Consignment and Resale Shops – Where to Buy and Sell

SAN ANTONIO, TX – October 10, 2006 – Whether you have the urge to purge or just love to shop, the just released online Houston Consignment and Resale Directory will show you where to buy, sell, and trade. The Directory offers an eclectic mix of brick and mortar stores and eBay online sellers. Though you can’t necessarily judge a business by its parking lot, you’ll find plenty of BMWs, Mercedes, and Hummers parked outside these stores. Here the buyers and consignors who want to sell their items are often the same people. Whether you’re a young adult just starting out or you’ve just qualified for a Platinum American Express Card, there’s something for every taste and budget in one of our listed stores.

Encore! Designer Fashions Resold on San Felipe at Winrock gives you the feeling of Rodeo Drive save the walking between stores. Inside the loop, high-end women’s designer apparel and couture, shoes, handbags, and accessories can be found at B’Dazzled, More Than You Can Imagine, and Twice New. For men’s and women’s clothing, check out Arlynea & Arfele’s Red Door on Nottingham near Rice Village. Both new children’s clothing and women’s consignment clothing is available at “hand me downs” on Buffalo Speedway near Bissonnet. Consignment shops in Houston will lift your inner spirit, but not your wallet. New with tag clothing is also available at all stores, but at a fraction of the original price.

With stores catering specifically to teens and young adults, there’s no longer a generation gap in the resale business. Head over to Buffalo Exchange on Westheimer or Plato’s Closet in Katy to cash in unwanted items and exit with newly traded items or cold cash. If you buy new items the same day you trade, you save sales tax; maybe enough to cover a “free” tee shirt. With single digit pricing on some items, you won’t break the piggy bank.

Prefer online selling and shopping? Need money quick? With eBay auctions, you will probably get your money faster than at a consignment shop. Check out five eBay drop off stores from The Online Outpost in Clear Lake City to Ez Auction Stop in Katy. Experience counts in this business and EzBayer in Bellaire has over sold over 10,000 items on eBay! Drop It Off near Reliant Stadium also offers pack and ship services. National franchise newcomer eAuction Depot serves the Westheimer at Shepherd area. Save shipping expenses by picking up your winning auction items from these local drop offs.

For luxurious home interiors at more affordable prices, head over to Designers Furniture Exchange near the Galleria or Alabama Furniture & Accessories in the Heights. You name it, they’ve got it, from living rooms, to dining rooms, to bedrooms, to leather and one of kind accessories. With great names like Henredon, Baker, Thomasville, Century, you can’t go wrong. Need help pulling a room together? Take the guesswork out of interior design and let Designers Furniture Exchange showrooms give you ideas on how design experts create functional beautiful spaces.

For shops that have it all, check out The Guild Shop of St. John the Divine on Westheimer and The Blue Bird Circle in Montrose. These charitable consignment shops also accept donations. With an ever-changing variety of items, regulars keep coming back. The Guild is noted for its fine selection of jewelry. Customers keep these places hopping as volunteers give great service.

You can find all of these buying, selling, and trading options in the Consignment Pal Houston Consignment and Resale Directory. This initial directory release in Houston is just the beginning of a more extensive CP Directory which will also include antique dealers, art galleries, auctioneers, eBay Trading Assistants, etc. Qualified stores and sellers can sign up for free to be listed in the directory. Directories for other cities will be released in the coming months.

Why not let Consignment Pal (CP) help you find a seller or place to shop? Check out www.consignmentpal.com for brick and mortar stores and online stores. CP offers a variety of national directories for all types of resale and consignment sellers. With the launch of the Houston directory, CP continues the transition to its own national directory.

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