Liquidation Value Estimator

What’s your used office furniture worth? Enter category, brand, age, and condition to get an instant resale value estimate based on real market depreciation curves.

Step 1

What type of furniture are you liquidating?

Step 2

What brand tier?

Step 3

How old is the furniture?

3 years

Furniture loses ~40% in the first year, then depreciates steadily. Premium brands hold value longer.

Step 4

What condition is it in?

Step 5

How many units?

Total number of identical or similar units to liquidate.

Step 6

What did each unit cost new?

$per unit, original cost

Typical new cost for task chairs: ~$800/unit. Enter your actual cost if known.

How Furniture Depreciation Works

Office furniture depreciates similarly to vehicles — the steepest drop happens in year one (~40%), then declines more gradually each year after.

Premium brands (Steelcase, Herman Miller, Knoll) depreciate slowest because of strong secondary demand, proven durability, and available replacement parts.

Condition matters most after brand. A well-maintained 5-year-old Steelcase chair can be worth more than a 2-year-old budget chair in fair condition.

Quantity helps — liquidation companies prefer bulk lots. Selling 50+ matching chairs is far easier than selling 5 miscellaneous pieces.

Brands That Hold Value Best

Steelcase Leap / Gesture chairs40–55%

Herman Miller Aeron chairs45–60%

Knoll systems furniture25–40%

Haworth Zody / Fern chairs30–45%

Steelcase Answer / Montage panels20–35%

HON task seating15–25%

Related Resources

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