Before making consignment contacts and jumping in, sort and prepare items
for resale. It’s far easier to organize and then consign in bulk than to do it
one item at a time. A one item deal can give a taste of the market, but a
slightly more industrious initial investment gives a more realistic picture of
the experience.
Some items to consider for consignment:
Clothing: Just because something in your closest doesn’t fit
or doesn’t appeal to your personal tastes doesn’t mean that it won’t fill the
bill for another person. Value and demand varies greatly in the used clothing
market, but many items that you’d never consider wearing might be something
much wanted by someone else. The motorcycle rally t-shirt your uncle brought
back from a ride a couple of years ago may be worth more today than what he
paid initially. It may not be your cup of tea, but someone may very thrilled to
get the shirt.
Accessories: Taste in body adornments vary greatly. While
you may not appreciate the clunky bracelets you inherited from your
over-the-top aunt, someone out there may be excited to buy her retro classics.
Maybe you wouldn’t wear a strawberry or cat pin, but that may be just what
another person has been looking for. That purse that you consider ugly as sin
may look like great art to the right buyer. Don’t assume that your tastes
mirror those of the general population or that special niche purchaser.
Knick-knacks: Your dust catchers may be someone’s treasures.
The big old ship clock on the mantel may look silly to you especially when the
navigational lights are turned on, but someone else may use and consider the
item a showpiece. A little statue of a angel with raggedy curls may not hold
any special meaning at your home but may stand for something quite meaningful
for the family across town. It’s simply hard to estimate and put a value on decorative
items.