
You could also see if there are any mod consignment shops in your area. The Balto area has at least three that I know of. The one I deal with takes 40% but they've sold everything I consigned to them, so it has been more than worth it to me.
I know it's hard to pass stuff up when you can get it for cheap. Right now I have a sofa and four or five chairs to get rid of! I find it very hard to walk away from bargains...
It is so hard to pass stu...
It is so hard to pass stuff up i am getting tired of buying
I bought a Sotass table and now do not know what to do with it , i also bought a wonderful nelson sofa armless 2 seater that i will keep
but i need to s tart passing on some of the things that i find or get a new hobby
my 5000 sq foot home is filled to the brim and my wifes design studio is filled , and my business office and warehouse is filled, with all mid century treasures,
where to sell
$1000 is retail if the chair is perfect. ebay is your best bet even though you'll probably have to ship it. if you're lucky you'll get $500-650. if you list a mint plycraft chair on craigslist in the new england area for $250 you won't get a single person interested....that tells you who 'shops' on craigslist.
hope that helps.
Jeremiah
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Jeremiah
Seriously dude. We appreciate your contributions to the forum but I have to step in when you pass blatantly false information to push the advantage of your own business. Your statement "if you list a mint plycraft chair on craigslist in the new england area for $250 you won't get a single person interested" is just bull.
I know you have a store in Maine where you have multiple Plycraft style lounge chairs retailing for 600-1200$ - and which you advertise on Craigslist.
I also have personally sold 3 plycraft lounge chairs on Craigslist anywhere from $400 - $800 and none were in mint condition. And I regularly see them on Craigslist and in Boston area stores for $300-$1600. Please set aside the buy-low/sell-high mentality.
This forum is a place where folks should be able to come for information that is honest and free of profiteering.
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