Sofalistic Reviews 818

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Evaluating 664 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the products, often finding them to be exactly as described and in excellent condition. The delivery service is frequently highlighted for its efficiency, professionalism, and the helpfulness of the staff, who often go above and beyond. The overall user experience, from browsing to purchase and delivery, is described as easy, smooth, and well-managed, with clear communication throughout the process. However, some people were dissatisfied with the delivery times, noting that they could be outside the estimated windows or that specific time slots were not always available. A few other people also felt that the platform's filtering and messaging features could be improved to prevent time-wasters and ensure sellers honor sales.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The item we got was great and for a really good price. The minor downside is the variance on delivery time; you can select a day, and they'll inform you the evening before of a timeslot spanning a few... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very happy with the sofa I purchased and seller was brilliant. Delivery time was around 3 weeks which was over my scheduled date, but the delivery guys was fabulous. However a power pack was lost in... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really easy process from start to finish. Sofa is absolutely fantastic, looks like new at a fraction of the cost. Exactly as described. Organising the delivery was easy and the delivery team kept us u... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My sofa was sold in days and I received payment about 1 week after collection. No awkward negotiation, no “no-show” buyers. Was told up front the amount I would receive after fees etc so I could price... See more


Company details

  1. Online Marketplace
  2. Sofa Store
  3. Used Furniture Store

About Sofalistic

Written by the company

Reducing Sofa Waste.
One Sofa at a Time.

Sofalistic is the UK’s first online marketplace dedicated to helping people buy and sell sofas nationwide. We have two core aims: to reduce the number of sofas ending up in landfill or being incinerated, and to help customers find high-quality, preloved sofas at a fraction of their original retail price.

How and why we're different

1. We save you time

We’ve made the process of buying and selling sofas easier than ever. From collection to delivery, we handle all the heavy lifting – making sure great sofas don’t go to waste.

2. We save you money

Buying a preloved sofa can save you up to 90% on premium brands. So not only are you shopping sustainably – you're also getting excellent value for money.

3. We put sustainability first

Sofalistic is where a love for stylish sofas meets a commitment to the environment. By keeping sofas in circulation and out of landfill, we help give furniture a longer life – and reduce waste in the process.

Why sell your sofa with Sofalistic?

  • Sell quickly: List your sofa in just 3 minutes and have it sold within days.
  • Free collections: Our professional two-man team will carefully collect your sofa and deliver it to its new home.
  • Easy (and free!) listing: It only takes a few minutes to list. Snap some photos, add the details, and we’ll handle the rest.
  • A seamless selling experience: We remove all the hassle. List, sell, collected, paid – it’s that simple.
  • Safe & secure: All transactions happen through our secure platform, so your address and payment details remain private.
  • Fast payments: Most payments arrive in your account the same day via Faster Payments – though it may take up to 48 hours in some cases.

How it works – Buying with Sofalistic

  1. Find your sofa: Browse your favourite brands, styles and colours – all from the comfort of your own home. When you find the one, simply add it to your basket!
  2. Buy it: Checkout securely and confidently with our Money Back Guarantee. Your payment is held safely until we've confirmed the item has been picked up.
  3. Delivered in days: Your new sofa can be delivered within days by our two-man team. Sit back and relax – we’ll bring it straight to the room of your choice.

Contact info

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service start to finish

Excellent service start to finish
Delivery went really smoothly

Sofa’s are in excellent condition
So happy with them
Can highly recommend Sofalistic
And will be sure to use them again should the right sofa come up for sale

January 27, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID Terrible customer service

The sofa was delivered to us damaged, we contacted Sofalistic the day the sofa was delivered. The damage wasn't shown in the photos and Sofalistic confirmed that the delivery company damaged the sofa. Nearly 3 months later and still no partial refund or repair attempt. Responses to emails are ridiculously slow. The worst company I've dealt with in a long time. Avoid!

November 11, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a sofa on the 10th January it…

Ordered a sofa on the 10th January it was collected from seller on 18th January it’s been 11 days I’ve had no contact regarding delivery I’ve tried to contact multiple times daily via email but no reply even via facebook messenger who replied once saying there was a delay, they have stopped replying now asked for a refund again was ignored terrible service and left down £254 and no sofa. Jordan Howe

January 10, 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Sofalistic

Hi Jordan,

We’re really sorry for the frustration this caused and appreciate you raising it.

Your original delivery window was Mon 19 Jan – Thu 29 Jan, and your delivery was unfortunately delayed and finally delivered (today) on 3rd February.

The reason for the slight delay on this order was due to our recent transition to a new logistics provider, which unfortunately affected a small number of deliveries during that period. We’re genuinely sorry for the lack of timely updates while this was being resolved.

