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.
There is not a limit to the number of TOTAL items that a consignor can enter, however, there is a BATCH LIMIT of 300 items so if you would like to enter more items, you will need to start a new consignor number. There will be a maximum number of items accepted into the database for the event (due to space constraints). The earlier you are able to enter your items, the better! We will have to close the system when we reach capacity.
Please keep in mind, for Junior Girl's and Boy's Clothing, these should be teen brands/styles that are appropriate for Spring/Summer. There is a limit of 30 hangers of these Junior sizes per gender and per consignor number. An outfit pinned together on one hanger will count as 1 toward the total. Please do not bring over 30 girls and 30 boys juniors items. We will not be able to accept them. This is anything above a size 18-20 in girls and boys.
There is a limit of 20 pair of shoes per consignor number.
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. (This is most popular.)
Option 2 - Let us print them for you free of charge. You'll pick them up and label your items at home. Then bring your already labelled items on Drop Off Days. These items will be guaranteed only if they are brought neatly organized and in numerical order.
Option 3 - Print your barcode labels at home using a COLOR PRINTER. Follow the directions CAREFULLY that appear after you enter your items. Label your items at home. Bring your labelled items on Drop Off Days. These items will be guaranteed only if they are brought neatly organized and in numerical order.
Your consignor check will be emailed to the email address that is in our database after the last day of sales. You will be asked to confirm your email address each season when you begin to enter items. Please make sure it is an email address that you have access to.
We strongly suggest that you NOT bring your children to the Pre-Sale. It can get very distracting when you are trying to shop! Just bring a tape measure and their measurements and enjoy the time out.
Place the small pieces in a ziploc bag and then seal the ziploc with clear packing tape. The bag should also have your consignor number written on it and be taped to the Toy or Equipment. This is important so your items are kept with the toy!
First, be sure to stick the bar code label onto the white string tag. Please DO NOT stick it directly onto the bag. Then either tape or pin the price tag securely to the inside of the bag. Please make sure the price and consignor number are written on the outside of the bag with a sharpie in case the tag comes off. The only exception to this would be shoes. The tag needs to be pinned securely to shoes on the shoelace or eyelet.
Ironing is not required but wrinkled clothes do not sell well. Remember, the better they look, the more likely they are to sell!
Yes, you may enter additional batches until the item entry deadline. Each batch will hold 300 items. When you reach 300, you will have to start another Consignor Number.
