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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Lars39

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4. I've used 2 different consignment stores and both were 60/40 split.

Reply to Flaxbee (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:06 PM

Oct 2012

One store was seasonal with a 2 week window of accepting properly labeled clothes, and a 2 week window of pickup. The other store would just keep the clothes until they sold or for up to a year,iirc.

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Consignment store percentages -- what's fair? [View all] Flaxbee Oct 2012 OP

Sounds pretty republican to me. I'd take my chances with e- bay or give them away. OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2012 #1

If the items don't sell this week on eBay, I'll re-list them once and then try Flaxbee Oct 2012 #5

Are these women's clothes? cbayer Oct 2012 #2

I'm also considering dress-for-success type places... Flaxbee Oct 2012 #6

I would think that 60/40 would be fair. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #3

I have a bunch of separates I'm donating... Flaxbee Oct 2012 #7

I've used 2 different consignment stores and both were 60/40 split. Lars39 Oct 2012 #4

OK, that's good to know. Flaxbee Oct 2012 #8

It varies on location, 50 50 is pretty common too. dimbear Oct 2012 #9

I'm giving eBay another go ... will see what happens. Flaxbee Oct 2012 #10