We understand how stressful it is when you’re waiting for an item and feel out of the loop, especially after making repeated attempts to get in touch. That’s not the level of service we aim to provide, and we apologise for the communication gaps you experienced.

We hope you’re now happy with your sofa, and we appreciate your patience while we worked through the disruption. The logistics change has now been stabilised to prevent this happening again.

Thank you for bearing with us, and again, we’re really sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Best,
Marc, Co-Founder

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Failure to Boost and direct Customer Service lacking

I have now paid twice for a listing boost. The initial two‑day boost worked exactly as advertised — the item was prominently displayed and interested views were high. On that basis, I extended the boost for a further five days. Since then, views have collapsed and the listing is no longer visible in the Featured section even after scrolling through multiple pages. This bears no resemblance to the service described, paid for or previously experienced.
Customer support is disappointing. Although response to email is quick and attempts to be helpful, I have no been given a meaningful response. They describe features that I simply cannot see using a Windows 11 system with no site settings that preventing designed web display functions working correctly. There is no App. with enhanced display functions that I am aware of and, in any event, viewing via a laptop should not preclude full display functionality. There is no telephone contact provided and the ‘live chat’ appears to be a low‑quality automated bot offering no meaningful assistance for bespoke queries.

*** Follow up on the response ***
I genuinely appreciate the quick reply here.
I have indeed exchanged emails with support, but it would be inaccurate to describe their advice as unambiguous. Also, no screenshots were ever provided by them and you may be confusing this with the images of my own screen that I sent in my last email.
I would also note that when someone refers to “rotating” or “rotational” screen sections, it implies a programmed UI, marquee or ticker JavaScript implementation within the interface — not simply pressing F5.
It is also reasonable to question whether the boost feature as now explained is now so heavily subscribed that, in practice, it offers no meaningful advantage and functions no differently from items being displayed in a random order. Seeing an item featured for only a few minutes on "rotation" with hundreds of other boosted items is not likely, statistically, to generate significantly increased views to be cost-effective promotion.
In any case, none of this explains why my item was consistently "Featured" during the initial two‑day boost yet has not been prominent since the 5 day extension was paid for. Maybe a discrepancy in the algorithm.

January 26, 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Sofalistic

Hi John,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and we’re sorry this experience has felt frustrating and we appreciate the opportunity to clarify how our boost system works.

Our customer support team has been in contact with you on multiple occasions to explain this and to provide screenshots confirming that your boost is live and active.

Boosted listings on Sofalistic are displayed on a rotational basis within the Featured areas. This means that on every page refresh, a different selection of boosted listings is shown. This approach is clearly explained on the boost page before purchase and is designed to ensure fairness across the hundreds of boosted listings that go live each day, while serving thousands of daily page views.

As a result, it isn’t expected that the same boosted listing will appear on every visit or refresh, even while the boost is fully active.

This behaviour is consistent across all devices and operating systems, including Windows 11, and does not require an app or special settings.

We’ve demonstrated on two separate occasions that your boost has been correctly applied and is being presented within the rotation as intended. A temporary drop in visible impressions when manually checking pages does not indicate that the boost is inactive.

We understand this can feel confusing at first, but there is nothing complex or malfunctioning in the system, it is working exactly as designed and as described at the point of purchase.

If you’d like further clarification, our support team remains available by email and will always be happy to help.

Best,
Marc, Co-Founder

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Company

Service was great from the beginning, l just wanted to know that my sofa was definitely accepted and ok in between waiting for the payment.Spoke to someone today who listened, took on what I said and hopefully that will be something that can happen going forwards for people.
Customer service today was brilliant and I would absolutely use this company again.

January 23, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not responding to my emails and I need…

Not responding to my emails and I need my funds back into my bank account since I’ve had 2 cancellations from the seller not confirming purchase.

January 19, 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Sofalistic

Hi Caitlin,

We understand how stressful it is when you’re waiting for funds to reappear in your account, and we’re sorry for the worry this has caused.

We’d like to clarify the situation for transparency.

Both of your orders were cancelled because the sellers did not confirm within the required 48-hour window:

- Order #322861 — cancelled on 20 January

- Order #325105 — cancelled on 22 January

For both cancellations, emails were sent to you immediately confirming the cancellation and explaining the refund process.

On Sofalistic, cards are not charged unless a seller confirms and your payments were pre-authorised only, and the pre-authorisations were released by us immediately when each order expired.

Any delay you are seeing now is due to your bank’s processing time, which can take up to 5 business days to reflect released funds back into your available balance. This timeframe is set by the bank, not by us.

To confirm the timeline - today is Friday 23rd January, your emails were sent on Thursday 22 January: 19:38 and Friday 23 January: 02:07am.

These were received outside of our normal working hours and only a few hours apart.

Additionally, you submitted a ticket on 22nd January 18:21 PM. Again, outside of working hours and the team would still be working through the tickets as this was only received last night.

