furniture · Ontario

Where to sell furniture in Toronto

3 businesses in and around Toronto that buy used furniture from the public — what each takes, and whether you are offered a purchase, a consignment or a loan.

Verified 2026-09-24 from each organization's own website. We are not affiliated with anyone listed here, nobody pays to be included, and we receive nothing if you sell to them.

With furniture, value runs opposite to bulk: the sofa you most want gone is the hardest thing in the house to give away, and the plain brown dresser you were going to put on the curb may be the only thing in the room worth money. Before you call anyone, pull a drawer out and look at the joint. Solid wood or particleboard is the one fact that decides whether you are making calls or filling the bin.

How to tell what you have got

Before you call anyone, two minutes with the object settles most of it. None of this needs an expert — it needs a flashlight and a look at the back.

  • Mid-century teak or walnut carrying a maker's markTip the piece forward or pull the bottom drawer right out and look at the underside and the back panel. You are looking for a branded or stamped maker's mark, a metal tag, or a paper label - often on the underside of a drawer bottom, inside the carcass back, or under a table top. Photograph it before anything moves, then search the exact wording of the mark.
  • Teak or rosewood sideboards and credenzasSolid wood, not veneer over particleboard: look at the top edge and the door edges. Real teak shows continuous grain wrapping around the edge. Veneered particleboard shows a thin facing line and a different-coloured core underneath.
  • Solid hardwood chests, dressers and dining tables with dovetailed drawersTake one drawer right out and look at the front corner. Interlocking wedge-shaped fingers cut into the wood is a dovetail. Staples, or a dowel-and-glue butt joint, or a stapled-on plywood bottom, means it is not in this category.
  • Matched sets of four or more dining chairsCount them and check they genuinely match: same wood, same wear, same upholstery batch. Turn one over and look for a maker's stamp under the seat rail.
  • Real leather seating that is intactPress the seat with your thumb. Leather warms, creases into fine lines, and the grain varies across the hide. Vinyl and bonded leather stay cool, show a repeating embossed pattern, and peel or flake at the wear points.
  • Solid wood bed frames and headboardsLift one side rail. Solid hardwood rails are heavy and show end grain. Hollow metal or wrapped particleboard rails are not worth moving.
  • Oak filing cabinets, barrister bookcases, drafting tables and workbenchesWeight and fasteners. If it is heavy, held together with bolts or mortise-and-tenon joints rather than cam locks, and the drawers run on steel rather than plastic, it is in this category.

What this list turns away

Counted from what each place says on its own site, not from what is generally true. Most refusals are about condition and completeness rather than category.

  • 2 of 3 will not take anything damaged or stainedAround The Block, Of Things Past

Rarely worth anything

Not a rule, and not a reason to bin something without asking. These are the things people most often expect to be worth money and find are not.

  • Particleboard and MDF flat-pack, once it has been taken apart
  • Used mattresses and box springs
  • Sofa beds
  • Entertainment units and armoires built for tube televisions
  • Worn upholstered recliners and fabric sectionals
  • Futons and futon frames
  • Anything that smells
  • Desks and shelving with printed paper woodgrain surfaces
Cribs made before September 1986 should not be used, and non-compliant products cannot be sold or given away Canada (federal)

Health Canada states that cribs made before September 1986 should not be used and that they do not meet current safety regulations, giving slat spacing as an example. Its second-hand shopping guidance adds that cribs made before September 1986 are likely not to meet current regulatory requirements and should not be purchased. Combined with the rule below on giving away non-compliant products, this covers a garage sale, an online listing, a charity donation and passing it to family alike.

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Consumer product safety law covers used goods and free giveaways, not just retail sales Canada (federal)

Health Canada states that "Any person who sells, distributes, or gives away consumer products not complying with the current regulatory requirements is breaking the law in Canada", and that "The CCPSA and its regulations do not distinguish between new and used products." Second-hand status is not a defence, and neither is giving the item away rather than selling it.

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Mattresses must meet a cigarette combustion-resistance standard Canada (federal)

The Mattresses Regulations (SOR/2016-183) under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act require testing to CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 27.7. The definition of mattress expressly excludes mattress pads, parts of upholstered furniture, and crib, cradle and bassinet mattresses. There is no equivalent general federal flammability standard for upholstered furniture in Canada - do not apply US state rules such as California's TB117 here.

