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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 555765, member: 6444"]If you can use it yourself as is or with a new cover, then I would say keep it and use it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you bought it to re-sell, then its a matter of how much your time is worth to you and whether you have a way to sell at retail. I've never tried to sell a footstool on its own (only when paired with the original chair it came with), so don't really know if there is a market for those or not. I have sold small tables, though, and there is a market for those - though it isn't big money and may or may not be worth your time and materials, especially for an unmarked non-designer named piece like this. I'm guessing it isn't solid walnut based on the pic from underneath, but if it is I would probably give it a shot assuming the screw holes are small enough that you think you can deal with them well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 555765, member: 6444"]If you can use it yourself as is or with a new cover, then I would say keep it and use it. If you bought it to re-sell, then its a matter of how much your time is worth to you and whether you have a way to sell at retail. I've never tried to sell a footstool on its own (only when paired with the original chair it came with), so don't really know if there is a market for those or not. I have sold small tables, though, and there is a market for those - though it isn't big money and may or may not be worth your time and materials, especially for an unmarked non-designer named piece like this. I'm guessing it isn't solid walnut based on the pic from underneath, but if it is I would probably give it a shot assuming the screw holes are small enough that you think you can deal with them well.[/QUOTE]
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