I was thinking of eventually selling some baby gear and clothes at Once Upon a Child. Has anyone ever done this before? Do you get a decent amount back?
I know I would probably make more money selling on eBay or Craigslist, but I really don't have the time or the patience. Maybe some of the bigger items, I would. I mean, I have things that were barely used at all. I have clothes that were never worn. And right now I don't really have anyone to give this stuff to.
Re: Ever Sell Back to "Once Upon a Child?"
I WAS GOING TOO WITH CHILDRENS ORCHARD ((oops just realized the caps was on)) but i wasnt about to waste my time... the lady before me brought like 3 black trash bags full of clothes... they took about 2 bags and she got $50
i mean i guess thats a okay amount... but id rather offer mine to friends or family first
I did try and I got a pitifully small amount of money for my items. I now just take a few minutes a day and make eBay listings. You can now list 50 things a month for free, and I use flat rate envelopes so I don't have to worry about calculating shipping ($5.30 to ship anywhere in the country, and the envelopes a free! Just order them on USPS.com). All I need to do is take pictures, write a short description with the brand name, size, colors, any stains, etc. and I'm done. It's worth it to me to do it that way because I get so much more for my clothing. Just remember to charge enough to cover the selling fee (3% I think). And things sell better in lots, so I put together two to three outfits that are the same size and sell them as one item.
I got $7 for 4 pieces of clothing.
They only took a small percentage of what I brought in, but I was happy with the amount I got back.
Emilia Antoinette
10.03.12 at 41w5d
That's not too bad. What was their criteria for taking stuff...condition? Brand names? Just what they happened to need at the time?
Because of something you posted a long time ago I started looking at the Hanna Andersson brand. I am in love with their sleepers but not so much the pricetag. I have had great deals with finding them on e bay.
ETA: Thanks for the tip!
DS-9/2012
DD-7/2015
I haven't tried OUAC, but I did do a local kids' consignment sale in the fall. You set your own prices (they recommend 25-30 percent of retail), and you get 60%. Not great, but I didn't have anyone to give the stuff to either. We got about $200.
I bought both the boys HA Christmas pjs on Ebay this year. I buy a lot of their higher end clothes on Ebay and keep my max pretty low so I know I'm getting a good deal. I bid on a lot of stuff and don't win too much because of the max I am willing to spend.