New to Consigning?
Here’s How it Works:
Most Children's Consignment Sales charge a small, upfront registration fee to reserve your place in the sale.
As well as a percentage of the final sales amount for each item sold. (See Treasure Hunt Mommies to learn about their sale-specific charges.)
Items brought to the sales are sold at their tagged price for a specific amount of time. Typically, the last day of the sale includes discounting the remaining items up to 50% off - unless items are marked otherwise.
Volunteering at the consignment sale of your choice is optional, not mandatory. If you choose to volunteer, perks can include an earlier shopping time(s) during the private pre-sale and increased percentages on sold items.
Basic Steps to prepare for a Consignment Sale:
FIRST:
- Gather clothing, shoes, gear, equipment, etc. that you wish to sell. (Check the list for items that will be accepted).
- Shoppers are looking for items in Excellent Used Condition. When sorting through your stash, ask yourself honestly, “Would I buy this, in the condition that it’s in?” If the answer is a resounding, “Yes!” then consign it!
- Items must be season appropriate (spring and summer clothes for spring sales, fall and winter clothes for fall sales) and all clothing should be freshly laundered and neatly presented.
- Check carefully for stains (especially on cuffs, necklines and fronts of items), snags, pilling, cracked appliques on t-shirts, for tiny holes, missing buttons and non-functional zippers. Pants should not be worn at the knees or have frayed cuffs - unless it's a 'designer' feature.
- Clothing items must be fully snapped, buttoned and zipped up, and right-side out.
- Shoes should be extremely clean – especially their soles, with minimal wear.
- Baby gear must be clean and have all parts.
- All items requiring batteries should have fresh batteries and be in excellent working condition.
NEXT:
- Register for the Consignment Sale, paying any upfront fees
- Select your drop off times
- Choose your volunteer shifts
- Competitively price and tag consignment items
- Sort items into same sizes for ease of drop off
- Drop off your items during your assigned drop off time
- Place items on the sales floor, sorted by category
- Wait for the Sale to begin!