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.
No, we currently do not have a total item limit for our consignors. We do have a limit of 300 items per consignor code. If you have more than 300 items, you will need to register for an additional consignor ID. However, 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.
**Consignor Item Limits: There is a limit of 20 hanging maternity items and 40 hanging newborn items per gender (newborn-9months). Items can be bundled; limit is per entry, not per piece.
We will print them for you free of charge. You can pick up your labels at one of our early barcode pick-up times or elect to have them mailed. Your items will be GUARANTEED against any damage or loss. We pride ourselves on our Rhea Lana Difference!
All clothes and shoes need to be Fall/Winter only. We will still accept shorts and short sleeve shirts, but we will NOT be accepting swimwear/swim toys, tank tops, sandals, and Spring/Summer Holiday outfits such as Easter and 4th of July. Don't forget Halloween Costumes and Winter holiday outfits! All clothing must be seasonally appropriate, less than 5 years old, and freshly washed (please make sure clothing is free of pet hair as well).
We accept clothing sizes Newborn - Juniors. Junior girls up to size 15 and XL tops. Women's Clothing will NOT be accepted. Boys sizes up to 32 waist and Junior boys XL tops. Men's Clothing will NOT be accepted.
YES!! Everyone may bring one guest to Pre-Sale. Children do not count as your guest, but we encourage you to leave them at home if you have the option, as Pre-Sale can get quite busy.
We suggest you set the price at 30% of the retail value of the item. 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. Please check out the pricing guide available on this website for tips.
NO, please do not use wire hangers. Clothes DO NOT stay on wire hangers during our busy shopping time, and your items will not be purchased if they are on the floor. **Use children's plastic hangers for sizes 10 and below. Use larger plastic hangers for sizes 12 and above. You can use any plastic hanger you have received from a store (like Old Navy or Target) No wire hangers, please!
Place them in a ziploc bag and then seal the ziploc with clear packing tape. This is important!
First, be sure to stick the bar code label to the correct size string tag. Do not stick it directly onto the bag. Then attach the string tag securely to the bag with a safety pin or packing tape. The exception is shoes, where we ask that you attach the string tag to the shoes in the ziploc bag.
We suggest you bring a laundry basket or tote, a large shopping bag, or a stroller. All large bags will need to be checked at the door. We will also have large shopping bags available for your use.
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! Please do what is necessary to make your clothes look clean and nice. Remember, the better they look, the better they sell!
Due to recall regulations by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, we will not be accepting ANY drop side cribs. 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.
Yes. We accept children's furniture items such as cribs (no drop side cribs please), changing tables, children's beds, dressers and more. Most of the furniture displayed in the Furniture Nook is sold in the first two days of the sale! You may also consign household furniture if pre-approved by Angela at angelastokes@rhealana.com.
We have sponsorship opportunities at affordable prices for those of you who want to reach your target market - moms with families. We offer various options for sponsorships. Contact us for complete information. In addition, one of the most fulfilling things we do after our event is donate lovely children's items to non-profit organizations, who give them directly to children and families in need. At Rhea Lana's, we are moms who love helping moms. If you have any questions, please contact Angela at angelastokes@rhealana.com.
