Turning Your Cluttered Closet into Cash

TURNING YOUR CLUTTERED CLOSET

INTO CASH

Making your items look their best gives your clothes a boost in resale value.  Why?

The better it looks, the better it sells.

Here’s how making your things shine

Can mean more money in your pocket

Clothes that are More Likely to Be Accepted for Sale by the Consignment Shop

Freshly-cleaned clothes and less than 2 years old will be more appealing, which means they will more likely to be accepted for sale in the shop.  Remember, the store will not accept items that she or he doesn't believe will sell.  If it’s not immaculate, or if it’s more than 2 years old that’s a big strike against it, no matter how desirable it might be, even a designer label won’t be accepted if it’s old.

Wrinkles we can’t say enough about this subject.  Consignment stores can’t iron your clothes for you, and shoppers won’t buy clothes with wrinkles.  When clothes hang in a consignment store for sale and they have wrinkles they look used, old and tired, hence they won’t sell. Get the wrinkles out.

Things That Look Good Sell For a Good Price

It’s simple if your item looks good when you bring it in to the store it will not only be accepted but it will sell for a good price and you will make money. 

How to receive Prime Placement in the Shop

When your items look good, they will get prime placement in the shop.  It’s only natural; the cleanest, in style, most polished merchandise will be placed in displays and on mannequins to be shown more readily to browsers, and be highlighted.

Prepare your items for sale

A few minutes to prepare your clothes before coming to the consignment shop to make your things much more appealing to the buyer.  Make sure it’s ready to sell.

To quickly drop out the wrinkles put your clothes in the dryer with a damp towel for just a few minutes, pull them out put on hangers and wa-la wrinkle free.

Are all the buttons secure? Fasteners, Zippers in working order?  Seams still secure?

Are your clothes less than 2 years old and in style?

Use a good light to examine for stains, discoloration, or fading.

Don’t stop now you’re doing good in Preparing

Transport your items in luxury.

 Adult garments on hangers they won’t be mussed when they arrive.  You spent time de-wrinkling, spot cleaning now don’t throw them in a bag or a box and get them all mussed.  Most consignment stores will give you free hangers if you don’t have any for transport, just ask.

Kid’s garments neatly folded in a box is ok.

Costume jewelry, place in separate zip lock bag so they don’t get tangled shoes or other lovely accessories in appropriate size bags.

Presentation is the key; the shopkeeper is your shopper too. 

Musty, messy, dusty, items will be passed over.