Monday, April 26, 2010
Tips for the next sale
Everytime I have a sale I'm sure I'll learn more and more about what works and what doesn't. Here are a few things I learned from this sale:
- 1/2 price day was the best selling day, so if you really want to sell your items allow them to go for 1/2 price on half price day!
- everyone is looking for a deal so, price your items $6 and less and that will draw attention to your items, especially on 1/2 price day!
- Shoes didn't sell as well as I thought they would, next sale I'll only allow 3 pair per consignor with an opportunity to bring more if they sell well. I will be thinking about a better way to display the shoes for the next sale.
- Purses sold well, however we had so many that I will limit purses to 3 per consignor with an opportunity to bring more if they sell well. It seemed that the majority of purses that sold were Vera Bradley and Coaches! They sold for about $12 on average. So if you have some you'd like to sell make sure they are clean inside and out. Price them a little higher and allow them to go for 1/2 price on the last day of the sale. A lot of people were very excited to see them at the sale!
- Jeans and pants... Next sale they will have to be hung with pants hangers, the kind that the dept stores use or pinned to hangers using the giant safety pins ONLY. Customers wanting to try them on had a difficult time doing so with all the small safety pins.
- Shirts that are safety pinned to the hangers will not be accepted next time. Too many pins were too much for the customers. I understand you wanting your item to stay put but with customers trying them on. The best thing you can do is securely attach the tag with your info on it.
- I really want the Flip Flop to stand out and be different than the local consignment stores, however clothing over 10 years old will no longer be accepted. Most of the local consignment shops say no older than a season or two so I'm still within reason there and will still accept any brand and any size, but we really had some items that were just too old for anyone to want to buy. Keep in mind the work you put into preparing your items you don't want to waste time on items that just won't sell. Older than 10 years, items with stains, fading, holes or just too much wear won't sell so don't waste your time.
Thanks for all of you who put your trust in me! I will do my best to provide a great place for you to sell your things!! Please tell all your friends about the Flip Flop!!
- 1/2 price day was the best selling day, so if you really want to sell your items allow them to go for 1/2 price on half price day!
- everyone is looking for a deal so, price your items $6 and less and that will draw attention to your items, especially on 1/2 price day!
- Shoes didn't sell as well as I thought they would, next sale I'll only allow 3 pair per consignor with an opportunity to bring more if they sell well. I will be thinking about a better way to display the shoes for the next sale.
- Purses sold well, however we had so many that I will limit purses to 3 per consignor with an opportunity to bring more if they sell well. It seemed that the majority of purses that sold were Vera Bradley and Coaches! They sold for about $12 on average. So if you have some you'd like to sell make sure they are clean inside and out. Price them a little higher and allow them to go for 1/2 price on the last day of the sale. A lot of people were very excited to see them at the sale!
- Jeans and pants... Next sale they will have to be hung with pants hangers, the kind that the dept stores use or pinned to hangers using the giant safety pins ONLY. Customers wanting to try them on had a difficult time doing so with all the small safety pins.
- Shirts that are safety pinned to the hangers will not be accepted next time. Too many pins were too much for the customers. I understand you wanting your item to stay put but with customers trying them on. The best thing you can do is securely attach the tag with your info on it.
- I really want the Flip Flop to stand out and be different than the local consignment stores, however clothing over 10 years old will no longer be accepted. Most of the local consignment shops say no older than a season or two so I'm still within reason there and will still accept any brand and any size, but we really had some items that were just too old for anyone to want to buy. Keep in mind the work you put into preparing your items you don't want to waste time on items that just won't sell. Older than 10 years, items with stains, fading, holes or just too much wear won't sell so don't waste your time.
Thanks for all of you who put your trust in me! I will do my best to provide a great place for you to sell your things!! Please tell all your friends about the Flip Flop!!
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