Want to make money consigning? Do you have what it takes? Read on to see what the most successful consignors have in common. Maybe you’ll be one of them. If so, congratulations. You’ll be a minor celebrity with small hordes of fans who may not know you’re name but they’ll sure have your number. Your consignor ID number, that is. Yes, they’ll be calling the store at least weekly asking that important question; “Has number 1493 brought in anything new?” You’ll be featured prominently in some of our most avid shoppers’ wish lists. We’ll have long lists of people who want to be called every time you make a drop off. Oh yes, you’ll be quite popular. Read on to see if you recognize yourself in our “money-maker”.
The money-maker lives in the NOW. She loves life and loves herself. She has fun, tries new things, loves shopping and treating herself to the latest trends and fashions. She knows she’s worth it. She stretches herself. She learns new hobbies, makes new friends and tries new vacation spots. She’s a bit impulsive, too. She sometimes forgets what she’s already bought so occasionally duplicates a purchase. She tends to get carried away by a really great sale and buys things that don’t quite fit – yet. People love her and love to give her gifts. Sometimes these people really don’t have enough taste or knowledge to buy things she’ll actually wear and like, so she has lots of stuff that’s just not right for her.
But, Ms. Money-Maker is smart. She knows how to cut her losses and move on. Swing dancing didn’t turn out to be her thing? Okay, no need to hold onto those fancy outfits. That closet space is best used for her new cowboy boots and jeans. If she gains 20 lbs and it’s not budged 6 months later, she does not make a torture chamber of her closet. She gets rid of the skinny reminders and goes shopping for clothes that flatter her NOW. She doesn’t fill her closets with the wrong gifts from well-meaning friends and family. Better to pass them on to someone they’ll fit. And of course, as someone who loves life, she appreciates and respects her belongings, taking great care of them.
Because she buys great things, takes care of them, and knows when to let go, she makes lots of money consigning. Not only does she respect herself, she respects others and wouldn’t dream of intentionally offering sub-par items for them to buy. When she gets ready to take a bundle to CHANGES Resale, she brings only those items that are new or like new, still fashionable, freshly laundered and pressed, and carefully labeled with her name and number. It’s absolutely “ready to wear”.
Bottomline: successful consignors bring in only currently fashionable, clean, like new, items and we all love them for it. Especially our shoppers.
