A For Parts listing is priced for what can be recovered from it rather than for use, so furniture at this grade is worth roughly 25% of top price — $3 to $185 (about £2 to £138). The timber, the fittings or the frame are what is being bought. Restorers take the panels and the hardware; the piece as it stands is finished.
Where the line falls
Furniture fails at its joints and its surfaces: glue lets go at the mortices, veneer lifts at the edges, and upholstery goes at the seat front where every sitter lands.
For comparison, one grade up is Fair Furniture.
What furniture is worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | about 45% | $6 to $333 |
| For Parts | about 25% | $3 to $185 |
Guide ranges, not quotes, at £1 ≈ $1.35 (August 2026). All five grades.
What the price reflects at this grade
- Desk — Failed lifting motors or controllers on sit-stand desks
- Dining Chairs — Wobbling joints that have worked loose
- Dining Table — Water rings and heat marks on the top
- Display Cabinet — Cracked or chipped glass, a safety concern
- Divan Bed — Stained or damaged base fabric
- Mattress — Any staining, which makes most buyers walk away
- Office Chair — A gas lift that sinks slowly under weight
- Shoe Rack — Sagging shelves under weight
- Sideboard — Sun-bleached tops, common on pieces kept under windows
Listing at the For Parts grade
Say what the piece is actually made of, because solid timber is worth taking apart and board is generally not.
Shots that carry the most weight in furniture:
- Shoe Rack — The rack whole, empty, from the front
- Side Table — The whole table from a standing angle
- Sideboard — The whole piece straight on, doors closed, in even light
- Sofa — The whole sofa straight on, in daylight, in the room
On a typical $94 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $19, one charging 13.6% takes $13 and one charging 10% takes $9. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $94. Listing is free.
Browse furniture
See every listing at the For Parts grade, or the whole Furniture category at every grade. The grade is the seller’s own; WishThrift does not inspect or verify items.
Other grades in furniture: New with Tags, Like New, Good, Fair.
Common questions
Is it solid wood or board?
Broken through, water damaged or with the frame gone, but with solid boards, original handles or a usable carcass remaining.
What is the difference between For Parts and Fair furniture?
Anything falling short of For Parts is graded Fair Furniture.