BECOME A CONSIGNOR!
Are you moving or recently moved? Downsizing or redecorating? Staging your house for sale? Liquidating the estate of a loved one? Whatever the reason you need to part with your furnishings, House to House can help.
You don't need to give your items away at a yard sale, subject yourself and your family to the insecurity of strangers in your home, or annoying no-show appointments. Consign it instead!
House to House will take your items, display them on our sales floor and give them exposure to our daily retail traffic. We may also put them on our website or feature them in one or more of our broadcast emails. While we're busy selling your items, you can be at home enjoying your new furniture or making use of all that additional space in your home or garage created by the sale of your unused items.
If you're wondering whether consignment is the right option for you, scroll down this page and review "Tips for Consignors." Then give us a call and get the process underway.
TIPS FOR CONSIGNORS
Take a minute to know how we work, and know what you’re getting into. You’ll be asked to sign an agreement based on this policy.
Make certain your merchandise is the type and condition we accept. Please do your best to form an honest assessment of your items. If you tell us over the phone that an item is clean, and it shows up dirty, we reserve the right to refuse it. If you tell us it’s structurally sound and it shows up with a loose leg or arm, a bottomless drawer, or a seat that sinks to the floor when you sit down, we reserve the right to refuse it.
CONTACT US WITH QUESTIONS OR FOR CLARIFICATION.
Our goal is to avoid the inconvenience to you of having to load large furniture items (or for that matter a large volume of small home décor items) and transport them to the shop only to learn that we can’t accept them. Feel free to contact the shop if you aren’t sure about an item or have any questions about our policy.
SEND OR BRING IN PHOTOS!
A picture really is worth a thousand words. Take digital photos of your items and bring them into the shop or email them to shoph2h@aol.com. Please disclose damage or other particulars about the condition of the pieces you’re seeking to consign. Damage doesn’t automatically disqualify an item from consignment, but depending on the type of damage will affect the sales price. We may consider it for our SOW'S EAR COLLECTION.
WHAT ARE YOUR CONSIGNMENT GOALS?
Give some thought to what you hope to accomplish by consigning. Is it more important to you to get a bunch-o-money, or do you want a quick sale and quick cash? Or do you just want the item(s) out of the house/garage/basement/storage unit, etc.?
If you fall into the "bunch-o-money" category, tell us what you hope to receive from the sale of your item(s). If we don’t think we can meet your expectations, we’ll tell you. It's never in our best interest to entice a consignor with false promises of unrealistic returns.
If you just want quick cash, tell us. We'll price your merchandise low to sell as quickly as possible.
And if you just don't care, we'll establish a fair price and start from there. 95% of our consignors fall into this category. They have no further use for their items, need them gone, and let us "do what we do."
LABEL YOUR ITEMS. Help us make certain you're properly credited with the sale of your merchandise. Label each item with your name or consignor number before you head for the shop, or be prepared to label them when you arrive.
TRANSPORT YOUR ITEMS TO THE SHOP. You are responsible for getting your items to the Shop. Please make certain you bring adequate man (or woman) power to off-load your large items. If you don’t have a way to get large items to the shop, call us. We can give you the name and number of someone who can.
PACK SMALL ITEMS IN DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS. If you pack your small items, it’s likely that we won’t have time to unload and examine each item in your container while you wait. So, please bring those items in a cardboard box or other disposable container that we can throw away when your items have been unpacked. We simply don’t have space to store your fancy Rubbermaid containers until you return. If you don’t want them thrown out, please keep them at home.
We are here for pickups and deliveries between 11:30 and 5:30. If you can't get here during those times, we can work with you to find an alternative time.
YOU DON'T NEED AN APPOINTMENT to bring your consignment items to the Shop. However, if you're a first time consignor it’s a good idea to call ahead to make sure someone will be in the shop who can take time to go over your items and explain to you why certain items are or are not acceptable. If that’s not possible, that’s okay. Just sign our Consignment Agreement and leave your items. We’ll go through them and contact you to let you know what, if any, items we cannot accept and give you a specified time within which to pick them up. NTYs (“No Thank Yous” – i.e. items we cannot accept) that are not picked up by the specified date will be donated to charity.
If we’ve communicated effectively with respect to your large items, then by the time you reach the shop we should already know that those items are acceptable. If you show up at our door with large items that haven't been screened, be prepared to take those items home with you until the shop owner can confirm acceptance.
CONTACT THE SHOP TO DISCUSS AN ONSITE ASSESSMENT OF YOUR MERCHANDISE. If you don’t want to spend your afternoon taking digital photos of an entire household or storage facility contents, we can make an appointment to come to you. And don't worry. An onsite assessment doesn't obligate you to consign your items with us. But it will provide you with information necessary to decide whether consignment is the right choice for you. When we leave, you'll know which of your items we can take, and where we'll start the prices on those items.
GETTING YOUR MERCHANDISE ONTO THE SALES FLOOR. It's not uncommon for us to be neck-deep in incoming consignments, so it's very likely that your merchandise will not get onto the sales floor right away. Depending on how many items arrived ahead of yours, it may take up to a couple of weeks. If timing is an issue with you, let us know.
SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR YOUR CHECK! You can opt to pick your check up at the shop or have it mailed for a charge of $1.00. You can also opt to take your balance as a shop credit to be applied toward future House to House purchases.
If you're still wondering whether consignment is the right choice for you, visit our TESTIMONIALS page to see how others feel about their consignment experience.
HOUSE TO HOUSE FURNISHINGS CONSIGNMENT
PERIMETER SQUARE CENTER
10 HUNTINGTON RD, SUITE C-20
ATHENS, GA 30606
706-548-7800
OPEN 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. TUESDAY thru SATURDAY
CLOSED SUN & MON
