Ikea launches 'buy back' scheme for old furniture - and you can get up to 50% of the item's original value

You can get a voucher for up to 50% of the original price paid for the item

If you want to sell back your old Ikea furniture, you first need to fill out an online offer request. This is free to do, and the tool will automatically generate a preliminary offer, which will be as follows:

• As new – no scratches: 50% of the original price
• Very good – minor scratches: 40% of original price
• Well-used – several scratches: 30% of original price

The offer comes with no obligation to sell. If you do decide to go ahead, you'll have to bring the clean and fully assembled product with your preliminary offer to the returns and exchanges desk at your nearest store. You don't need to pre-arrange an appointment to do this, though you'll need to visit within 30 days of receiving your offer as that's how long it lasts.

The item will then be evaluated by a member of Ikea staff – so you're not guaranteed to get the exact value of your estimated offer. Once the condition of the item has been verified by an Ikea staff member in-store, you'll get the refund placed onto an Ikea refund card to spend in store, which won't have an expiry date.

There's no limit on the number of times you can use the scheme and you don't need to know the item's original purchase price or have the receipt as Ikea will be able to tell you this.