This is a bit late, but thanks for all the feedback! I really appreciate it - it was very helpful. My daughter did decide to 'put it down to experience' in the end. She was quite upset at the time, but is OK now.

She did mention imperfections and put pictures of them on Trade Me. But the buyer found an extra scratch and used that as an excuse not to complete the sale for the agreed price. And I got it wrong - he offered $50 and she accepted it because she was so frustrated. The first buyer found a different scratch/defect. This was a structurally sound, one-year-old bed that had hardly been used, with a matching mattress in mint condition (I know because I bought it). These buyers were obviously trying to bargain by pointing out every little imperfection they could find. My point is this is not the ...