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Make Extra Money - Sell Your Clothes & Shoes For Fast Cash

Updated on January 29, 2014

Sell Your Clothes & Shoes For Fast Cash And Make Money!

Hopefully, we all learn from our mistakes and if we have learned our lesson well, it is a cheap price to have paid to keep from repeating that same mistake in the future. For all of us there are areas in which we are the most vulnerable and for women that generally turns out to be clothing or make-up in our search or quest for looking good. If you have read my article "When A Bargain Isn't A Bargain" you will understand just what I mean.

Do you find yourself looking at your closet trying to figure out what you are going to wear the next day and seeing it jam packed with clothing yet feeling you haven't a thing to wear? That should be a great reminder that no matter how much a piece of clothing is discounted on a "sale" you are literally throwing your money away if you never wear the garment or wear it only a few times because it doesn't flatter you or make you feel good.

Note: this ability to have a full closet and yet nothing to wear is something that men find truly confusing about women..."all that stuff and you can't manage to find something to wear!"


Earn Cash From Your Fashion Mistakes

Now may be the time for you to turn over a new leaf and accomplish several things at the same time: pick up extra cash and end up with a clean and well organized closet stripped of those clothes you never wore anyway. Be ruthless - don't keep anything that doesn't flatter you!


Things To Consider

When going through your closet, pay attention to the number of slacks, skirts, dresses, blazers, coats, sweaters, evening wear, and scarves and experiment with how many ways you can mix and max to create other outfits. Make good notes so later on when you are on a shopping binge you won't be tempted to buy something else that doesn't work with these clothes plus you can be on the lookout for accessories that will work with clothes you already own to dress them up or down.

Your buying decision should be made on obtaining something that can be worn with more than one thing in your closet - mix and match gives the illusion of owning many different outfits. The important thing is that the colors you select work with other colors in your wardrobe and that those colors enhance your appearance. You never want to be one of those women who happen to overhear someone commenting on her new dress to someone else.. "lovely dress - too bad it makes her look so dumpy or makes her skin look sallow..."

That reminds me how important it is to be in touch with your own style. Do you look better in frills and such or are you more classic chic or a little more fashion forward? One isn't better than the other - the look has to fit the real you. Some of us can get away with a variety of looks but it is always planned without looking like it. The more the clothes reflect our personality and style, the easier it is to relax and enjoy feeling confident and secure.

Turn Clothes Into Cash

Turn those former bargains that have been cluttering up your closet for sometime into some fast extra cash. Isn't it time to be ruthless when examining your closet and finally get rid of those clothes still hanging there adorned with the sale price ticket that enticed you to buy something that didn't fit or look good on you when you finally squeezed into it.

Here are a few additional suggestions for turning your clothes into cash:

1. Take them to local consignment stores.

  • Research how many local consignment clothing stores there are in your area.
  • Find out what percentage you get from each sale and when you would get paid.
  • Determine if one or more of the stores is more upscale than the others.
  • Check out the pricing.

Maybe experiment with consigning a few things to a couple of different stores and keep track of which ones work best for you.

2. Have a garage sale or a joint clothing sale with friends. Turn it into a party.

3. Advertise for free on Craig's List. While I like this venue for getting rid of furniture and other miscellaneous items, this wouldn't be what I would select for reselling clothing but I know people who have sold or purchased used bridal gowns that way and were very happy.

Be sure you provide photos in your ad, manufacturer name and size (that is important because a size 8 from one manufacturer can differ greatly from another manufacturer's size 8. It is a known fact that generally, the pricier the item, the more generous the measurements. It helps encourage women to believe they are a size 8 when in other brands they would need a size 10. Vanity sizing, in other words!

Additional Resources

How It Works at Plato's Closet

www.platoscloset.com/how-it-works Bring in your gently used brand name clothing and accessories. ... Once you accept the offer, you'll be on your way with some extra cash or a hot new outfit ... Most of our stores buy and sell girls sizes 0/1 to 15/16 and guys size 28 to 40 waist. .

Buy-Sell-Trade. Women's & Men's Designer Clothing, Shoes &Bags

crossroadstrading.com/1 day ago – buy sell trade how it works. Sell your gently-used clothes, shoes & accessories to us for cash or trade. tips for selling >> · what we look for >> ...

Cash in Your Closet How to Get Started Selling Your Own Clothes ...www.smallbusinessbrief.com/articles/auctions/002359.htmlby Lisa Thompson - What's that rule again? If you haven't worn it in six months, get rid of it? If we followed that rule, just about all of us would have a pretty decent ...

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