Learn how to price children’s clothing at your next garage sale and make big cash. Get strategies and negotiation skills to sell used children’s clothes successfully.
Today, I’m sharing how to price children’s clothing to sell at your next garage sale.
Cashing In Used Baby Clothes
Baby resale is a massive business in Canada that mainly uses children’s clothes.
You must use strategies and negotiation skills to rake in the cash to get the best return.
Over the past six months, we’ve been clearing out our son’s closet of clothes, shoes, and accessories he no longer needs because he’s growing into a big boy.
Whether we bought items second-hand or brand-new, our goal was to sell it all so we could buy for his current needs.
Buying and selling children’s clothes is not necessarily to profit from but to put back into the money pot.
For example, any extra cash earned from a garage sale can be put towards the next school year.
We need clothes for the rest of our lives, and buying and selling is the best way to clothe ourselves without added expenses.
Donating Used Children’s Clothes
If buying and selling is not your thing and you’d instead not donate your children’s clothes, you may want to consider local children’s consignment stores.
We had a buyer come to our house and purchase five boxes of baby clothes up to 4T.
They were all washed, folded, and separated into compartments.
We also had snapshots of all the clothing so the buyer could see what she was getting along with the name brands in the boxes.
She was also a buyer and seller because she runs a small business online for a profit. These buyers know what they are looking for and can smell a deal from far away.
If you consider the prices of used children’s clothing at places like Value Village, Thrift Shops, or Goodwill, the prices are not as cheap as you think.
Just one pair of jeans for a child in 4T at Value Village will cost parents $5-$6 unless you shop on 50% off days throughout the year.
Used Children’s Clothes Spelling Mistakes
There’s a right and wrong way to sell children’s clothes depending on how much time you want to put into the process.
From selling out of our home and organizing a children’s garage sale to selling all our remaining baby items, we’ve come a long way as frugal parents.
We’ve had our ups and downs selling baby clothes online only because it’s a process that requires work if you want the best return.
You can’t just stuff baby clothes in a diaper box and label it for six months and expect to sell it for the highest price possible, whether at a garage sale or online selling.
This form of marketing your children’s clothes for sale will bring out all hard negotiators and many questions that end up having you dumping the box out to investigate further.
Ultimately, we had to take all the clothes from the boxes, lay them flat on the ground, and take photos from a chair.
This is how we sold almost all of the boxed children’s clothes that we were selling.
It was amazing how much faster we had responded via online marketing rather than stuffing them in a box.
You must always consider lifespan when selling baby clothes, especially when you get into the toddler stage, where your child is moving around on two feet.
- Get rid of stained baby clothes.
- Get rid of ripped baby clothes.
- Get rid of worn baby clothes.
Don’t try to sell the above because you likely won’t because people don’t want to buy play clothes.
Instead, donate them or put them in a box at your garage sale for parents to look through. Ensure the price tag is cheap, or they won’t go anywhere.
When I say cheap, I mean $0.25 each or less.
Where To Sell Used Kids Clothing?
There are plenty of stores that buy used baby clothes in just about every Canadian city, and they will buy them in bulk from you by weighing what you bring them.
You may be familiar with Once Upon A Child, a kid’s clothing store franchise that sells used clothing and other items for discounted prices.
Most shops will go through what you bring and if there is something they don’t want they won’t pay for it.
How To Get Cashback From Once Upon A Time
For example, this is how the Once Upon A Child system works when you want to sell your baby clothes or other items.
- Bring gently used children’s clothing, shoes, toys, and baby gear for cash.
- The buyer will review your items while you check out the great kids’ stuff in the store.
- A buyer selects and offers items that meet current style, safety, and condition standards. Also, it is based on the store’s current stock levels.
- Once you accept the offer, you’ll have some extra money.
It seems simple enough, but remember it will cost you gas and time to go there.
You may drive home or to the donation shop with everything because they don’t like or need it.
On the other hand, you may get rid of everything and be on your way with a few bucks to show for it.
