should I buy the table?

[dragonyphoenix]

I'll be taking over Kat's lease at the start of next month. The kitchen is smallish and I've found a table I like. It's $130 from IKEA with an extra $35 to ship it. I really like the table because with the two drop leaves I can generally keep it small but make it larger when I have company.

I've found it nearby on Craig's list for $50. My money's tight though so I'm not sure if I should go for it or not. It'd be the perfect table for this apartment and it being IKEA means I can pick it up in my car. Anything t that doesn't come apart I'd have to get creative with to get it to my place. Plus there'd be the wait while something less expensive became available.

Comments

[untonuggan]

I'm late to the party, but what other people said! Also I know that if you take apart IKEA furniture and then put it back together it can be a little...wonky? after that. So if the person you're buying it from has done that, it could be a reason for the wonkiness. *glares at Billy bookshelf that did not like being diassembled* I don't know if there's a polite way to ask (or even get an honest answer) but. I am sharing.

[dragonyphoenix]

It's a bit wobbly which I didn't see at the time because he showed it to me on the grass. Next time I'll know to insist on flat ground. I was looking for major squeaks because that's what my last IKEA table got to. There's a bit of buckling on the edge of the wood. If I'd noticed these things I'd have tried to talk down the price. Live and learn.