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Vintage IKEA Began as Cheap Furniture. Now It Commands Thousands of Dollars
- bookofjoe 4mo agohttps://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/vintage-ikea-furniture-collectors-49a073b7?st=knHuNh&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/vintage-ikea-fu...
- Major_Grooves 4mo agomeanwhile you practically have to pay people to take away current used Ikea pieces. The market for old DDR (East Germany) furniture here in Berlin is a bit crazy. Old cheap poor quality furniture (all MDF) selling for loads because it looks good on Instagram. I know a guy that goes to house clearance sales in random places in East Germany, then brings pieces back to sell to hipsters in Berlin. Like me.