It’s probably one of the easiest ways to get rid of baby clothes you no longer need, apart from donating them or giving them away for free.
You won’t make near what you could if you sold the baby clothes on your own or via a garage sale, but for some people, it’s not worth the hassle.
If you are a buyer, shops such as Once Upon A Child also have seasonal sales where they get rid of almost everything for up to 90% discount.
This will help clear the store because they get tonnes of clothing from parents who don’t want to be bothered selling it themselves.
Selling Used Children’s Clothes Online
You can also sell baby clothes on Facebook Marketplace, Kijiji, and other online venues such as Varage Sale and Craigslist.
However, the best and fastest way to sell baby clothes is at a garage sale.
I will warn you that selling baby clothes at a garage sale won’t yield you the best dollar return as it would if you did it online, but it will allow you to get something back.
Tips For Selling Used Children’s Clothes At A Garage Sale
Holding a Children’s garage sale is a great way to target getting rid of all the baby stuff you no longer need, especially children’s clothing.
The number of clothes that build up over the first four years of your child’s life is impressive.
If you don’t sort and sell or donate as you go along, then storing them for resale is the next option.
We did this because we didn’t have the time as new parents to sell it how we wanted.
However, now we are getting the best return by following others’ examples, mistakes, and successful sales.
You may not sell all of your children’s clothes in one shot, but with patience, little by little, you can get rid of them for a decent price.
Organized Chaos
When hosting a garage sale where you have lots of children’s clothes to sell, I recommend finding long tables and clothing racks for hanging items.
This is because you want your buyers to see what they are getting, and you can negotiate better, especially for name-brand clothing.
The last thing you want your buyers to do is to jumble all the clothing sizes together so a table or area for each size is the best option to stay organized.
I would also post large signs on each table that state boys’/girls’ clothing, size, and price or price range.
If you use colour code stickers for pricing, put that on your sign for easy reference.
So, for instance, clothing with red stickers costs $1 each, and those with blue are $2.
Separate Children’s Clothes
As mentioned above, it is essential to go through all the clothing and pick out what can’t be cleaned because the stain is permanent or ripped.
You may also want to separate brand-name clothing by size so buyers looking for high-end children’s clothes can go to one area of your garage sale.
Plus, you can put a higher price tag on these items.
Wash Children’s Clothes
No matter who buys your used children’s clothes for sale, they will wash them when they get home.
The reason for the seller to wash the clothes is purely for marketing and selling power.
Clean clothes will always sell faster than clothes that smell of spilled food, smoke, and pets.
Fold Children’s Clothes
Again, for selling purposes, do your best to fold the clothes nicely on your garage sale table because tidy clothes will sell faster than a pile.
You will also find that buyers will offer less money for clothing that looks like it was dumped out from garbage bags than they would if they were laundered and folded nicely.
Hang Children’s Clothes
Another great way to sell your used children’s clothing is by hanging clothes on clothing racks.
If you have outfits, dresses, suits, or items worth some money, you may want to hang them so buyers can see them immediately.
All items must be seen when a buyer steps onto the playing field. If they are buried, your buyer might miss it.
If you don’t have clothing racks, you can easily tie a rope from one end of your house to another and hand the clothing using wooden or plastic pegs.
Some people also bring out their drying racks for display because you can hang clothes using hangers or pegs.
Either way, it’s about showcasing what you sell in the best possible light.
Be Ready To Negotiate
Always be prepared to negotiate the price of children’s clothing with price adjustments in mind when buyers purchase more than one item or a bundle of clothes.
It’s also important to price accordingly and not over-price what you sell.
We like to price children’s clothing about $5 more than we want for them.
Just about everyone takes $5 off.
I don’t know if that’s the magic negotiating number, but it always works out.
If you want $15 for a jacket you are selling, then price it for $20.
With high-end clothing items, if you want a specific price, sell them online.
You’ll likely see the return you expect rather than selling them at a garage sale.
Discussion: Share your buying and selling tips for children’s clothing at a garage sale that I may have missed in the comment section below.
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