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rosey


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I have a bunch of lovely items- shoes, handbags, etc. that I'm looking to sell.  Some are brand new (like never worn... I know-so wasteful!) and others are barely worn.  Some are really good designer names too.  They're all still very much in style and in great or perfect condition- they just, for whatever reason, didn't fit into my lifestyle/style, etc. the way I thought they would.  I've been considering putting them on ebay (I've bought a lot on ebay- never sold much, but I've been reading with interest everyone's tips on here about how to sell), but I was also wondering about taking some of the nicer stuff to upscale consignment shops.  Have any of you ever done this- do you find you make more on ebay, etc.?  I'm also near a major city (NYC) so I could easily bring them to stores there- would that get me a better price for them?  Thanks!

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kenzie


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I sell alot at consignment shops and do pretty well.  I don't really sell on ebay, so I can't really compare.  Maybe you could try to sell a few things on ebay and a few things in a consignment shop and see how the items sell.   I always mean to try to sell on ebay, but I just am too lazy (and I don't have digital camera). 

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bex


Chanel

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i do both.  when i go through my closet i do 4 piles. 


1. charity


2. ebay


3. consignment shops


4. my future sister in law!  (she has 2 kids and never shops for herself.  so i give her the opportunity to "shop" in my closet when i get rid of stuff)


the difference between my ebay pile and my consignment pile is this:  my ebay pile is more designer labels or stuff that has never been worn before.  while my consignment pile contains more clothes that are mall-brand (like express, limited, etc.)  i have tried to sell "mall brand" clothes on ebay and it just doesn't work for me.  but i usually get a decent deal out of my designer duds on ebay.


hth!



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rosey


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Thanks for all the helpful tips, ladies! 

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