Not everyone is comfortable hold a yard sale outside or a tag sale inside home, and not everyone has enough items to sustain a sale by themselves. Then, the consignment reseller gathers items from various sources, making contact with the owners about the price, and sets up a place in a flea market and garage sale to offer them for sale. Look for opportunities to participate in the flea market sales or to mount your own yard sale. Place flyers and ads in community centers. Promoting your flea market and tag sale in the same way, or participate with others in a general advertisements. Learn how to use internet sales and auction sites, and study the sorts of items they offer to find the best match for the products you want to sell.
The principal up-front costs for the consignment business is the advertising and promotion, plus any fees for participation at a flea market or tag sale that run by an organizer. If you rather choose to advertise some of your items on a web, then there may be an expense associated with setting up the site, hosting, and accepting credit card. If you use the internet market place, like eBay, there are no up-front costs, other than computer access to the internet. Most consignment resellers charge a fee based on a percentage of a selling price of any items; the normal rate is 20 to 30 percent. It depends on your cost of doing business, you can ask the owner to pay you an up-front fee when you accept their items for resale, and then deduct that amount from your commission if the item sells.