Through my years of organizing, I have discovered that one of the hardest things about purging, is giving away items that cost a lot of money. People would rather leave an expensive item, that they no longer use, hanging in their closet because they feel that they will get the value of that item back if they own it longer. This, of course, is not true. The longer you hold onto an expensive item, the less valuable it becomes. Not only does it clutter your space, but if you choose to consign an item, it will have more value the newer it is.
So you have never considered consignment. Well it’s really simple. You take the items that you no longer use, that are still in good condition, to a consignment store. They will determine the value (if any) of that item and sell it for you. You get the profit from the item, less a small fee. If you have expensive, good condition items, you could recover more of the cost of that item the sooner you get it to a consignment store. Style is one of the leading factors in determining the items value. The longer you hold onto the item, the less “in style” it will be. Our friends at My Sister’s Closet do a great job of getting value out of the items that are currently cluttering your space.
Here are a few other tips for consigning an item from My Sister’s Closet.
- Follow the “Three C’s” to get the most for you items – Cute, Clean and Current are what they are looking for.
- When you consign, plan on leaving your items at My Sister’s Closet so they can choose what they like and donate the rest. You do NOT bring anything home with you!
- Items that don’t get purchased are donated to thrift stores or other non-profits to benefit homeless pets and women’s groups.
- They offer 55% of the selling price to you in store credit or 45% of the selling price to you in cash.
Consignment is a great way to get value out of the expensive items that are cluttering your space. You will feel great when you receive money from those items that are of no use to you, and you will have a neater more organized space, so start purging today.
This is a picture during a season change (from the Fall/Winter season to Spring season). They close the store early one day, they pull all of the old season clothes and bag them up for donations and then re-open the next morning with the new season’s clothes.