When you bring in your items to consign, we will select what our customers want to buy. Cottontails will price your items based on the original price, condition, age, as well as supply and demand. You will be paid 40% of the selling price for items that sell for $50 or less and 50% for items that sell for over $50. We do not charge any fees to consign.
Merchandise will remain on the selling floor for at least 60 days and will be subject to markdowns and sales, per our discretion to turn over merchandise. Typical markdowns are 25% after 30 days and 50% after 45 days, 75% at the end of the season.
Unsold merchandise may be picked at the end of the consignment period. Call us within 7 days of the end of the 60 day consignment period and we will pull your items for you and have them ready for you to pick up along with your payment.
Or, if you do not want unsold items returned, they will remain on the selling floor (space provided) on clearance and you will be paid for any items that sell, after which unsold merchandise will be donated to charity (see below).
Community Involvement & Donations
Local charities we regularly donate to include Lunch Break, Spring House, and Project Paul.
We are glad to be donating much of our winter clothing to a charity called One Small Wish, that was started by one of our customers. The non profit aims to help needy families in our community. To learn more about them, visit their blog or their Facebook page.
Some of our past summer dontations went to children in Haiti and Guatamala.
Our unsold books are being donated to Cans for Books, a program of Project Paul, that brings books to school children in exchange for canned goods to help stock their food pantry
If you have a church, non-profit organization, or could use donations of unsold items please contact us. We are very focused on sending all unsold things to charities or places where they can be reused and help others. Feel free to call or email us.