This is Part 3 of a series of posts on Seasonal Consignment Sales. If you missed the first posts, you can read them here and here.
Q: Why shouldn’t I just take my items to the year-round consignment shop down the road?
A: Most of the year-round consignment shops give you a commission of about 45%, but seasonal sales often give you back up to 75%. Why not earn the most money you can on your items??
Q: Why shouldn’t I just shop at garage sales?
A: Garage sales give you no guarantee of quality OR quantity. You could go to 4 garage sales before finding one that is selling kids’ clothing, only to find stained or poor quality items. Instead of wasting your time (and gas) going from garage sale to garage sale to find a couple good items, you could go to a seasonal consignment sale and know you will find plenty of great quality items!
Q: Why shouldn’t I just sell my items at a garage sale?
A: Again, you have no guarantees with a garage sale. You may not get any customers who are looking for what you are selling. Plus, with a consignment sale, you don’t have to do any setup, advertising, price haggling, etc. You get to sell your items at higher prices than garage sale customers would be willing to pay too!
Q: I don’t have anything to consign in order to get into the pre-sale. Will there be anything good left if I go to the public sale?
A: YES!! While I have consigned a couple of times, I have done a lot more shopping at public sales than pre-sales, and have still found tons or good bargains. It’s great to go to the pre-sale if you can qualify, but if not, don’t let that deter you from going shopping – I promise you’ll find plenty of great merchandise!
Want to know even more about consignment sales? Here are some other great resources:
Kids Consignment Sales – national list on seasonal consignment sales
The Consignment Sale Queen – a very comprehensive site on all things consignment
Related posts:
First: Thanks for the link!!
To add to the last question: “I don’t have anything to consign in order to get into the pre-sale. Will there be anything good left if I go to the public sale”
If you really want to go to the pre-sale, most all sales offer a volunteer pre-sale that is even before the consignors’ pre-sale. You don’t even have to be a consignor to sign up as a volunteer. It’s well worth the 3-4 hours of volunteering to get to shop even earlier. I like it because there are less people shopping than at the consignors’ pre-sale and it’s a little more relaxed. Plus I have meet some of my closest friends over the years while volunteering at a sale. If childcare is a concern try volunteering the same day of the pre-sale, that way you only have to get childcare for the one day.