A second-hand find checked at the seller's, then driven to WF14
When the van reaches the seller, the item is looked over before a strap goes near it: legs, drawers, doors, stains, anything a photo could hide. If something does not match the advert, you get a phone call from the seller's doorstep and nothing is loaded until you decide. You pay the seller yourself, after that inspection if you prefer.
Selling from Mirfield is a different job. Your buyer may be in Bradford or Wakefield with no way of shifting a wardrobe, and a van they arrange can save the sale. Have the piece somewhere easy to reach. A terrace near the station often has cars parked tight outside on weekdays, so a Saturday or evening pick-up loads faster. Up at Upper Hopton, warn the buyer about the climb and say whether the van can pull onto the drive.
Questions worth asking a seller before the van heads out
- Is it upstairs, and has it been taken apart before?
- Exact measurements, set against your own hall, landing and bedroom door
- Selling from a Station Road terrace, offer the buyer a weekend slot, when the kerb is clearer
- Any marks, wobbles or faults the photos do not show
- From an Upper Hopton or Battyeford house, say whether the item can wait in the garage by the drive
Picking up from a Mirfield seller: how each part of town loads
- Station Road and the Newgate terracescommuter cars fill the kerb on weekdays, so evenings and weekends are easier
- Upper Hoptonsteep roads to reach it, then usually a drive to load from
- Northorpe and Westroydsemis with space outside for the van to wait
- Battyefordsloping streets near Stocks Bank Road, where the approach is agreed first
- Roe Head and Knowllarger houses on the north side, so ask which floor the item is on
Second-hand runs into and out of Mirfield
- Leeds seller → Mirfield buyeralong the M62 to junction 25, inspected on collection
- Mirfield seller → Bradford buyerabout 11 miles by the A644 and M62
- Two sellers, one tripa table in Dewsbury and chairs in Heckmondwike picked up together if the times line up
What sets the price of a WF14 second-hand pick-up
The gap between the two postcodes, how bulky the piece is, and any stairs or unbolting at either house set the figure. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Marketplace Collection in Mirfield: your questions
I am selling a wardrobe in Mirfield and the buyer lives in Leeds. Who books?
Either of you. Whoever books sends the listing and both postcodes and agrees the price. Payment for the wardrobe itself stays between buyer and seller.
What happens if it turns out damaged?
You get a call from the pick-up address before anything is loaded. You can walk away, agree a new price with the seller or go ahead, and the driver waits for your answer.
Can the driver hand over the cash for me?
No, pay the seller yourself. The item is checked against the listing photos before loading.
Can you collect this evening?
Only if the diary has room, and the van works until 8pm. Message as soon as the deal is done and you will hear the earliest slot.
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