Consignment shops (Albuquerque, House: lawyers, buy, income)

[Rich Cabeza]

I'm looking for one that takes household items. Most I've contacted take clothing or antique furniture. Thank you.

[Zoidberg]

I don't think consignment shops exist for household items; too complicated and low-margin to make the business model work. Ooh wow.. an old unmatched dinner plate from the 1980's that cost $2 then, with chips out of it.. sure, let's charge $5 for that when they cost $2 new at Walmart without scratches. And give $4 to the person who consigned it.

You're probably looking at pawn shops, garage sales, or craigslist/eBay. "Household items" is a really vague category which screams to me "donation" or "trash" rather than "consignment".

Plenty of thrift shops will take and sell household items that have been donated for the tax write-off (Goodwill and Assistance League of Albuquerque are two of many), but they don't consign most used "household items".

It's funny how a lot of people won't pay a penny more than they need to for their stuff, but they expect others to pay 90-500% of the purchase price of their used goods, and shops to store, present, and sell those goods for free.

If "household items" is actual good stuff, then please accept my apologies. If not, the salad shooter with original box and instructions? I'll let you sell it on consignment for 20% of $0. Just put it in the big blue bin out front and someone will be by to pick it up.

[Moonpie504]

You might be able to post some items on Nextdoor, Facebook Marketplace, or LetGo.

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by Rich Cabeza

I'm looking for one that takes household items. Most I've contacted take clothing or antique furniture. Thank you.

"Unfortunately, there is not a set legal definition of "household items." "

https://www.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer...de-927237.html

[joqua]

It never ceases to amaze me what some people will buy at yard and garage sales! Many times paying more than the item(s) sold for new.

I notice several consignment shops in the Albq area (search on Google) that appear to handle "household items." I'm assuming the key to getting a consignment shop to handle your items is two-fold: the item has unusual value and is likely to be a quick seller.

Usually these shops trend toward the trendy - mostly art decor, jewelry, collector's sets/objects, and antiques.

As has been stated - the best chances for selling the ordinary are internet sites like Ebay, Etsy, Craig's List, etc. And local thrift shops usually take donations - not consignments. The latter will normally give you a receipt for reasonable value of the item(s) that can be used when itemizing "charitable donations" as an income tax deduction.