low cost quality mattress
Jun 23, 2011 10:42 AM
Joined: Jun 21, 2011
Points: 2
who knows where i can find a good mattress cheap. even a stratch an dent one will work if its a good buy. i live in md but i dont mind traveling if its worth it . the lasat mattress i bought was for 100 bucks  from sticks n stuff it was a 1500 dollar mattress it was well worth thev drive for me to go get it. its time for me to get  a new mattress but there no longer around
Re: low cost quality mattress
Reply #2 Jun 24, 2011 3:16 AM
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Joined: May 13, 2011
Points: 170
Depending on where you live, craigslist may be your best bet for finding a mattress at "give away" prices.
Re: low cost quality mattress
Reply #3 Jun 24, 2011 10:14 AM
Joined: Jun 16, 2011
Points: 171
Agree with Craigslist. There's a  wholesaler near me selling "FACTORY DEMOS,SMALL FLAWS, SHOWROOM SAMPLES, END OF LINE AND DISCONTINUED MODELS", some for as little as a couple hundred dollars for a full size.
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Reply #4 Jun 24, 2011 11:13 AM
Joined: Jun 24, 2011
Points: 5
Craigslist is the way to go.  I had a lot of difficulty selling a mattress on Craigslist a couple of years ago, so I had to drop the price significantly.  It was still a great mattress, but someone got to buy it for very cheap.  You can definitely find some steals on Craigslist.
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Reply #5 Jun 24, 2011 11:18 AM
Joined: Jun 6, 2011
Points: 12
Personally, I would rather buy a used bed from a clearance store selling used customer "comfort returns" rather than craigslist.  There are two main advantages:  1) the beds that were returned by customers were only used for a few weeks, not for years as the craigslist beds might have been; and 2) law usually requires the used beds being sold by a retailer to have been heat sanitized (you can check on this for your state).  Heat sanitizing kills bacteria and BED BUGS.  I would be leary of a craigslist bed, given how prevalent bed bugs have become. 
Re: low cost quality mattress
Reply #6 Jun 24, 2011 1:17 PM
Joined: Jun 16, 2011
Points: 171
I wouldn't buy a used mattress (or anything else with fabric - too afraid of fleas, bedbugs and who knows what else in it?) from a private party, only from a dealer.