We’re more than happy to support any investigation you raise with your bank and can provide confirmation of the release timings if required.

If there is anything more we can do to help - please let us know.

Best,
Marc , Co-Founder

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wouldn’t use again

Put 2 sofas on paid for extra advertising and promotion
I had 4 messages of interest but wouldn’t allow me to reply. For some reason so I missed the sales. Very disappointing and complete waste of money

January 22, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Lack of communication.

I liked two sofas and messaged 3 times to see if they were still available,I had no reply to my enquiries so I gave up! It says customer service but there doesn't seem to be anyone fulfilling this role!

January 19, 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Sofalistic

Hi David,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review — we’re sorry this was your experience and we’d like to clarify what happened.

When you message sellers on Sofalistic, those messages go directly to the individual sellers, not to our support team. If a seller doesn’t respond, it usually means the item is no longer available or the seller hasn’t replied yet.

We did receive one support ticket from you, which our team replied to on 13 January, offering to help by checking availability on your behalf if you could share the item link. Unfortunately, we didn’t receive a response to that message.

It’s also worth checking your spam or junk folder, just in case our reply landed there.

We’re always happy to step in and assist when sellers are unresponsive — if you’d still like help, please reply to our original email or contact us again and we’ll take it from there.

Best,
Marc, Co-Founder

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Smooth Selling Process

The company found a buyer for my sofa fairly quickly. It is a good selling point to be able to offer delivery. The staff from the collection service were polite, helpful and very careful when moving and wrapping the furniture, although they arrived 2 hours before the time slot I was given.

The dismantling service charge is a bit steep and this optional extra was not mentioned until the last minute. I did not use this as, together with the commission from the company, it would have deducted £75 from the sale proceeds.

January 21, 2026
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Good, but choose carefully..

Found this company and was really happy. Ticked all the boxes, good reviews, easy buying process.
Until the sofa arrived.. I ordered a GREY sofa, which in the pictures looked a dark grey. When it arrived it was BLACK. I showed it to two independent local sofa dealers who both said it's black and I disputed the purchase within the 48 hours required.
The response I got was that my dispute was rejected because "slight colour variations are accepted". Despite the fact it was listed as completely the wrong colour.
I'm now stuck with a sofa I don't want, I'm trying to resolve it with them, but they aren't accepting that the sofa was listed as totally the wrong colour, which to me, doesn't seem fair. They offered I could resell without fees, but I don't want the hassle. I just want to return the sofa that was listed as the wrong colour so I can use my money to buy one that is listed correctly. I genuinely want to get this sorted with them, but responses are quite slow and trying to call just gets me to a dead end, because there's no answer.

January 12, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company highly recommend

Effortless from start to finish
Sofalistic made it so easy from communication with buyers to the sale of the item
Anyvan the company who collected the item were very professional and respectful of the property, the communication from them was great I got told that the item was delivered to its new house which was very reassuring
Payment was sent out very quickly too
Great company would differently use and recommend to friends

January 14, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thoroughly Impressed

I have to admit I was a bit sceptical about this company. I had not heard of them before. After looking around at the large sofa superstores and seeing their prices and lead times I decided to give this company a chance.
I found a pair of sofas that I liked the look of and bought them. My money was put into a 'pending status' with an email assurance that no monies would be taken until the seller accepted the purchase. They had 48 hours in which to do this. All the emails from Sofalistic were detailed and explained the process. After 48 hours had passed I received another email from Sofalistic. Unfortunately the seller had already got rid of their sofas and so the sale was cancelled.
Next time around i found a couple of sofas and emailed the seller to ask if they were still available. They were. I promptly responded with my click on the purchase button.
After the seller confirmed the sale and the delivery date all I had to do was wait.
The sofa came the next week. The delivery team sent me a tracking link and phoned me about an hour before delivery. The delivery men Joseph and Jean were so polite. They bought the sofas through to the lounge and put the electric recliner together. They plugged it in and tested it to make sure it worked. They took photos, shook out hands and left.
I honestly keep looking at this furniture with a big smile on my face. It's fabulous. I paid about a quarter of the price I would have done for new sofas, and there is nothing wrong at all with these second hand ones from Sofalistic.
I would happily recommend this company and I cannot explain here just how impressed I am.

January 9, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Excellent, great communication, great service. Was able to sell chair efficiently, with delivery included

January 15, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company

Great company. Just appeared on my socials, for once the algorithm got it right. I found the sofa I wanted and had it delivered really quickly all for a great price. Was kept up to date through out the day as to when it would arrive. Really happy with sofa.

January 7, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic!

So easy and straightforward. Collection was perfectly on time and brilliant communication at every stage. A great way to sell your sofa.

January 5, 2026

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