Second-Hand piano showroom

Families, music students and teachers, schools, churches and community groups buying or maintaining a piano.

Profit on pianos you buy and resell, plus charges for delivery, tuning, repairs and restoration work.

• Knowing how to judge a piano's condition and value
• Basic repair or restoration skills, or a trusted technician
• Selling and customer service

• Consumer rights rules for selling goods, so check what you must say about condition and what guarantees you give
• Public liability and stock insurance, plus cover for goods in transit
• Damp, woodworm and hidden faults can make a piano costly to restore, so check before buying
• Lease terms, business rates and the cost of moving heavy stock
• Check how VAT applies to second-hand goods once you approach the threshold

Startup costs are typically around £10,000 to £40,000, depending on your premises, the pianos you buy to restock and any restoration or moving costs. These are estimates, so check each piano's condition before buying.

Monthly revenue is typically around £3,000 to £15,000, depending on the pianos you sell, your location and any tuning and repair work you add. Plan for at least about 25 hours a week.

Check consumer rights rules, including what you must say about condition and what guarantees you give. Also check how VAT applies to second-hand goods as you approach the threshold, plus insurance, lease terms and business rates.