Can someone recommend a good used office furniture store in NYC?

September 27, 2005 7:20 AM

I need a new (for me) desk chair. Can someone recommend a good used office furniture store in NYC?
posted by mkultra to shopping (9 comments total)

Some reason that Craigslist wouldn't work?
posted by KirTakat at 7:27 AM on September 27, 2005

I really want to sit in a few chairs before I make my decision. I'd rather not trot around town looking at individual chairs and wondering how coffee stains and broke wheels qualify as "like new". Much better odds of getting a good chair pulled from a large lot.
posted by mkultra at 7:46 AM on September 27, 2005

And, er, cos in the first 100 furniture postings there isn't a single desk chair? What sort of answer is that, KirTakat?
posted by nthdegx at 7:51 AM on September 27, 2005

OK, I honestly think CL is a lousy suggestion (I specifically asked for a store), but that's kinda harsh. There are plenty of office chairs for sale, but "black leather office chair" applies to a wide range of quality.
posted by mkultra at 8:14 AM on September 27, 2005

how much do you want to spend?
Ikea chairs can be as little as $50-100, herman miller aeron chairs can be more than $700-800
posted by DannyUKNYC at 9:10 AM on September 27, 2005

And seriously, I wasn't trying to be snarky with my response, I was asking if there was some reason it wouldn't work.
posted by KirTakat at 9:21 AM on September 27, 2005

OK, this isn't a perfect answer, but in case you don't get any better suggestions, here goes.

I was hoping that Apartment Therapy could you help you out but I don't see any office resellers listed in their resources page. Still, a good chunk of their content is New York specific and they have a lot of New York readers, so I think you could pose this question in one of their open threads and get some good leads.

How I found an awesome, cheap office chair: I went to several decent (read: not Office Depot) office stores and tried out the chairs. I found a couple brands I liked and then looked for a local seller on Ebay. I got a nearly brand new Steelcase chair for less than $50 from a guy who had bought up a set at an office liquidation sale.
posted by Sully6 at 9:24 AM on September 27, 2005

I've never been there, but Two Jakes in Brooklyn looks like teh cool. They've got an extensive secondhand section.
posted by Vidiot at 5:17 PM on September 27, 2005

Is there any reason you can't buy a new chair at Staples or Office Depot for c. $100? I have purchased two in that range and they have been very good dependable chairs. I weigh 280 and am hard as heck on chairs.
posted by phewbertie at 1:31 AM on September 28, 2005