A poll of sorts - getting rid of the kids' clothes/stuff

sooosie

How do you get rid of the stuff they've outgrown?  Give away to family/friends?  Goodwill?  If you sell - what is the best option to make some decent $ on the good stuff?  Craigslist, resale shop, rummage sale, eBay?

Trying to find the best solution since I have a TON of stuff.

shopgirl78

My friend's mom owns a second hand retail shop.  I take most to her unless I decide to ebay.  I only hold onto very special outfits.  If it doesn't sale, I give it to friends or take it to Goodwill. 

JOEBunny

I gave all DS's baby stuff to someone on the board who adopted.  DD's stuff, I gave to my cousin's little girl.  Since they are older now and tend to wear stuff out a bit more, I save the best for friends, and the rest for Salvation Army, which has a store in my community.  DD's school has a huge clothing and baby/child toy sale, but you have to tag everything and I am not into that.  The tax deduction is worth more to us, even if it is $0.10 on the dollar, if that.

Zenya

I keep DD's stuff for the new baby and donate the rest.

Mrs.Tony

I tend to pass things on to family or friends. If they give it back to me or the sizes don't match up, I sell it on craigslist.  I have had a ton of good luck with that. I sell clothing by the bin(size). HTH!

jettagurl

I usually box it and sell it via word of mouth.  I recently unloaded about 300 pcs of 0-12 mos stuff for about $200.  I sort it all out by size, make a list of what there is, and let a few people know/post on FB.  My parents happen to have 4 new babies within about a mile or so of them (in the country), so I've sold it all that way.  

I've tried consignment before, with little luck.  I always make money, but they are so oddly picky and will separate sets.   I then drop leftovers at Goodwill. 

 

firefightersgal

I've given some away and put some on thredup.com.

mamarazzi

A couple girls on our local board started up a consignment sale and I really like the way they run theirs.  It's very clean, well-organized and they're particular about the toys and gear being in working order and the clothes being stain-free.  I've shopped the sale in years past and decided to consign my boys' stuff there this spring.  It's going on now and I've sold over $400.  I only did a portion of their clothes and shoes since DS2 is still wearing quite a few of DS1's hand-me-downs and they only take spring/summer items at the March sale.

We have a couple conignment shops in the area, but they don't seem to provide as big of a return as the seasonal sales do.  The trade-off there, though, is that there's no sorting, tagging, hanging involved.  It's a simple drop-off.

I have several more totes packed full that I'll consign at the August sale.  I'll probably get rid of DD's outgrown clothes and baby gear then, too.

meljas05

If you want to take the time to do the consignment thing, there is a consignment sale in MKE in a few weeks.  There is also one in Waukesha I think in May.  Its called Just Between Friends.  I consigned with them last fall and made a few hundred bucks pretty easily.  (you make I think 60% or 65% of what sells, and you can earn an extra 5% by volunteering).  I think its definitely worth it.

I have taken stuff to New To You Kids too, less work on your part, but I wasn't too impressed with the $$ I got for my stuff.  

 

lmdbww

I ebay almost everything.

Stuff that is too big/heavy I craigslist.

shouldbworkin

I sell the good stuff at a resale shop.  I save the other stuff (not a name brand, maybe has a little wear) for a friend's grandkids.  I wish I had a close friend or sibling with kids younger than mine to give stuff to, but I don't.

mom2one

Goodwill....I can't be bothered with selling it.

jlw2505

CLothes - I either save and hand down to a friend or some stuff I am saving in case either of my SIL's have girls.  Stuff that I know they would not want, I give to Goodwill as a donation.

peekaboo716

Most of the clothes we get are HMD, so I take the nicest of what's outgrown and hand them down. The items that are still in okay shape, but not great, go to Goodwill.

joy143dh

I'm part of a small trade circle with my 2 neices and 1 friend.  We all have boys who are 1 year apart in age.  In January, I get a tub from my neice in Florida (whose DS just turned 5), I pull out all the stuff that is still in good condition and throw out the rest.  Then I pack up the tub with DS's stuff from the previous year, including the new clothes we purchased, and ship the tub off to my friend who has a boy turning 3 in April.   It'll work out great if DC2 is a boy, as I'll then get the baby clothes tubs back and the cycle can start again with all of our 2nd children