You just have to do it locally and privately, via advertisements (Craig's List for one) or word of mouth. With all that said, there's still hope if you have an old safe to sell. They've all been approached by an owner who thinks he or she is being clever by telling the safe dealer, "if you can haul it, you can have it." We in the safe business know this is usually someone who has already heard price quotes for taking it away and wants it done for free. Many dealers will only give callers a haulaway price. The problem is finding one who likes and wants your old safe enough to spend money, time, and effort acquiring it and hauling it away. Most people aren't interested in big heavy old safes, but there are still plenty of people who like antiques of all kinds. Suppose I told you your old safe is worth $2,500.00. Protection against burglary - there are still some very old safes that will stop burglars (and even a lot of legitimate safe technicians) in their tracks The second consideration is if a safe is very old, it might not have fire and/or burglary resistance ratings and certification labels that many insurers require before granting coverage to the contents.ĭespite the foregoing, some old safes do have value as:įire protection (much has been said but not much proven about the so-called fact that big heavy (intact) old fire safes won't protect contents against fire because of their age) "Can we resell this safe at a profit, after the expense of moving, loading, hauling, unloading, servicing, cleaning, and storing it?" From a business/commercial standpoint, the safe company has to approach the question with this thought in mind:
Remember, the safe company is in business. If it's really old, a safe company representative will usually say something to the effect of "nothing," or "not much."
The most often-asked question about old safes is "how much is it worth?" Rather than attempting to be a "Blue Book" of old safe values, this blog entry is aimed more at giving readers some realistic perspective about that old safe they might be thinking of selling. San Francisco Bay Area and Northern Safe Values
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