Furniture doesn't travel. Nobody crosses Switzerland for a 120-franc chest of drawers, and hardly anyone pays to have a sofa shipped. Your buyer lives less than half an hour away, turns up with a car or a van, and leaves with the piece.
That decides the platform. If you're an expat clearing a flat before moving away, it also decides the language: your buyers are local, and they search in German or French.
The short answer:
- German-speaking Switzerland or Ticino: Tutti, no commission.
- French-speaking Switzerland (Romandie): Anibis, no commission, then petitesannonces.ch if it doesn't move.
- Everywhere, on top: Facebook Marketplace for cheap pieces.
- Sought-after designer piece: Ricardo can be worth its commission. Otherwise, no.
- It won't sell: a charity that collects it for free, if it's in good condition.
What each option costs you
| Commission | Pickup | |
|---|---|---|
| Tutti / Anibis | none | in person, between you |
| petitesannonces.ch | none | in person, Romandie only |
| Facebook Marketplace | none (local pickup) | in person |
| Ricardo | 12 % for furniture, capped at CHF 290 | in person or shipped |
| Brocki, Caritas, Emmaus | you donate, you get nothing | often free from your home |
On a sofa sold for 300 francs, Ricardo takes 36 francs; on a 150-franc table, 18. Since April 2026, stackable discounts (auctions from 1 franc, Ricardo Plus, a rebate every fifth sale) can cut the commission by up to 30 % — but for furniture the buyer collects from your home anyway, you're mostly paying for a service you don't need.
Tutti or Anibis: look at where you live
Both are free and belong to the same group, but they're strong in different places. Tutti shows about 2.2 million listings, Anibis about 612,000; Tutti dominates German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino, Anibis dominates Romandie. We counted canton by canton in our platform map: in Zurich, Tutti has twelve times more listings than Anibis; in the canton of Vaud, Anibis has six times more.
For furniture, that's decisive: your buyer is in your region, so they're on your region's platform.
Good news: the group announced on 20 October 2026 that listings will gradually also appear on the other site, in selected categories. Posting on both will be even less useful than today.
Ricardo: only for pieces enthusiasts look for
A designer piece or a sought-after classic can interest buyers from all over Switzerland, willing to travel or arrange transport. There, the auction can push the price above what you'd have dared to ask, and the commission pays for itself. For a mass-market piece with no particular name, stick to the free classified ad.
Facebook Marketplace: fast, local, no safety net
The audience is local and large, which suits furniture. On the other hand, there's no payment framework and plenty of "still available?" messages that go nowhere. Fine for a 40-franc shelf. For a 1,000-franc piece, prefer a platform where the buyer leaves a trace.
If nobody wants it: donate it, and have it collected
Furniture that hasn't sold after three weeks often isn't worth cutting the price again. Several organisations will collect it from your home for free — as long as it can be resold:
- The Salvation Army's Brockis (21 shops across Switzerland) collect furniture for free if it's flawless, complete and odour-free. They don't take dismantled furniture, pieces that need professional dismantling, or pianos. They reply within two working days.
- In Geneva, Caritas, the Centre social protestant and Emmaus offer free home collection, the Red Cross collects on request — the canton keeps the list.
- Elsewhere: ask the Emmaus community, Caritas or the Brockenhaus (charity second-hand shop) in your region.
Anything damaged, stained or smelling of smoke will be refused: then it's the recycling centre.
IKEA furniture? IKEA runs a buy-back of its own furniture in Switzerland, paid as an IKEA credit card, not in cash. The piece must be assembled, clean and in good condition; in the 2021 campaign, sofas and upholstered furniture were excluded. Check on ikea.ch that the service is running at your store before loading the car.
The listing for a piece of furniture
Dimensions, always. Width × depth × height, in centimetres. It's the first question, because the buyer needs to know if it fits in their living room — and in their car.
Dismantling. "Comes apart in three pieces", "legs unscrew", or "doesn't come apart, 2 people needed". Also say the floor and whether there's a lift: a sideboard on the 4th floor with no lift is something the buyer wants to know before coming.
Pickup. "Pickup in Zurich-Oerlikon, weekdays after 6 p.m. or Saturday." A listing that says where and when gets fewer questions and more appointments.
A daylight photo. Furniture shot in the evening under a yellow bulb looks darker, older and dirtier than it is. Take it during the day, near a window, the whole piece in frame, then a close-up of any flaws. A flaw you show reassures; a flaw discovered on site lowers the price.
Brand and model, if there is one: "IKEA Hemnes", "USM Haller", "Pfister". That's what people type into the search.
Moving out?
Start three weeks or more before the move: furniture that has to go by Friday sells at whatever the last caller offers. List the big pieces first, and write the ads in the local language — German on Tutti, French on Anibis.
In short
- German-speaking Switzerland, Ticino → Tutti. Romandie → Anibis, then petitesannonces.ch.
- Cheap, needs to go fast → Facebook Marketplace as well.
- Sought-after designer piece → Ricardo, with the 12 % built into your price.
- Unsold but in good condition → Brocki, Caritas or Emmaus, who often collect for free.
- In the listing: dimensions, dismantling, floor, pickup place and times, a daylight photo.
Sources: Ricardo's commission table by product type and April 2026 discounts, Tutti/Anibis announcement of 20 October 2026, canton counts from our article of 25 August 2026, brocki.ch collection conditions (Salvation Army), the Canton of Geneva's list of charities, IKEA Switzerland buy-back conditions (2021). Collected in October 2026: check before you set your price.