Comments on: Consignment – The Second Time Around

By: Little Miss Moneybags

Little Miss Moneybags — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:28:13 +0000

In reply to One Frugal Girl. I did the comparison and just wrote about it!

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:35:59 +0000

If you take this approach definitely blog about it or send me an email. Since I’ve never tried a consignment sale I’m guessing at how much I could charge for each item. I also know all stores offer different prices, but I’m curious how much less you might earn from a direct-to-store sale versus the consignment sale. One of the biggest factors in my decision was simply getting rid of the stuff. I don’t want things hanging around any longer than necessary. When this little guy outgrows the baby equipment I’m sure I’ll drive straight to the store 🙂

By: Little Miss Moneybags

Little Miss Moneybags — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:26:39 +0000

I have been debating this exact thing in my mind lately. I have literally hundreds of items that I’ve been saving for the next consignment sale – so much that you can’t even open the guest room closet door. I get a little panicky at the thought of the time it will take me to sort, hang, and tag all that stuff. Plus it’s a trip out of my way to drop the stuff off, and usually at least two hours to put it all out on the sales floor. I’m now coming up on getting rid of the big baby items, too, and it sucks to have to store those things for months on end waiting for the next opportunity to get rid of it.

I’ve done well at the consignment sales that I’ve sold at, always making more than I spend, but I’m thinking maybe it’s time to drop off a bag of stuff at the local consignment store and just see how it compares.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 18:30:06 +0000

In reply to Beatrice. Thanks for telling me about your experience. It seems like consignment sales have a whole lot of overhead. A friend said I probably could've earned another $50 or so, but who knows. Given how easy it was I would definitely sell this way again.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 18:27:43 +0000

In reply to Revanche. I agree. Luckily at least some of my older son's clothes fit. I hate buying clothes when they outgrow them so quickly!

By: Revanche

Revanche — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:38:24 +0000

PiC and I were talking about this and our wee one is wearing clothes twice hir age-size. I am convinced that sizing by weight would get us much closer to the right sizes than by age ever does.

By: Beatrice

Beatrice — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 20:16:38 +0000

I think you made the right decision by dropping off your items at your local consignment store. I sold a bunch of baby items (clothes, toys, gear) at a consignment sale in May for the first time and didn’t realize how much time/effort it was preparing the consigned items for sale! All the hours I spent figuring out how to price items, inputting info for tags, ironing clothes, attaching tags, hanging items, etc. was not really worth the $115 (50% of the proceeds) that I made in the end. I will think twice before consigning again!

By: ellesees.blogspot.com

ellesees.blogspot.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:46:41 +0000

making a little cash is always a good thing!