| You may have loved that designer Vera Wang dress | | | | over the price with an internet buyer. These business |
| when you purchased it a few years ago, but for some | | | | are usually known as an eBay consignment store or |
| reason you never got around to wearing it. This is the | | | | an eBay drop off store. Although they focus on selling |
| story of so many designer dresses, shoes, and other | | | | items online, they usually have a brick and mortar |
| goods that sit in someone's closet, never being worn | | | | location for accepting items and storing them safely. |
| and taking up space. If your closet is getting crowded, | | | | Even if you're unsure if your item would sell, you can |
| it may be time for some spring cleaning. But you don't | | | | drop in to one of these stores and the helpful eBay |
| have to discard your new or like new designer clothes | | | | experts can tell you how well it would do, and what |
| just because you don't have room to keep them. | | | | price it would like fetch. |
| If you have designer goods you no longer wear or | | | | Regular designer consignment shops often take as |
| use, you can turn them into extra cash in your pocket, | | | | much as 50%, but online consignment shop prices |
| without the trouble of trying to sell them yourself. | | | | remain much lower. If you've got a piece of designer |
| Traditional consignment shops take a large percentage | | | | goods that might be collectible or rare, the company |
| and can have trouble selling items quickly, but internet | | | | can save you the time and hassle of researching it's |
| sales spots like eBay move well priced designer goods | | | | history and value. Many of these designer resale |
| very quickly. Many people are afraid of selling their | | | | specialists have contacts in the designer fashion |
| items on eBay, and for good reason. The website can | | | | industry. That contact can give them far more |
| be confusing for those new to auction sites, and | | | | information on a special Gucci purse or pair of Prada |
| shipping the items properly takes some research. | | | | shoes that can't be found with just a simple internet |
| But there's no reason to rule out selling your beautiful | | | | search. |
| but unwanted dresses and handbags on eBay, even if | | | | The best way to make room in your closet while |
| you're computer illiterate. This is where professional | | | | making cash for new clothing is to bring your designer |
| consignment sellers come in. These companies | | | | items to an eBay consignment store. They'll take the |
| photograph, list, sell, and ship your goods for you, then | | | | best care of your designer goods while researching, |
| hand you the cash. They take a small percentage for | | | | photographing, and listing your items. They also know |
| their time and effort, and you pay the few dollars in for | | | | the tricks of eBay, and how to maximize the exposure |
| listing fees eBay charges. | | | | of each item they list. Best of all, you pay lower |
| But you never have to fiddle with a digital camera, try | | | | percentages than you would with a traditional |
| to find the proper box for shipping the goods, or haggle | | | | consignment store. |