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3 places in Toronto that take furniture

Around The Block

Consignment Bring it to them
BuysFurniture, Lighting, China, porcelain and crystal, Tableware, silver plate and sterling silver, Figurines, Original artwork, Hand-knotted rugs, Decorative mirrors, Home decor, Designer handbags and wallets, Marked costume jewellery
Won't takeSporting goods, Small and large appliances, Healthcare equipment, Mattresses, Baby furniture, Self-assembly furniture, Entertainment units, Bedding and drapery, Clothing, Damaged goods, Collector plates, Dolls, Pianos, Posters, Small liqueur glasses, Pinwheel crystal, Coach, Michael Kors, Tory Burch and Kate Spade handbags
The dealConsignment with a flat published split: "You will receive 60% of the sale price of your items", the shop retaining 40%. Pricing holds for the first 60 days, then the item is "reduced by 10% of the original price" and continues to reduce by 10% of the initial price every 30 days until it sells; gold and silver reduce by 5% on the same schedule. Unusually, there is no expiry — "Unless your items are seasonal, we are happy to keep your items until they sell! There is no expiration date." Cheques over $20 are mailed to consignors in the first week of each month for the previous month's sales; amounts under $20 are held and batched. No house visits for ordinary consignments — you deliver. For estates or large volumes they ask for JPEG photos of the rooms and decide case by case.
Where150 Lesmill Road, Toronto, ON
The refusal list is long and specific: no clothing, no appliances, no mattresses, no flat-pack furniture, no entertainment units, and four named handbag brands turned away. Check it before loading a van, and book — the showroom is appointment-only. "No expiration date" also means an unsold piece can sit indefinitely while the 10%-per-month ladder keeps eroding the price your 60% is calculated on.
Visit their site →(647) 697-8016

GUFF

Buys outright Not stated — ask
BuysMid-century Scandinavian design furniture, Vintage teak, rosewood, walnut and oak pieces, Vintage lighting, Antiques, Industrial pieces, Designer home decor
The dealBuys outright, and makes the distinction explicitly on their own page: "Whereas most stores operate on a consignment basis, here at Guff we outright buy." You are paid without waiting for the item to sell and without collecting anything unsold. The process is remote-first: fill in the form on their site with your contact details, a description and photographs, and "if there's interest we will arrange a time to meet" to look at what you are selling. That makes it a low-effort first call for a house clearance — you find out whether anything is worth money before moving furniture.
Where1 Davies Ave, Toronto, ON
They are specialists rather than a general clearance service — the demand is for mid-century Scandinavian, teak, rosewood, walnut and oak, vintage lighting and designer pieces, so ordinary modern or flat-pack furniture is unlikely to be taken. Their page does not say whether they collect from the home, so establish that at the viewing before planning the rest of the clear-out around it. No price guidance is published; the offer follows the viewing.
Visit their site →(416) 913-8025

Of Things Past

Consignment Not stated — ask
BuysFurniture, Rugs, Original art, Silver, Crystal, Lighting, Home decor
Won't takeAnything not showroom-ready — items must be clean and polished, without odour, damage, rips, fading or staining, and fully and properly assembled
The dealConsignment, so you are paid only after the item sells. Published split by final selling price: $5,001 and up, consignor 60% / shop 40%; $51 to $5,000, a 50/50 split; $50 or less, consignor 45% / shop 55%. Term is a "minimum of 150 days and a maximum of 180 days". Prices reduce on a published ladder — 10% at day 31, 20% at day 61, 30% at day 91, 40% at day 121. From day 151 to 180 unsold items may be reclaimed free of charge. From day 181 the shop owns anything unsold. Cheques are mailed by the 15th of the month following the sale once the account reaches a $100 minimum, with a $5 fee per cheque and a $35 fee to reissue one.
Where185 Bridgeland Avenue, Toronto, ON M6A 1Y7
Three terms cost real money. Retrieving an item before day 151 triggers an early termination fee of 20% of the initial selling price. Nothing pays out until your account reaches $100, and each cheque costs $5. And an item that sells at day 121 sells at 40% off its original ticket, so your percentage is taken on the reduced figure, not the price it was first listed at. If you leave it past day 180 the shop owns it.
Visit their site →(416) 256-9256
We could not verify this city’s municipal rules for second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers from an official source, so we state none. Check with the City or the province before relying on anything you read about them elsewhere.

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