What's Gordon Gekko got to do with online resale?

Uniquely yours...for less!

This month we delve into the industry statistics and trends surrounding resale. Before you stifle a yawn on the basis that you think this subject is boring, you should read on because in fact, from our research it is actually very interesting. We promise!

So resale or retail? Can you tell the difference? Probably not! Today resale shops look the same as mainstream retailers - except for one big difference - they sell high quality goods at lower prices. The resale industry, as we stated in last month's blog, offers quality at what can be enormous savings and don't forget the element that resale is green!

Resale is a multi-billion dollar a year industry and with this in mind you begin to realize the vast scope and advantage to shopping and getting that "must have" fashion item for less. Resale shopping attracts consumers from all economic levels. There is no typical resale shopper and no-one is immune to the excitement of finding a treasure and saving money at the same time. Shrewd shoppers take advantage of the opportunity resale offers - to save money. These savings can help add to quality of life when used for vacations, entertainment, funding of college, the list goes on.

According to America's Research Group, a consumer research firm, approximately 16-18% of Americans will shop at a thrift store during any given year. For resale shops, it is approximately 12-15%. To put these figures into perspective, consider that during the same timeframe, 11.4% of Americans will shop in factory outlet malls, 19.6% in apparel stores and 21.3% in major department stores. 

Advertise your store with consignista.com

Resale has become destination shopping with the recent industry trend of clustering and this leads us onto the newest piece of consignista.com's business model, The Consignista Network. In simple terms, consignista.com will allow other apparel resale/consignment stores to gain an online presence without the need of them building and managing a website themselves. This in turn allows these stores to list their inventory online at consignista.com and gives, as an example, a shopper in Texas to purchase that "must have" item from a store in Iowa. By creating The Consignista Network at consignista.com, it adds efficiency for the shopper and additional sales for the resale/consignment store who is part of the Consignista Network who would not necessarily have been found by that savvy shopper otherwise. 

Shoppers can visit a variety of resale/consignment stores at one site - consignista.com.

The resale market is blossoming thanks to value-conscious consumers and with the increasing awareness of the importance of reducing pointless waste, we are progressing from a disposable society to a recycling society - a change that has enormous market potential for the resale industry as a whole.

While bricks and mortar stores close their doors at the end of every day, online stores, just like consignista.com operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Online stores are the Gordon Gekko of Wall Street Fame. To coin one of Mr Gekko's phrases, consignista.com "never sleeps".

There are two kinds of fashion shopper. Which kind are you?

Uniquely yours...for less!

One of the many little secrets of the fashion world is that there are two types of shoppers; savvy ones who buy resale items that are considerably below the normal retail price, and those who pay full retail, that of course paves the way for the savvy shopper.

If you’ve been casually following the news about the resale industry over the past few years, you could be forgiven for not believing that the prices and quality of resale items are really available. The real story is that, as a result of relentless consumer purchasing, the availability of items in the resale market has grown exponentially.

Wouldn't you like to reduce your monthly expenses with a little of your time and effort? But, of course, as the saying goes "time is money" also. Often, we don’t take the time to research if we could be getting a better price for something elsewhere. It’s a trade-off between perhaps paying more for that brand new item that you may be able to buy 'new with tags' through a number of high-end resale websites.

Don't believe us? Let's taking you on a virtual shopping experience. Let's say you're in the market for a bag and a pair of shoes. Your retail receipt will look something like this:

Gucci "Scarlett" Bag: $1250.00
Lamberton Truex Floral Slides: $475.00

Retail receipt total: $1725.00.

Now let's look at a receipt you would have when buying the same items that are also brand new from consignista.com

Gucci "Scarlett" Bag: $999.00.
Lambertson Truex Floral Slides: $237.50.

consignista.com receipt total: $1236.50.

Just this little shopping experience would save you $488.50.

You can 'save' with consignista.com

So, here’s the kicker: when it comes resale, the savings can be huge – often hundreds, if not thousands of dollars!  More importantly, online services now make the delivery of an item remarkably quick. In short, you can easily find that 'must have' item at a lower price. As an example, just visit consignista.com today, and input your desired brand in our search box on our website and it will quickly provide you with the results you seek and at a great price too! People are amazed by the huge savings they can achieve over full priced retail items.

Of course, resale is always a supply and demand game. You may not only love to buy resale, but you may have a closet full of no longer loved, but in excellent condition apparel, that you want to consign. As we said before, time is worth money itself - so the goods news is that you can upload your items for consignment to consignista.com using our easy to use upload form. 

So now for the bottom line: consignista.com makes it simple to find significant savings on the 'must have' items you want and takes the time out of consigning with its upload form.  And, contrary to what many people believe – it’s easy and guaranteed to be an original with the added bonus of free shipping.  Consumers have never had it so good.

So, if you think that saving hundreds of dollars immediately with minimal effort is a smart move, visit consignista.com and spread the word to your friends where you earn cash for doing so with our cash & rewards program!