Buying A Used Mattress

Tips for buying a used mattress if you really have to buy a lightly used or a bought but never used mattress.

Buying a used mattress.

A mattress is typically good for seven to ten years when well cared for. Secondhand mattresses unlike other secondhand furniture aren t always a good idea. So buying a used mattress puts you in a double bind. Buy from well known retailers who ll often sanitize and refurbish a used mattress before selling it.

A used mattress has a short remaining lifespan. If you do wind up with bed bugs and they spread to your other belongings you ll be sending more stuff to the landfill than just your mattress. That s the only way to be sure you re buying something safe and sanitary. Some add a label showing the condition of the mattress.

You re more likely to encounter a problem or defect in a used mattress and you won t have a warranty to cover repair or replacement 3. Depending on the state used mattresses may contain a tag sometimes red or yellow in color that warns that the mattress contains used materials. The reality is used mattresses can be as little as 35 when bought online. The soft surfaces can trap allergens like pet dander and cigarette smoke.

Then too there are the chemicals that may have to be used in your home by a professional pest management company to eradicate the insects. But i say the risk of buying a used mattress isn t worth it. A lot of the decision to buy or not to buy a used mattress comes down to how tight money is in your life. Federal law requires that any mattress that contains used stuffing bear a tag or label with that information.

But as mentioned before you want to be sure the mattress reseller either re covers or otherwise re conditions a mattress before it is sold again.