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Used Stuff - It's New to you!
Outgrown clothes and toys become part of a
treasure hunt
By Tamera Shaw
It is almost like a yard sale on steroids. Gently
used, name brand children’s and maternity
clothes arranged by season, type, size and
gender, and toys, DVDs, books and furniture
stretch out before shoppers hunting for
bargains.
It’s well organized and inviting. Clothing hangs neatly, with barcoded price
tags, from gleaming fixtures. Shoppers select items and volunteers assist
them while keeping merchandise neatly arranged.
Consignment seasonal sales such as this are becoming more popular,
allowing many to take advantage of the large number of shoppers and
consigners — an organized way to sell outgrown clothing and gain new
clothing that fits.
Kidstuff Sale owner Suzette Decker, 42, launched the business in late 2006
after managing smaller sales with friends for years. Suzette, mom to Allie (13)
and Samuel (11), created a website where sellers sign up, enter items into a
database, and print out tags. Suzette advertises and manages the sale, finds
locations such as Owl Creek Recreation Center and Hoops, and provides
equipment and fixtures for the four-day sales. Two hundred consignors and
1200 shoppers participated in the spring sale.
Consignor and mom Angela LeClear spends money made from previous
KidStuff sales to buy for the next season and pockets some in a “mad money
fund” for fun activities with her two children, Austin, 7, and Hannah, 3. She
considers the process “recycling.”
Others participate in these sales to raise money for various reasons. “We are
inspired every time we do this,” says Little Treasures consignment sale owner
Kelly Brown, who along with her mother Janice Seymour have run
consignment sales for the past six years. She relates one such story: “A 10-
year-old, Addison Sternberg, decided to sell her own things to make money
and ended up buying clothes for a needy family.”
If the consignor agrees, unsold items are discounted on the last day, and
leftover items may be picked up by the consignor or donated to charity.
Kidstuff consignors pay a one-time $10 registration fee. Angela says,
“Suzette is very particular about the products that come in.” Suzette asks the
seller to consider if she would buy the item for her own child. She insists that
clothing be cleaned (and ironed if necessary) and that toys be in good
condition.
Sellers can check inventory on the website at any time and add items only
once. The items carry over to each sale unless the consignor deletes the
merchandise from inventory.
Upcoming Sales
Little Treasures —
www.littletreasuressale.com
MARCH 5-9
HOOPS basketball facility
KidStuff Sales –
www.kidstuffsale.com
FEBRUARY 22-24
HOOPS basketball facility
MARCH 7-8
Oldham County - John W. Black Community Center
MARCH 14-16
Southern Indiana -
National Guard Armory
MARCH 28-30
Owl Creek Sports Center
Outgrown clothes and toys become part of a
treasure hunt
By Tamera Shaw
It is almost like a yard sale on steroids. Gently
used, name brand children’s and maternity
clothes arranged by season, type, size and
gender, and toys, DVDs, books and furniture
stretch out before shoppers hunting for
bargains.
It’s well organized and inviting. Clothing hangs neatly, with barcoded price
tags, from gleaming fixtures. Shoppers select items and volunteers assist
them while keeping merchandise neatly arranged.
Consignment seasonal sales such as this are becoming more popular,
allowing many to take advantage of the large number of shoppers and
consigners — an organized way to sell outgrown clothing and gain new
clothing that fits.
Kidstuff Sale owner Suzette Decker, 42, launched the business in late 2006
after managing smaller sales with friends for years. Suzette, mom to Allie (13)
and Samuel (11), created a website where sellers sign up, enter items into a
database, and print out tags. Suzette advertises and manages the sale, finds
locations such as Owl Creek Recreation Center and Hoops, and provides
equipment and fixtures for the four-day sales. Two hundred consignors and
1200 shoppers participated in the spring sale.
Consignor and mom Angela LeClear spends money made from previous
KidStuff sales to buy for the next season and pockets some in a “mad money
fund” for fun activities with her two children, Austin, 7, and Hannah, 3. She
considers the process “recycling.”
Others participate in these sales to raise money for various reasons. “We are
inspired every time we do this,” says Little Treasures consignment sale owner
Kelly Brown, who along with her mother Janice Seymour have run
consignment sales for the past six years. She relates one such story: “A 10-
year-old, Addison Sternberg, decided to sell her own things to make money
and ended up buying clothes for a needy family.”
If the consignor agrees, unsold items are discounted on the last day, and
leftover items may be picked up by the consignor or donated to charity.
Kidstuff consignors pay a one-time $10 registration fee. Angela says,
“Suzette is very particular about the products that come in.” Suzette asks the
seller to consider if she would buy the item for her own child. She insists that
clothing be cleaned (and ironed if necessary) and that toys be in good
condition.
Sellers can check inventory on the website at any time and add items only
once. The items carry over to each sale unless the consignor deletes the
merchandise from inventory.
Upcoming Sales
Little Treasures —
www.littletreasuressale.com
MARCH 5-9
HOOPS basketball facility
KidStuff Sales –
www.kidstuffsale.com
FEBRUARY 22-24
HOOPS basketball facility
MARCH 7-8
Oldham County - John W. Black Community Center
MARCH 14-16
Southern Indiana -
National Guard Armory
MARCH 28-30
Owl Creek Sports Center