I've got a NEW genuine hand-woven oriental rug/runner that I have no
use for in my house. I'd like to sell it and am willing to let it go
for a mere fraction of what I paid for it.

I purchased it from a large antiques/home decor store in southern
California for around $750, it didn't work out and now it just takes
up space. I'd be willing to let it go for $300-350 but I have no idea
to go about selling it or finding a buyer.

E-bay didn't work because there are just too many rugs for sale, many
of them cheaper because they are not genuine or hand-woven.

Please help me find a buyer or let me know a way I can sell it relatively quickly.

Thanks! ---> Pictures includes

Runner is approx 10'0x3'0

http://bengal.missouri.edu/~mgm4g5/runner1.jpg
http://bengal.missouri.edu/~mgm4g5/runner2.jpg
http://bengal.missouri.edu/~mgm4g5/runner3.jpg

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Clarification of Question by sikes-ga on 17 Apr 2005 12:03 PDT

I've found many places that purchase OLD/ANTIQUE rugs/runner but
nothing for new ones...

Have you considered taking it back to the store?  A lot of rug stores
offer to exchange rugs.  On items with a similar mark-up, that doesn't
cost them anything, really, and is good PR.  Or maybe there is
something else in the store that you could suggest for an exchange. 
If you want cash, then it would be a matter of bargaining.  I guess
that they might not want to give you more than their cost to take it
back, but if that were maybe only $ 200, you could make a rukus about
how you would tell everyone you knew that their rugs were overpriced
...  That may or may not be true, but obviously disgruntled customers
are a pain.  All part of the bargaining really.  No good, of course,
if you still want to buy things at the store in the future, but then
you could take a gift certificate in exchange.

To start over: I would call the store and ask if they would exchange
the rug with some story about why it "just doesn't" fit after all:
match the color of the curtains, too long, too short; no complaint
about the rug as such.  If the store agrees to an exchange, then you
have a basis to proceed.

Good luck.