Buying on Marketplace for a Castleford home, or selling from one
Buying: check the item's size against your door and stairs before you pay, and ask the seller which floor it is on. Ask the seller for extra photos and measurements too, which can save a trip to Leeds or Wakefield just to look at a sofa. Check too whether the seller can help to the door; if not, the driver manages it with a trolley.
Selling: if your buyer is outside Castleford, the van collects from your house, whether it is a terrace or a new-build, and delivers to theirs. The item is wrapped in blankets and strapped for the drive. If you are moving house and selling what no longer fits, a collection can be booked around your own moving date. The buyer's end is carried in to the room, not left on a doorstep.
Seller times, fixings and door details for a Castleford collection
- Send the listing link or photos, the measurements and both postcodes
- Agree a collection window with the seller before booking
- A seller in Allerton Bywater has a WF10 postcode but sits in Leeds district, so give the full postcode, not just Castleford
- Ask the seller to bag any bolts or feet if the item is already apart
- A range cooker or safe is checked from photos before booking; an upright piano is moved with notice
- At a Glasshoughton address, say if parking outside is tight
Leeds, Wakefield and WF10 streets for Marketplace pick-ups
- Leedsa large second-hand market a short run up the M62
- Wakefield and Pontefractneighbouring towns for local buys and sales
- Glasshoughtonnew-build deliveries with cul-de-sac parking
- Castleford terracesitems carried through the front door from on-street parking
- Whitwood, off junction 31collections on the west side, straight off the motorway
- Pontefract Road and Red Hillthe A656 south out of the centre towards Glasshoughton
Marketplace runs between Castleford, Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford
- Leeds → Castleforda city buy brought over on the M1 and M62
- Castleford → Bradforda Castleford seller's item delivered to a Bradford buyer, 21 miles
- Wakefield → Castleforda short local collection
Distance and stairs: what a Castleford Marketplace pick-up costs
The distance between seller and buyer, the item's size and any stairs at either end set the price, agreed before the van goes to the seller. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Marketplace Collection in Castleford: your questions
Can you pay the seller for me?
No, payment stays between you and the seller, so agree how and when before the collection day. Pay once you are happy the item matches the advert.
What if the item is not as described?
Ask the seller for clear photos and measurements before booking, or see it on a video call. If it is clearly damaged when the driver gets there, you get a call and decide whether it goes ahead.
Can you collect today?
When the diary allows. Same-day cannot be promised, so agree a collection day with the seller that has a little room in it. A Castleford seller who can hold the item for a couple of days makes a booking much easier.
Can one driver carry a wardrobe downstairs?
Usually, yes, with a trolley, straps and blankets. Send a photo of the stair first so the carry can be checked.
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