A Nottingham based auctioneer has shared its preparation to sell the stock of Made.com following the furniture company's collapse. John Pye, which has its head office in Radford Road, will auction off the entire of the online firm's inventory after it went into administration on November 9.
The totality of Made.com Design Limited’s remaining inventory is to be sold by John Pye, including more than 1,000 truckloads of in excess of 5,000 unique product lines of various quantities. A picture shared by the company shows the number of products that will have to be sold, with huge amount of boxed up furniture Made.com stockpiled at a warehouse.
All of the UK stock from Made.com is included in the inventory, which comprises several thousands of upholstery, home furniture, outdoor and leisure, home accessories and lighting items. The auction firm, which will sell the items on its website from November 21, said it presented a rare opportunity for customers to bypass growing waiting times for furniture ahead of Christmas.
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Trevor Palethorpe, Joint Head of John Pye Business & Property said: “While it is an incredibly difficult situation, it does also present buyers with the rare opportunity to bypass industry-wide, growing wait times for furniture delivery. Made.com enthusiasts and customers have the chance to add new home pieces and buy furniture of the highest quality, at bargain prices, just in time for Christmas.
“Our large UK footprint of close to 1,000,000 sq ft of sale space and a nationwide workforce of over 700 staff ensure we can handle the largest of insolvency cases. We have systems and knowledge to ensure we can sell the stock within the market at the highest level of efficiency and return for the Made.com Design Limited creditors."
Earlier the company it worked with the administrators for Sofa Workshop to handle the sale of ex-display showroom stock and sell off a range of furniture and homewares, including 800 sofas. They also handled the sale of Sofa Workshop’s trading name, website and intellectual property.
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