When a person sells an item on your behalf for a portion of the profits that is called ‘being on consignment’. The great part about dealing with us over a regular consignment store is that it is a much shorter period of days vs. months that your item will get sold and you get a paycheck! We’ve lived in the Omaha Community most of our lives. We love the area! We love kids! We love saving and making money for parents and that’s our why as to why we do a consignment sale event!

2. How much will I make consigning?

You receive 70% or more of the selling price less a $10 consigning fee (see our Early Shopping/Volunteering Opportunities page).  We have a ½ price Sale Day on the final day of the sale to further entice buyers and get items sold so that people don’t have to hassle with hauling their items back home. You do not have to mark your items down 50%, although we do recommend it to make the most money. You may also choose to donate your items and then there is no need for pickup because we will take care of the donating them for you.  If you do not sell a minimum of $25.00 we will waive your participation fee if you consign 60 items or more.

3. Why consign over having my own garage sale?

We have some major advantages over doing a garage sale. First of all, we have a target audience that is looking for what you are trying to sell. Garage sales can be hit and miss and not all of the shoppers are looking for children’s items. Our shoppers would have to shop hundreds of garage sales a year to find the quality and quantity that we can offer all under one roof. They give up their gas money and time to garage sale shop. They should get bargains! People will spend a bit more to save their time and know they will find quality items, exactly what they are looking for at an excellent price at a One Stop Shop.

4. Is there a limit to the number of items that I can consign?

No. We currently do not limit your number of items so bring as much as you’d like but you must consign a minimum of 20 items or several large ticket items to be able to participate. They of course have to pass our Items We Accept criteria.

5. Are children allowed at the sale or during volunteer hours?

Yes, kids are allowed at the sale, but we strongly suggest that you use your best judgment knowing that they cannot touch items for sale or play with any of the toys available for sale.  Just bring a tape measure and a list of your children’s sizes and enjoy a mom’s day out!

Children are generally not allowed during volunteer hours since they require the time and energy that you have volunteered to us. Nursing small infants or older children will be considered, but we need to talk it over prior to signing up to volunteer to determine your needs and ours.

6. What types of payment are acceptable?

We will accept Cash and Credit/Debit cards. MasterCard/Visa is accepted We currently do not accept Discover card or American Express.

No refunds or exchanges.  All sales are final!
7. What if I can’t get in on the day of Pick-Up to get my items and check?

Any items left after pick up day will be donated. No exceptions. Please arrange for a family member or friend to pick your items up for you, if you do not want to donate your items.  

Checks can be mailed only if requested in advance!

8. Does my clothing have to be on plastic hangers?

Yes. PLASTIC HANGERS only- Child Sized Hangers must be used for child sized items so they don’t get overstretched! Wire hangers can get tangled and smooshed. They are not fun to finger through. Any plastic is okay, the kind you buy or the kind that clothes come on from the store. We will make some exceptions if wire is absolutely necessary for you to participate. We do think items look better and thus sell better on plastic hangars.

9. What if I find an item is missing?

We do our absolute best to monitor the merchandise and do to our tagging system loss is very minimal. We also do not sell any items if the tag is missing.  You can check our missing items area and donate area at pickup for misplaced items that can happen during our sorting process and this is where most of the items have been found in the past. Most of our consignors are selling items they no longer want or need so we are no longer guaranteeing against loss since loss has been very minimal and very few of our consignors have taken advantage of our loss guarantee.  This will save all of us time at the beginning and end of the sale and allows us to offer our consignors more options in regard to printing and placing their labels on their items prior to drop off day.

10. When will I receive payment?

The great thing with Ava Bella Consignment is that you get your check on Pick-Up day INCLUDED with an inventory sheet of items sold and unsold.

 11. Can I use the tagging and hangers that I already used at a different sale?

Yes, in limited amounts, we will accept the tags from other sales as long as they have the tag on the right shoulder of the garment when looking at the item. We will then attach our barcode tag and description, which is a sticker, over the index card so that all items are still compatible with our system.

12. Why do you sell all seasons and other sales only accept what is “in season” for Fall or Spring?

Well, this was a choice we decided to make based on shoppers habits of buying ahead sizes and seasons to get the best possible items and prices. The sale is always different so our shoppers scour the aisles to see everything. The next season is only a few months away and it is fairly easy to expect a certain amount of growth during that time to easily buy ahead for the next season. Our shoppers and consignors have both commented on liking this difference. We do not recommend all of your merchandise to be out of season since things do sell better during the correct season sale, however many items we have carried have sell out of season.

Many consignors don’t like only getting to sell a portion of the things they want to get rid of and then storing the rest until the next sale, which is taking up valuable storage space in their homes for items they will not be using again.  Our standard is Quality and it’s hard to pass up a well priced, Name Brand outfit no matter what the ’season’ is.

13. How should I price my items?

We suggest you set the price at 25 - 30% of the retail value. Baby Equipment, Furniture and Large Indoor/Outdoor Toys usually sell for more and are in high demand. We have an abundance of 0-6 month sizes, so they must be priced competitively in order to sell. Maternity and Junior clothing are not shopped as heavily, so price these competitively, also.

Any other questions, please email info@consignavabella.com

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Call 402 334-6212