Children's Consignment Sales
Can we walk about consignment sales? I was introduced to my first consignment sale in the spring of 2011 a few months before my daughter was born. It was a "Just Between Friends" sale and it was okay. I wasn't really hooked at that point but I did like the concept.
If you aren't familiar with consignment sales here's a simplified version of how they work. An organization sets up a sale (Just Between Friends, Whale of a Sale, independent places such as churches etc.) in a large room or gym and "cosigners" price their items (clothes, toys, books and such) and then people come in over the course of a day or weekend and buy up all of the goodies. Basically it's like a community yard sale - but with good stuff! Often the organizer in an effort to keep the integrity of their name will only allow nice non stained clothing and toys that work. OH! And on sales that are multi-day sales often on the last day the majority of items are marked half off.
After we moved back up north from Florida a friend told me about a sale held at a church. I've been to my fair share of sales up here, but this one is by far the largest and best priced. Some sales people try to get way too much for their stuff. If I'm shopping consignment I'm not wanting to spend $8 on a pair of jeans....
At the sale I attend at the church I often get jeans for my kids for .50-$2. I think I paid $4 once for a pair of jeans for my daughter but they were brand new Osh Gosh adjustable waist jeans. It's not uncommon to get an entire outfit for $2-3.
I've been to a few terrible sales. Once my mom drove 2 hours to one that was a huge disappointment. It was their first year and there wasn't much there and the prices were high. I've found that if you find one that has been around for awhile the prices are better and there is more stuff.
So do you do consignment sales? Maybe you are actually a cosigner yourself? What sales do you do? Local ones? National named ones? (Just Between Friends)
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I've never done consignor sales. I have shopped at consignment shops before, but maybe it's not quite the same? I have also sold stuff there.
ReplyDeleteThey are different in the way that it's an event verses a permanent store. Typically the prices are set so that they person selling doesn't have to take it back home with them - which is also why most people do half off on the last day :)
DeleteI have never been to a consignment sale, just consignment stores.
ReplyDeleteI just got done participating in a consignment sale. It was awesome! The one here (Duck-Duck-Goose) allows you to shop early if you are consigning and/or if you work the event. That is when you get the best deals!
ReplyDeleteI like those large swaps that last only a few days. I have been to a hole-in-the-wall consignment shop and left stuff to be consigned. The girl closed her shop and I was out everything. I would have preferred to have donated the stuff to charity rather than what had happened. Oh well....
ReplyDeleteI havent been to consignment sale although there are one in richmond va but i need to make a trip son!!
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