April Style Challenge - Consignment

Ok - hands up...the March Style Challenge didn't go well. Sorry. Believe me when I tell you I went into my usual charity shops every single week for the whole month and found nothing...nada...zilch. But I reckon now the weather's improved, people will have started their clear outs and April may be a good month for charity shops? I'll keep you posted.

But it's a new month so time for a  new challenge.

This month I'm focussing on consignment stores. I get people asking me all the time about what to do with their good clothing. Items that were expensive so you're reluctant to give to charity but apart from taking a risk on eBay, how can you sell them?

Consignment stores sell good quality clothing, shoes and accessories on your behalf. They charge for the service by taking a proportion of what the item was sold for (usually 50%)  but generally speaking, they do get a higher price for the item in the first place and it's worth remembering that for items that are going to fetch >£100, selling by consignment is a much safer option than the likes of eBay.

So for the month of April, I'll be visiting some local consignment stores as well as telling you about some I've found online. One of which is Siopaella - a great consignment store in Dublin that posts out items beyond Ireland. I bought my grey handbag from them last year - you can read about it on this post.

Let's hope for a bit more success with the April challenge! As always, please share with me any experiences you've had yourself with consignment buying or selling. Just pop any links into your comments.

Ax