Clothing Thrift/Consignment

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I know there are many places in Davis where one can bring old clothes to consign, sell, or donate. Which places are best for which type of clothing? (For example, is one better for designer and another for vintage-style? Hipster?) Any one(s) you'd recommend over the others in general? What are their processes like? [Who gives cash? Credit? Consigns? Need an appointment? How far ahead? That sort of thing.]

The collective wisdom of this community is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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[on-reserve.livejournal.com]

We've only had experience with PLRG and our experience has been ... not good. We've brought several batches of things to consign and never received a single penny or any "hey, your stuff didn't sell so we gave it away" kind of notification. It feels like dropping clothes off into a black hole. Also, the last time I went, I dropped off (since we had an account and they were very busy I dropped off and didn't watch the stuff get evaluated) and two cashmere sweater sets (new and with tags still on) were rejected. We checked the "donate items that you are not going to take" box on the contract but we never figured perfect-condition, current cashmere would get rejected. I'll spare you all my musings about the "plus size" rack at PLRG. Whoever thinks that there isn't a market for plus size retail, really needs to check out Re/Dress and the industry acclaim it's getting. Suffice to say, I think we've written off whatever money we hoped to get from PLRG and the next time we have clothes to sell, we'll be looking elsewhere.

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[plittlergirl.livejournal.com]

Hi On Reserve,

I am sorry you did not have a good experience consigning, but I would like to be able to give you your under $50 earnings...Just email me at plrgsomerville@gmail.com or you can come find me at our soon to be new location (which will also be in Somerville, but just need to firm up the details before I can say exactly where).

As far as plus size clothing goes, I would love to have a better selection, but honestly the good stuff sells fast and I am not offered it on as much as a regular basis.

Take care,
Meredith