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 60 - 70% 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.
Yes, we allow up to 300 entries per consignor code. If you have more than 300 items to enter, consider bundling your items into outfits or like items. Or, you may open an additional consignor code for an additional $11.50 fee.
As always, we encourage you to bring your best items so that you sell a high percentage of your things. A consignor who brings 75 great items will do better than a consignor who brings 100 items that are poor quality and marked too high.
Junior clothing must be brand name clothing that is seasonally appropriate and be one of our accepted brands. (Abercrombie, Adidas, American Eagle, Anthropology, Athleta, Banana Republic, Birenstock, BKE, Blowfish, Carhartt, Chaco, Champion, Columbia, Converse, Free People, Gap, Guess, Hollister, J. Crew, Kan Kan, Lucky Brand, Lululemon, Miss Me, Nike, North Face, Patagonia, Pink, Polo, Rock Revival, Southern Trend, Silver, Steve Madden, True Religion, UGG, Under Armour, Urban Outfitters, Vans, Victoria's Secret Pink (clothing & Sports bras only), Vineyard Vines, Wrangler, Zyia) as well as boutique brands bought at a Boutique Store and any brand team sports apparel ((University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma state, Tulsa, and local high schools) There is not a quantity limit on Junior Girls clothing, only brand restrictions. JUNIOR BOYS do not have any restrictions on brands or limits. They need to be in style and up to date. We take current styles that have been in the mall within the last 2-3 years, are trendy and are of current fashion geared to ages 16-22.
We will limit maternity clothes to 25 items per consignor code.
Option 1 - Let us print them for you free of charge. You'll pick them up and label your items at the store on one of the Drop Off Days. Your items WILL be guaranteed.
Option 2 - Let us print them for you free of charge. You'll pick them up (on our set up day/or early label pick-up day) and label your items at home. Then bring your already labeled items on Check In Days. Bring your items in numerical order to take advantage of our Item Guarantee! (This is the most popular option and will save you lots of time at check-in.)
Option 3 - Print your barcode labels at home using a COLOR PRINTER on BEST print quality. Follow the directions CAREFULLY that appear after you enter your items. Label your items at home. Bring your labelled items on Check In Days. Bring your items in numerical order to take advantage of our Item Guarantee!
Acceptable Items for the Spring/Summer event are as follows: Spring/Summer themed clothing and coloring, Transitional clothing (Long-sleeve, athletic sweats, Light weight jackets, Jeans, Sports clothing), Shorts, Uniform clothing, dance apparel, Spring/Summer holidays starting with Valentine's Day through Labor Day! We do NOT accept PROM dresses but will take everyday/seasonal dresses. Please save all Winter items, snowgear and accessories for the Fall/Winter event.
Acceptable Items for the Fall/Winter Event
Fall and Winter clothing, as well as shorts, short sleeved shirts, capri pants, jeans, uniform clothing, athletic apparel, dance apparel, Fall/Winter holidays Labor Day through Valentine's Day! WE do not accept formal dresses. Please save all swim clothing, shoes and accessories as well as Easter through Fourth of july for our for our Spring event! ~
We accept clothing sizes starting with newborn - size 20. Plus our Junior/Young Adult clothing which goes up to Adult XL in sizing. (Please check brand list on home page for our guidelines on what we accept) and our Teen boy clothing that is still on trend.
YES!! All tickets include an additional guest for shopping! Ticket purchases should all be done through Eventbrite or in person at the Event space.
We suggest you set the price at 20-35% of the retail value. Baby Equipment, Furniture and Large Indoor/Outdoor Toys usually sell for more and are in high demand. Maternity and Junior clothing are not shopped as heavily, so price these competitively, also. You can use our Pricing Points Guide to help. Please keep in mind that items priced over 50% of retail price may not be accepted or pulled during the event.
Yes, but you will need to enter your items online in separate batches - one for each sale. Be VERY sure you enter your items for the correct sale.
Place them in a ziploc bag and then seal the ziploc with clear packing tape. This is important! We also suggest labeling all bags with your consignor ID & price so that we can verify that it in fact goes with that item. Another suggestion would be to add how many items are included 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3, on each item in the set.
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 near the top on the right side of the item with masking tape or safety pin. Please make sure the tag is visible.
We suggest you bring a laundry basket or tote, a large shopping bag, a stroller or wagon. All bags/totes/strollers/carts will need to be tagged at the door.
We will also provide large "ikea style" shopping bags for your convenience.
If it meets our "excellence quality" standards, then group it together with one or two more like items. Pin them together on a hanger, or group them in a ziploc bag and put one price for the entire group.
Wrinkled clothes do not sell as well! Please do what is necessary to make your clothes look clean and nice. Remember, the better they look, the better they sell!
Yes, you may enter additional batches while the database is open. Consignors are charged the consignor fee of $11.50 only one time for up to 300 items in total for that ID.
Yes. Most of the furniture displayed in the Furniture Nook is sold in the first two days of our events. Contact Samantha about bringing larger furniture items and read more about what items are not accepted before listing furniture for the sale.
We will NOT accept any cribs manufactured before Dec 31, 2010.
For cribs manufactured between Dec 31, 2010, and June 28, 2011, we can accept them if they have a certificate of compliance and have not been recalled.
For cribs manufactured after June 28, 2011, we can accept them if they have not been recalled.
