Step 1:
Go through your closet and find all the couture handbags, shoes and accessories that you seldom wear (but are in great shape!). Remember the two year rule? Then make a list of the items and email the detailed list to us at
thecoutureexchange@yahoo.com. Please give us as much detail as you can in your description. Please mention authenticity docs, tags, sleepers, receipts, boxes, etc. regarding each item. If you have a minimum you are willing to accept for an item, please let us know up front so we may determine whether or not we can work with that item. All items must be 100% authentic. Please do not inquire if you have any doubts about authenticity. You will not be paid unless the items are authentic.
Step 2:
After we evaluate your list, we will email you a list of the items we are interested in selling for you. We will send you complete mailing instructions at that time along with our “Sell Your Couture” agreement. Please include the original signed “Sell Your Couture” agreement with your items when you ship them. In addition to our annual $15 fee to belong to our “Consignment Club” we also require a $25 refundable deposit to cover return shipping in case we have to return any items to you. (This covers our costs if either your items don’t sell or have been misrepresented and need to be returned). You can send the fee via Paypal to
thecoutureexchange@yahoo.com or send a check in with your agreement. This fee will be refunded to you at the end of your consignment period if return shipping is not necessary.
Step 3:
When we receive your items, we will inspect each item and set a fair selling price based on its condition & marketability. Newer items and items with authenticity documents will yield higher prices. All sale proceeds are split 50/50.
Step 4:
Your items will typically be inventoried within one week of receipt. Your items will be displayed in one of our New Jersey Showrooms immediately. Certain items may be listed on our Online Boutique
www.thecoutureexchange.com and in our Ebay Store for worldwide exposure.
Step 5:
When your item sells, we will mail you a check once per month. If you wish to use Paypal we can also arrange that. We recommend that you check in with us at the end of each month as our "in person" consignors do simply as a reminder since we have in excess of 1,000 consignors.
Step 6:
Your items will be displayed in our Showroom for 90 days. Seasonal items may be displayed for less than 90 days depending on when in the season they were shipped to us. After 60 days, all items are marked down 25%. If your items do not sell within the 90 day window, you have two choices. You may have us ship the items back to you (at your expense which the $25 fee will be applied) or you can donate them to the "Bargain Basement." All items in the "Bargain Basement" are auctioned off in our Ebay store with 50% of the sale proceeds donated to a local charity.
PLEASE REMEMBER: Although we would love to, we are not able to accept all items presented to us for sale. The Couture Exchange, LLC reserves the right to return merchandise to you (at your expense) upon final "in person" inspection if the item has been misrepresented in any way. If we have to send your item back because we believe that it is not authentic, then an additional $25 inconvenience fee will be charged for the loss of our time. We are only interested in 100% authentic merchandise and will NEVER accept anything less!
