Went to the Scottsdale Road Closet this morning to consign. I am a VIP consigner, have been for years. I brought in a dozen NEW pair of designer label shoes. Also 925 Sterling and genuine turquoise jewelry. The young man at intake declined all but 2 of my items (1 designer handbag and 1 pair cowboy boots, both new and unused). He said your brands are not selling right now and some of your items may be better suited for spring. Not sure why he thought that. All the shoes were closed toe and could be enjoyed year round in AZ. I went to the floor to look at the shoes in my size currently for sale. They were sad, dirty, and NOT gently used. I was disappointed that I said go ahead and donate them. My time is valuable and I drove a long way to get there. I likely won't ever consign at that location again. The store had a cold feel to it. Staff were sullen and not welcoming. I took a short walk over to the Attic. It had much the same vibe. I won't go back. Thank goodness for the Chandler Attic. Michael and his team are friendly and knowledgeable. Great vibe and service oriented staff. Five stars for...
Read moreDon't expect to be paid any decent amount for your items brought in for consignment. For example the original price for my item in mint condition was $89.00. My Sister's Attic sold it for $30.00 and gave a credit to my account for a whopping $15.00. Wow not even $20.00! I should have just given it away to a friend and not felt robbed. Granted I know that there is depreciation involved with consigned items but d...n How do I know that the intake staff didn't purposely low ball me? My advice is to try selling the item yourself on Craigslist, Ebay, etc. first. Should you decide to consign with My Sister's ask about how much they plan on selling your item for before they actually put it out on the floor for sale. That way you can decide if the price is fair/decent enough or not. Walk away if the price doesn't seem fair. And remember that they take a whopping 50% of...
Read moreThey sold my new $8,000 high end leather sofa for $1,000 in under two days. Completely absurd. The sofa was a large leather L shaped, brand new, not new condition, but brand new, but did not fit my room, so here I am. Based on my 20 year dealings with this company since their inception, and their claim of high end items, I expected it to go up for sale at $4,000, and work it's way down over a few weeks, but never would I imagine they start listing at $1k, or garage sale prices, I could have done that and kept 100%. Proof is in the pudding with how fast it sold, they severely underpriced this item, avoid.
edit add for sisters response, they are calling me a lair. I think they have had a management change in store to...
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