Selling Clothes: Buffalo Exchange or Poor Little Rich Girl?

[eggplant333.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to bring a few bags of my unwanted clothes to a consignment shop some time soon, and was wondering if anyone has had experiences at both Buffalo Exchange in Davis and Poor Little Rich Girl (soon to be in Union) and if so, which shop seemed to give you a better deal for your clothes.

It seems like Buffalo Exchange prices your clothes and then will give you either 50% of the total as an in-store gift card, or 30% of the total in cash. PLRG's website makes it sound like they're quite picky about what they'll buy back, but they don't mention a policy in terms of prices.

Thanks a bunch,
R

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[schpahky.livejournal.com]

At PLRG I think you get 30-40% of the sale price.

The main difference is how fast you get paid. At Buffalo Exchange you will get cash in hand. At PLRG, if you want cash, you have to wait three months. Your stuff will be in the store for 60 days, then it takes a month or so to do the check run.

Meanwhile, however, you can use your credit at PLRG anytime and that gets you a 20% discount on whatever you buy. So I'd say it depends on where you're more likely to shop and how fast you need cashola.

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[mamabunny72.livejournal.com]

Re: PLRG: if you have not consigned with them before, you'll need to schedule an appointment, and they could be booked up for a few weeks. If they accept any clothing for consignment, they'll write up an agreement w/ terms of sale, payment, etc. And IIRC, they cut checks over $50 at the end of the consignment period; if your account is under $50, it rolls over to the next cycle, and so on; the other option is to spend your credit at anytime :-)

Buffalo Exchange, being re-sale, you can get the cash or credit after they've looked over your stuff, and you don't make an appointment, you could just drop off but you may have to wait depending on how many others are also dropping off when you get there.

For me, the better deal is with PLRG. I don't mind the wait, I've consigned w/ them for years, and I like their inventory better than the BE. But that's just me :-)

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[turil.livejournal.com]

So with Poor Little Rich Girl, you don't get paid unless they sell a lot of your stuff? That seems pretty sucky.

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[emcicle.livejournal.com]

that's how consignment works

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[turil.livejournal.com]

No, consignment only means that you only get paid if they sell something. Having a minimum amount that they sell before they pay you is something different.

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[emcicle.livejournal.com]

ah yes, my mistake, i didn't notice that you said a lot of your stuff. as mentioned above, you can always spend it as store credit before you amass the required $50. It sounds like if the OP needs the cash fast BE is a better idea.

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[grapefruiteater.livejournal.com]

I think it's actually $40, but I could be wrong. If you bring in a lot of stuff, it's not that hard to reach the threshold.

[mamabunny72.livejournal.com]

I don't think of it that way; it works if one is a regular consignor/customer. But for someone who is looking for quick turnaround and cash, and maybe leaving the area, the BE or Garment District is the way to go.

[plittlergirl.livejournal.com]

Hi Everyone,

With consignment, you get paid after the contract, which at my shop is 60 days.

Hitting the $50 mark is fairly easy, it only really takes a handful of things...

If making money is the goal then consignment is best, but, if getting paid fast is the issue, I would recommend going to the Garment District as well. Keep it local :)

Take care,
Meredith
poor little rich girl

[eggplant333.livejournal.com]

Thanks everyone. I'll dig through my closets a bit more and then make a decision :)