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8/10/12 at 6:31pm
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Hey all,

 

So I found a consignment shop near my home and i'm estatic because it's not high end (many of the ones in the area only accept high-end brands...etc) and very affordable.


The other day I went with a big brown bag of clothes sizes ranging from 6mo-2t - all in good condition and some nice pieces (1 jacket, 1 coat, a couple of sweaters...etc - brands like The children's place, carters, old navy, gap and disney) and for 35 pieces of clothes she offered me $50 - is that good? I wish I knew what the going rate of each item typically is but I accepted it because I really wanted to get rid of the clothes

 

So for you experienced ladies, how do you measure the value of your gently used clothing?

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post #2 of 3
8/10/12 at 6:37pm
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The other day I went with a big brown bag of clothes sizes ranging from 6mo-2t - all in good condition and some nice pieces (1 jacket, 1 coat, a couple of sweaters...etc - brands like The children's place, carters, old navy, gap and disney) and for 35 pieces of clothes she offered me $50 - is that good? I wish I knew what the going rate of each item typically is but I accepted it because I really wanted to get rid of the clothes

 

So for you experienced ladies, how do you measure the value of your gently used clothing?

 

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Her offer was not too out of the ballpark.  I have sold to consignment stores like Once Upon a Child (kids sizes) and Plato's Closet (juniors sizes).  Most tops and bottoms fetch $1-3 depending on the condition and brand name.  Things like special occasion clothing and outerwear often get more $, but $1 for a top or bottom is pretty good.

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8/10/12 at 6:51pm

N will go and sell her clothes to a consignment shop.  She goes with a few bags and she usually comes home with $20 to $35.  They don't normally take everything--somethings are in good enough condition or they are off season.  She'll just go back and try again.

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