Consignment Store Insider

Find the right consignment store

Where to buy secondhand, and where to sell what you no longer want. We also publish each store's consignor terms so you know your options before you walk in. The directory covers 4,299 stores across 51 states and 2,574 towns and cities.

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with consignor terms
1,867with consignor terms
that sell online
836that sell online
that post new arrivals
951that post new arrivals
that say when new stock lands
392that say when new stock lands

Before you consign

Read the split, contract and markdown rules before comparing an offer.

What Consignment Stores Really Pay: Payout Splits, Contract Terms and Markdown Schedules (2026)

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Stores here come from public business listings. Plenty of them publish their consignment terms on their own websites, so we collect those and put them on the store's page. When a store has not said, we leave it blank and tell you to ask them.

Consignment, explained

What is a consignment store?
A consignment store sells items on behalf of their owner and takes a cut of the sale. You keep ownership until it sells, and you are paid a share — commonly 40–60% — once it does. If it does not sell, it comes back to you or is donated, depending on the contract.
How is consignment different from a thrift store?
A thrift store sells donated goods and keeps everything. A consignment store sells your goods and pays you a share. The stores that pay cash up front — Plato's Closet, Buffalo Exchange and similar — are buy-outright shops, not consignment: they own the item the moment they hand you the money, and the price they offer reflects that.
How do I consign something?
Most stores want an appointment or a set intake window, not a walk-in with bags. Expect a minimum number of items, a condition standard, and a seasonal rule — winter coats in July are usually declined. Where a store publishes those rules, we list them on its page.
How do stores decide what to accept?
They are selective, and that is normal rather than a sign you have been rejected. Stores buy for their own customers: a shop that sells contemporary brands will decline fast fashion, and a designer resale shop will decline anything outside its brand tiers. Condition, season and how much floor space a category already takes all factor in.