This year was my first year to participate in a consignment sale, and I was pleasantly surprised with the results. Read more about ways to prepare for the consignment sale in my last article. Getting ready for a consignment sale can actually be done on a weekly or monthly basis. I routinely have to take articles of clothing out of my sons rotation of clothes because he has outgrown them. The first thing I do before sending them to the thrift store for a donation is to determine if it is an item that will resell. I do some of my prep work well before the consignment sale, so that I’m not doing it all at once right before the sale. Here’s what I look for to prepare my items to the consignment sale:
- Name brand clothing – Most people are looking for name brand clothing that is in excellent used condition.
- No missing buttons
- No loose strings
- Remove stains
- Iron all articles of clothing
- Save all hangars for your clothing items (hangars are usually not returned)
- For toys clean these, and use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to clean any marks off the toy that aren’t removed with soap and water
Preparing your items ahead of time for a consignment sale will make you better prepared for the sale, and be less stressful in the end. Not only do you have to prepare your items, but labels have to be made and attached to the item as well with all of the item description and pricing information. Consignment sales are usually held twice a year in the spring and the fall. For the spring sales, they are usually looking for spring and summer type items, and for the fall, they are looking for fall, and winter type items. Just save these items in your closest neatly stored until your next consignment sale. They don’t take up much room, and you’ll benefit in the end.