How to make money consigning clothes

DIY, home decor, kids activities, easy recipes and organizing ideas. Below are my trade secrets for maximizing the money you make with some time-saving tricks and organizing ideas as well. Flowers are blooming, the robins are hopping, and consignment sales are happening every weekend for the next two months! How to Shop Consignment Sales Like a Rockstar is coming next week.

DO have a system. I use this notebook to enter inventory leading up to the sale. If you think the stain can come out, then get it out yourself….

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Shoppers will often pay a quarter to try to get out a stain, as long as they know about it first. Those quarters add up! DO put batteries into toys that use them.

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Get them at the Dollar Store. Since you are only selling things that work see above , you want to show that off. DO invest in a clothing rack if you plan on consigning a lot. Plus you can use it at yard sales, parties to hold coats, or to store off-season clothing. DO get a clothing tagging gun! This little beauty saves TONS of time by quickly tagging clothes and other items.

DO price items higher if they are new with tags. Be careful tagging books, too— it pains me when people use packing tape on book covers! DO group items together, for example a bag of dinosaur books or several small baby toys into one package.

Also, try to keep brands together. DO gather hangers all year long. Your goal is to get rid of the useless things to make room for what you need, right? I keep my supplies in this bin, so each season I just pull it right out and everything I need is there. Dollar Store storage bags, safety pins for tagging, rubber bands for keeping hangers together for outfits, markers, post-it notes, Clorox wipes for cleaning toys, and fastening tags.

Not pictured are my clothing t agging gun and notebook.

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Lower end, lower prices. Follow the rules of your particular sale. Not doing so will make you stand out— not in a good way. People reusing tags with the names of other sales faded, no less.

DO iron, snap, and tie. That extra minute of styling goes a long way. Now go forth and MAKE BIG BUCKS, friends! This mom of two and wife to one loves to share freshly squeezed ideas for home and family. Join the adventure as we learn most lemons can indeed become lemonade-- with generous amounts of sweetness, perspective, and love. Barb A Life in Balance says.

March 20, at 9: Is it worth trying to sell a crib? We just took down the one for our 3 year old. March 25, at 8: September 5, at Instead of tossing the crib, why not give it a new purpose?

Pintrest has a ton of easy awesome ideas. March 20, at This seems like a great way to make money! I have tons of really nice things, and I think it would be worth it to attempt consigning. Thank you for sharing this!

March 21, at 2: I am hitting the mothers of multiples sale this Sat and need tips!! Kelly View Along the Way says. Such a helpful post! March 21, at 5: I just sold a lot of things in a consignment sale lately. I would say REALLY look around. Think outside of the box. I had car shades that were hanging out in the garage since my new vehicle has them built in! We all go out and buy this stuff, so share the love!

March 21, at I am spending today getting ready for my first one, Smart Moms! Michelle Simplifiy, Live, Love says. March 21, at 1: Love your ikea rack! March 21, at 9: March 22, at 4: These are awesome tips. I am more interested in stealing from people: I am going to pin for future use. March 25, at 6: July 31, at 5: September 17, at 8: Thank you for all of these tips!

I am getting ready to open a consignment shop in the town that I live in and have been looking for a pos system to use, any advise?

What do you use? Any info would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you for your time, Libby Harrison. September 17, at 9: I actually sell at consignment sales which only happen a few times a year, and the owners of the sales do all of the cash register stuff. September 18, at I found that to be rather tacky. After shopping these sales for the past three years, I consider myself fairly seasoned, and I feel that I can almost immediately tell the difference between someone who is selling to make room and someone who is selling to make money.

Hopefully most shoppers look for value, not for the original price. Great point for new consignment sellers to consider! March 13, at I also noticed that,when kids were younger,we had more stuff. You might even call me obsessed. The traditional consignment shops still exist for these items, but the big trend now are the semi-annual consignment sales.

They attract a bigger audience in a shorter amount of time, so you get immediate gratification after all of your hard work cleaning, tagging, and dropping them off.

Check out Consignment Mommies to find local sales in your area. Before you decide to consign, you may want to go to the sale to see the quality of the merchandise, the pricing, and the volume of shoppers. The other information you should compare before choosing a sale is: If you get in to the pre-sale, you will have first dibs on the highest quality items for the best price.

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Any consignment sale insider tips to share? Do you think you could use any of these ideas?

And, am I the only one with an IKEA clothing rack in my basement?! It's only fair to share Comments Barb A Life in Balance says March 20, at 9: Love all your tips Carrie!

You are just TOO organized!

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