When space and time mean more than money...

**DakotaRog** · 06-14-2015, 10:57 PM

You'd think there would be money to be made trying to sell these big folding lunch tables but I suppose its probably pretty specialized as well and they just want to free up their building. Probably some school district paid a nice penny for them in the day. I wonder if they'll get any takers...???

Cafeteria tables

**matador** · 06-14-2015, 11:09 PM

Tables are a specialty thing, but the right person will snag them up hopefully. I had a round table in the old office when I was moving out. It was free, and was starting to annoy me. I needed to finish moving out, so I was about ready to put it on Facebook for $5. The old landlord walked in, and asked about it. He made a $20 offer. He looked for months without finding a round table.

It just depends on who needs what at the time.

**mikeinreco** · 06-14-2015, 11:16 PM

Regular Folding Tables Have a good market around here for flea-market/garage sale people but I would think those old cafeteria tables would be a hard sale

**ChildhoodDream** · 06-14-2015, 11:30 PM

You could also make many interesting projects with the materials from the tables that were not popular with buyers.

**matador** · 06-14-2015, 11:42 PM

I'd use a couple as workbenches, but for the other dozen, I'd have no use for them. If they're a take them all or take nothing deal, that will definitely be hard to move.

**ChildhoodDream** · 06-14-2015, 11:52 PM

Shelving units, storage bins, Walls and such. Bunk beds, and remodeling a man cave or?

I'm just real good at parts as I see most everything as the parts it is made of.

As for people interested in such tables. wedding & reunion RENTAL places possibly, or churches, VFW's and such?

They are fold up for storing away when not needed.

**pawpaw** · 06-14-2015, 11:54 PM

shraed pile

**webuyselltradestuff** · 06-14-2015, 11:57 PM

I bet you could offload those on a FB yard sale group or even CL for $10-15/each, YMMV depending on your market. But should be an easy way to double or triple your investment....of course all that depended on how far, how much time involved etc.

**ryanw** · 06-15-2015, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

Regular Folding Tables Have a good market around here for flea-market/garage sale people but I would think those old cafeteria tables would be a hard sale

If these are the tables that fold upwards and roll around, they can still be good flea market tables. Cut the benches off and viola!

**ChildhoodDream** · 06-15-2015, 03:10 PM

Years back when the schools were getting rid of piles of desks and they could be had for free or a little bit. I ended up with some nice chrome metal chairs with hard plastic seats and backs and they had a small desk part that would fold down to the side and up when needed.

I cut the desk parts off and sold them in pairs and sets of 4 or more with tables that were also from schools. Some tables were small and 2 chairs went with them. Others were round, square or rectangular, so I would just add more chairs. I sold them as fast as I could put the sets together.

I still have piles of the chairs out in the woods as I ran out of tables and it was tough getting rid of the chairs by themselves. But I did move a few and still have some that I cut and kept for inside use as they are heavy duty.