[webjunkie]

I like that thinking. It also became clear to me when moving. You can actually sell good furniture that you don't want anymore, and get quite some money back. And if you are considerate in which furniture you buy, you can assume you'll also get money for it, should you not need it anymore. Thus for example, a purchase of a $2000 designer table might not be that huge, if you use it 5 years and get $1500 for it afterwards, you only paid $100 per year to have the table you wanted.

[ozim]

I would rather buy $200 table from Ikea use it also for 5 years no problem and when I don't want it give it away for free. It is still $40 a year.

I also don't know anything about designer tables or design furniture so I probably would get ripped off on buying first and then second time when selling.

In the end I don't have any patience for selling things so I would even low ball the price just to get rid of stuff. Heck even giving stuff away for free is sometimes annoying.

If I would plan not to move anymore or be sure to live somewhere for 20+ years I could consider designer furniture even if I would pay too much for it :).

[wasmitnetzen]

That's ignoring capital cost, i.e. the cost of not having access to the $2000 for 5 years. It's practically zero if you are able to afford a $2000 designer table, but should be included if you're being 100% honest.