What to do with all these baby clothes??

nic326 · February 2012

I have a CL ad but cant seem to get any bites on my lot of baby clothes. I have over 100 pieces up for $100 ....is that too much to be asking? I checked out a consignment store but they only offer credit in store, not cash. Any advice? Theres so much stuff Id hate to just give it away

lindac1 · February 2012

Do you have any consignment sales in your area that aren't stores? For example, where I am there's an organization that does not have a store but 2 or 3 times per year, they organize big consignment sales. You earn 60%, or more if you volunteer your time to help out, on what you sell and then you can either pick up what doesn't sell or they'll donate it for you.

Another idea - are you selling the lot for $100? Maybe breaking it up into smaller sizes and smaller dollar amounts would help.

christinakprice · February 2012

Save some of ur favorite pieces and make a blanket or quilt for LO.

nic326 · February 2012

lindac:
Do you have any consignment sales in your area that aren't stores? For example, where I am there's an organization that does not have a store but 2 or 3 times per year, they organize big consignment sales. You earn 60%, or more if you volunteer your time to help out, on what you sell and then you can either pick up what doesn't sell or they'll donate it for you.

Another idea - are you selling the lot for $100? Maybe breaking it up into smaller sizes and smaller dollar amounts would help.

hmm I will check into that. I did offer in the ad to sell pieces individually and I did list a breakdown of items I have n the ad.

Paigeo · February 2012

I agree about breaking it up into smaller amounts. Also you would probably get more action from ebay then cl. We used cl to sell big stuff like stroller and pack n play.... but easily shipable items like clothes we had better luck on ebay. I took one bag of sentimental stuff and sent it off to an etsy seller to be made into a quilt. It turned out REALLY cute and looking back I am very happy I did that.

nic326 · February 2012

Paigeo:
I agree about breaking it up into smaller amounts. Also you would probably get more action from ebay then cl. We used cl to sell big stuff like stroller and pack n play.... but easily shipable items like clothes we had better luck on ebay. I took one bag of sentimental stuff and sent it off to an etsy seller to be made into a quilt. It turned out REALLY cute and looking back I am very happy I did that.

Tell me more about the Etsy thing. How did you find this person, etc?

PrincessShay80 · February 2012

That seems like a lot to me, I sold most of our clothes at a yard sale last summer. Most things I sold 2 for $1. Better outfits I got like $2 max. People just don't seem to want to buy used baby clothes- I think baby clothes are so inexpensive people want them dirt cheap.

I have learned its not worth it to sell them- I just donate them now and document it for our taxes. You could look into consigment sales, but that just seems like a lot of work to me, and they want the very high end clothing, at least in my town.

bwralc · February 2012

my friend let me know there is a "Garage Sale" page for our area on Facebook. People post groups of coordinating clothes in lots and sell them for about $1 a piece. Maybe search Facebook to see if there is one in your area. There is other stuff on there too but our local one seems to be mostly kids stuff.

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