It's consignment season

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Cue tears as I tag all of DS' clothes from last summer and make a final effort to sell the stuff from his infant days.

Anyone else with me?

[Brie]

Aww!

I just went to my first sale this year. I got two pairs of pajamas, one outfit, the B.toys keyboard, and the Fisher Price Little People zoo talkers for $40.

[arch01]

Nice!

It's times like these that I think maaaaaaaaybe another one would be nice. And then DH burst that thought by saying, "those were some rough times" when I pointed out how tiny some of these clothes are.

[ssmjlm]

I just sold at my first one this week! It ended today and I sold more than half my stuff, so I figure pretty good for a first run.

[CloudBee]

I dropped off a bunch of things to be sold, but won't know for about 2 wks how much I've made.

My scores:
-Rody Hopping Horse for $25 (retails for $48)
-Melissa & Doug large farm peg puzzle for $3.50
-Melissa & Doug hinge puzzle for $4
-Little People farm tractor for $4 (retails for $27)
-Burberry polo for $5

The horse, puzzles, and tractor were all on DS's birthday wish list. I added them to my Amazon cart and decided that day "oh, let me check the sale before hitting purchase".

I also got some pajamas, swim shorts, rash guard tops, and a few other random clothing items for cheap.

Strange - I was looking for sleep sacks and found a pack of 3 fleece Halo sacks sold as a set, in sizes S, M, and L. I need L sacks for summer (central AC so we will stick with fleece), and the entire set of 3 was $1.50. The tag even said "sold as set of 3". What?? A steal, but now I have to get rid of the size S as we don't need it. The sacks were in amazing condition.

[water*drop]

Our first sale of the season is in a couple of weeks. Today I went through everything I already have in the next size up to see what DD still needs for spring/summer. We're undecided about a second kid, so I haven't sold anything yet...but it's getting really tempting. I'd love to free up some space in the basement.

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Feb 15, 2014 16:39:36 GMT -5 water*drop said:

Our first sale of the season is in a couple of weeks. Today I went through everything I already have in the next size up to see what DD still needs for spring/summer. We're undecided about a second kid, so I haven't sold anything yet...but it's getting really tempting. I'd love to free up some space in the basement.

my motto is sell now-that's how i fund DS' next size up in clothes. i can always start again if we do have #2-especially now that i know how to work the sales (both consignment and store clearance).

[rex]

i am only posting in this thread to tell brie that her sig KILLS me (this is the first time i've seen it). could C get any cuter?!

[Brie]

Feb 15, 2014 16:54:17 GMT -5 rex said:

i am only posting in this thread to tell brie that her sig KILLS me (this is the first time i've seen it). could C get any cuter?!

Aww, thanks! I am obviously biased but he is pretty cute.

[zarapipe]

4 weeks to go!!

And yes, brie, your Sig is so darn cute. Every time I see it I mean to say something.

[keh2oblue]

Yep, the end of the baby clothes The only consolation is that it helps with my anti-hoarding gene.

[ssmjlm]

Feb 15, 2014 18:56:32 GMT -5 namasteak said:

If I have clothes DS just outgrew should I sell them now? They are fall clothes (mostly onesies, light pants & light hoodies) if that makes a difference.

It depends. Some stuff I sold right away, others I organized by season to wait for consignment sales.

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We only have a bi-annual sale here. I got excited by this thread so I checked the date, it's not until the end of March! ::pouts:: I'm going by myself on opening day this time. It was a ZOO last fall, and there were some good deals I missed b/c DS just didn't have the patience to stick around.

[ssmjlm]

Feb 15, 2014 19:32:41 GMT -5 @supergreen said:

We only have a bi-annual sale here. I got excited by this thread so I checked the date, it's not until the end of March! ::pouts:: I'm going by myself on opening day this time. It was a ZOO last fall, and there were some good deals I missed b/c DS just didn't have the patience to stick around.

There is a huge sale in the richer town at the end of the month. I'm debating taking off work early to go. I haven't been to it yet bc I always end up with a conflict.

[browneyedgirl9]

I can't wait for the big consignment fair they do locally here in March.