Consignor FAQs
Anyone can consign their items and everyone is welcome! Consigning items with Rhea Lana’s offers you the ability earn more than what a consignment store can offer, it’s less work than conducting your own garage sale and a hassle/haggle free way from selling items online.
It’s easy! Simply register to consign on our website. Be sure to thoroughly read the Acceptable Items, Merchandise Prep, and Pricing Guide tabs.
Consignors earn 65 - 75% of their sales.
The consignor fee is automatically deducted from your proceeds.
Consignors enjoy the experience when they allow themselves enough time to get all their items prepared and entered without feeling rushed. Organizing your items by gender and size will allow for easy entering and a quick drop off. Using our Voice Entry feature is a HUGE time saver for consignors as it allows you to enter 100 items in just 30 minutes. Consider printing your barcode labels at home to expedite consignor drop off.
Please visit our Consignor Schedule to view the consignor deadline.
Wal-Mart, office supply stores, and the Rhea Lana store
You will drop your items off at the event location during the designated Drop Off days/times.
We recommend pricing your items at 25-30%. Our Pricing Guide goes into more detail.
Yes, the Consignor ID you received when you registered is yours to use in each sale! The only time you would need to register for a new consignor ID is if you 1) have exceeded the item entry limit for your current ID and would like to sell more items, or 2) would like to participate with another Rhea Lana's franchise.
We require plastic hangers for all items. We care about your items and plastic hangers ensure your items are protected and look great on the rack. Retail plastic hangers are acceptable!
Your hangers stay on the items and go home with the shopper. However, any items you purchase will include the hanger. If this is your first time consigning we suggest marking your items 25-50 cents higher to help re-coop your initial investment.
You’ll need to bundle items to reach the required minimum.
We typically recommend to allow one hour per one hundred items for Consignor Drop Off.
The Voice Item Entry allows you to enter your items by voice description with a mobile device. It’s a game changer for consignors as they can enter 100 items in as little as 30 minutes.
Yes! Our consignors can watch their sales live from the website or the Rhea Lana App.
Yes, you may bring one guest with you.
It’s much less work than conducting your own garage sale and certainly safer and much easier than meeting strangers and selling items one at a time online.
We frequently sell 95% of our baby equipment, furniture, and toys! This includes outdoor toys! They are in high demand and you can earn top dollar for them at Rhea Lana’s!
We encourage you to write the number that corresponds with your item entry on the tag. This will help you keep your items in order during the consignor process. There is no need to write any other information on the tag.
We require all items either come assembled or are assembled at consignor drop off.
The inventory sheet is printable once you click ‘Finish Batch’, it is a print out of each item you’ve entered into the event and is required at consignor drop off in order for us to guarantee your items.
No, we will have everything neatly sorted for you by your consignor number.
If you are unable to pick up your own items you are allowed to notify us with whom has permission to pick up on your behalf. Please note, our guarantee is void for items when anyone other than the consignor picks up unsold items. Any items left past the designated pick up time will be given to donations as we are unable to hold any items in our rented space.
Our donated items go to local foster families and non-profit organizations in the community.
There is a 250 item limit per Consignor ID. Please select your BEST 250 items! IF you have more than 250 quality items, you are welcome to register for another Consignor ID.Please check our digital Consignor Guide (Consign Tab > Consignor Links) to view individual limits on infant clothing, maternity clothing and junior girl clothing. You may have more than one batch under the same Consignor ID.
Our Consignor Participation Fee is $15.00 per Conisgnor ID.
Option 1 - Let us print them for you free of charge! Pick your labels up at one of our Early Barcode Label Pick-up Days and label your items at home. Then bring your already labeled items on Check-In Days. We will check your items at Consignor Drop Off and if they are in numerical order and all accounted for, we will then guarantee your items.
Option 2 - Let us mail your barcodes to you. We will print your barcodes for free and you only pay $4 for shipping for all Consignor IDs requested at the same time.
Request Mailed Labels or sign up for Early Barcode pick up under the Consign Tab > Consignor links
Option 3 - You may print your barcode labels on your own using a COLOR printer and labels compatible with Avery 5160 (1" x 2 5/8"). We recommend printing using Google Chrome to ensure the alignment is correct. Labels must be printed with strong, non-fading ink and must be printed with COLOR ink.
All-Star Consignors are those who choose to sell all of their items at 50% off during our half-price days and donate all unsold items at the end of the event to our non-profit partners.
All-Star Consignor qualify for the BUMP, a 1-hour shopping bump on your Consignor shopping time, and can also be applied to Launch, Premier, Platinum or Gold pre-sale tickets.
Place them in a ziptop bag and then seal the bag with clear packing tape. Write your Consignor ID and price on the bag with a Sharpee in the case that the string tag is removed from the bag.
We suggest you set the price at 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. Click on 'Pricing Points' in the Consign Tab to view our Rhea Lana's Pricing Guide.
First, be sure to affix the barcode label to the string tag; do not stick it directly onto the item or the bag. Then attach the string tag to the item and tag inside the bag. Make sure the tag is visible.
No, please use children's plastic hangers for sizes 10 and below. Use larger plastic hangers for sizes 12 and above. No wire hangers, please!
If it meets our "excellence quality" standards, then group it together with one or two more like items. Pin them together on a hanger and put one price for the entire group. When bundling items, please ensure that items are all the same size.
You may enter additional batches under the same Consignor ID until you hit 250 total entries. Remember, the Participation Fee is $15.00 per Consignor ID.
If you have more than 250 quality items, you may register for an additional Consignor ID and start a new batch under this new Consignor ID for any remaining items. With a new Consignor ID, your $15.00 participation fee will automatically be deducted.
Yes! Wrinkled clothes do not sell! Please do what is necessary to make your clothes are clean and wrinkle-free. Remember, the better they look, the more likely they are to sell!
Always ask yourself "Would I want to buy this item?"
We are not able to accept ANY clothing that has odor of any kind. When it is hung on the rack with other clothes, the odor spreads. We must be sensitive to children and families with allergies and we absolutely cannot sell any items with smoke odor, pet odor, or any other kind of odor. Clothing with pet hair is also not acceptable. Thank you for your understanding.
All check-ins require an appointment, and all items must be pre-labeled.
In-Store Check-In: This is the best option if you want your items guaranteed. You'll be responsible for bringing your items inside and putting them away in the store after they're quality-checked.
Drop & Go: All items must be sorted by gender, size, and category. Categories are: Tops, Bottoms, Outfits, Dresses, Pajamas & Outerwear.
Participate as an All-Star Consignor, meaning all items are marked to be discounted, and donated if not sold, and you can utilize this FREE drop off service AND you will receive a 1-hour Bump pass to shop even earlier!
OR New this event, utilize the Drop and Go service with the option to pick up your unsold items at the end of the event! For a $10 fee, you do NOT have to discount or donate all and you can pick up unsold items after the event. Items will not be guaranteed with this service.
