Which closet in your home do you think is most valuable? Was the kids room your first thought? It will be after you read this! Yes, that outfit you got that didn't quite fit during the season it was meant for can make money for you. The bouncer, walker or boppy pillow, if in great shape can be sold or traded for more things you can use. Cribs, changing tables and other baby furniture that you don't need any longer can go too. All of the toys and books your baby has gotten bored with or outgrown are also popular. Open up your local yellow pages or search the Internet for a children's clothing resell shop in your local community. To save time you can also call ahead to schedule an appointment. A lot of places will accept walk-ins as well but be prepared for a longer wait.
Generally you will have a couple of options when you take your items in. The first is to take a store credit in which you will usually get about 40% of the resell value that you can then use to purchase more clothes if you want. Didn't find anything you need or want today? You don't have to use your credit right away, it can be saved for another shopping trip. The second option is to take cash but you will get a smaller percentage paid out. This second choice will probably offer you somewhere between 20-35% of the resell value, but it is paid to you in cash instead of store credit.
Something to make a note of when selling the old clothing is that the store is looking for high quality gently used items. It can be frusterating to see them overlook one of your favorite outfits but I have another suggestion for the things the store doesn't want below. When the store is buying clothes, they are keeping season, current stock and demand in mind. So if you want to save yourself some frustration, do not include any items that have stains or holes because the stores will not buy these items. What they will often offer you is the option to donate those unsellable items to their monthly "Quarter Sale" which is a huge bin or tub with clothing tossed in that you have to dig through. If you really feel your things are worth more than a quarter, I suggest bundling them up by clothing type, size, season or another similar theme and sell them on Ebay or Craigslist.
Make sure you wash everything prior to taking it in. Your items may be high quality but if they have a certain smell or appear dirty, the clerk might not be as quick to see the value in the item. A fresh smelling bag of clothes are going to be more appealing than a funky one! Wash the toys as well, would you be interested in buying something that still has old food pieces or slobber still visable? This small effort can pay off big when it's time to turn those old items into cash!
So most of this has focused on children but the same concept also applies to adult items. There are resell shops for adults too! The adult stores operate under similar rules, except some may even offer you a percentage of the selling price when you sell under consignment. This is often how you would earn money selling your furniture as well. Just look up consignment and resell shops and find out who will give you the best deal for your things. If you follow these tips and start looking around, you could find extra money & room for new stuff!
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