Consigning with Uptown
Learn more about how to consign with us for the first time, how to check your account online, and how to maximize your money earned!
We are your traditional Consignment Store.
What does this mean?
When you bring us your items, we carefully select the items with the best chances of selling quickly in our stores. You then get paid a percentage of the sale after the item sells.
When it is done this way, you have an opportunity to receive a much higher payout on your items, rather than a shop that buys outright.
Here's how our process works:
- Fold or hang your clean, wrinkle-free clothing. We only accept items in a handle bag or basket. Hangers will be returned to you
- Items are accepted in season and in sellable condition. We accept luxury designers all-year round, no matter the season
- We typically accept items within 5 years of the original purchase date
- 50 item limit per visit per day
- Items have 60-90 days to sell with us
- Payment is receivable once the item sells (this often gets you more back than traditional buyout shops!)
- We do not accept donations or drop-offs
- Items passed on that are not collected by the following day become property of Uptown Consignment
How do I check my account online?
First Time Checking?
Welcome! If it is your first time checking your online account, there are a few steps we have to take first.
- Enter the email address you gave us when you set up your account in store. This email address is also your password!
- It will then ask you to "Validate Account" - click that button!
- Open up your email account on your device, and open the email from "noreply@notifications" (that was us!)
- From here, you can either click the long blue Account Validation Link (this is the easiest way!) OR you can copy / paste the Validation Code back into our site
- Once that is completed, it brings you back to a log in screen where you will create your own password, confirm it (by typing it in again), and then hit Submit
- Then it brings you all the way back to fully log in, using your email address and your new password
Now you can see everything, and log in easily the next time!
Returning Consignor
So you've made your account, reset your password, and logged in.
Now what?
Well, from here, you can easily check:
- Commissions (what you've made on each item)
- Items (what items you have listed into your account, as well as what they're priced at)
- Purchases (purchases you've made in our stores that you've linked to your account, or used your store credits towards)
- Payouts (money you've taken out of your account in cash, a check, or via PayPal)
- Change Password (you can change your password if you ever need to)
Just want to quickly and easily check your total balance? Just scroll all the way to the bottom and it'll say "transactions for" (your name) and your balance. It's that easy!
Frequently Asked Questions
All items with an original consignment price of $500 or more & any Louis Vuitton item: 70% goes to you
All items with an original consignment price of $200 to $499.99: 60% goes to you
All items with an original consignment price of $50 to $199.99: 50% goes to you
All items with an original consignment price of $10.01 to $49.99: 40% goes to you
All items with an original consignment price of up to $10: 30% goes to you
Items priced $99.99 or less have 60 days to sell.
Items $100 or more have 90 days to sell.
You may pick up unsold items up to 10 days before their expiration time (60 or 90 days).
Items not retrieved before their expiration time become property of Uptown Consignment.
- You can receive up to $50 of the money in your account via cash Monday-Saturday
- You can receive more than $50 of the money in your account via PayPal 7 days a week. There is a $1 processing fee for digital payouts.
If you want a digital payout without going to the store, you will need to email us a copy of your photo ID at info@uptownconsignment.com. This will only need to be done the first time
- You can receive more than $50 of your balance as a check Monday-Saturday. There is a $2 processing fee for paper checks
- If you use the money in your account as Store Credit instead of receiving payment, you get an additional 10% of your money back!
- You may receive payments on your funds for up to 1 calendar year. After that time, money only becomes useable as Store Credit (which never expires!)
We provide professional prices and estimates based on our expert staff assessments. Prices are based on current market values, and items are all researched and handled with care.
Typical "mall" branded items are generally priced around 1/3 - 1/2 of the retail price, with higher prices placed on items that arrive new-with-tags or are "in-demand".
Uptown accepts most brands on consignment. Exceptionally, we will buy certain luxury brand handbags and wallets from you and offer immediate payout.
The brands we buy are: Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Celine, Chanel, Chloe, Dior, Fendi, Goyard, Gucci, Hermes, Jimmy Choo, Louis Vuitton, MCM, Prada, Valentino, Versace, and YSL
We will gladly accept other brands on consignment!
If you're interested in selling us your bag or wallet, email us detailed photos to info@uptownconsignment.com.
We will respond within 48 hours. Based on the photos, we will email an offer. If you accept the offer, you can drop off the item in person or we will send you an insured prepaid shipping label by email.
*Once the bag is received and authenticated by our Staff, payment will be sent, typically within 48 hours or less.
Please review our Agreement below for added details!
You will sign this and receive an emailed copy each time you consign with us!
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[Your Name] (the “Consignor”) and Uptown Consignment LLC (the “Consignee”) (together the "Parties") for valuable consideration, hereby agree as follow:
Section 1: Acceptance of Consigned Items
- Consignor has provided items, which Consignor represents are in-season, clean, authentic, in like-new condition, and were purchased within the past 5 years, to Consignee for consignment sale.
- Consignee will accept up to fifty (50) items per day from Consignor.
- Consignee will evaluate Consignor’s items within the same business day as Consignor provides the items for consignment. Consignee, in its sole discretion, will determine which items it will accept for consignment (“Consigned Item”). The consignor must retrieve any items not selected for consignment by the end of the next business day (“Retrieval Period”). A list of Consigned Items shall be provided by Consignee to Consignor.
- By offering an item for consignment, Consignor represents and warranties that Consignor owns the item and has the right to offer the item for consignment.
- Consignor represents and warranties that any designer item offered for consignment is authentic and not a reproduction or imitation.
Section 2: Pricing and Sale of Consigned Items
- Consigned Items will be priced in the sole discretion of the Consignee.
- Consignor and Consignee will share the sales price of Consigned Items sold as follows:
Item Type | Consignor Share | Consignee Share
All items with an original consignment price of $500 or more & any Louis Vuitton item | 70% | 30%
All items with an original consignment price of $200 to $499.99 | 60% | 40%
All items with an original consignment price of $50 to $199.99 | 50% | 50%
All items with an original consignment price of $10.01 to $49.99 | 40%| 60%
All items with an original consignment price of up to $10.00 | 30% | 70%
- Consigned Items with an original consignment price of $99.99 or less will be held for 60 calendar days from the date of this Agreement. Consigned Items with an original consignment price of $100.00 or more will be held for 90 calendar days from the date of this Agreement. Each 60-calendar day period and the 90-calendar day period shall be a “Consignment Period.”
- Consignee has the right, in its sole discretion, to hold periodic sales or to discount any Consigned Item, including, but not limited to, reducing the selling price of a Consigned Item by up to 50%.
- A Consignor may retrieve an unsold Consigned Item within the last 10 calendar days of the applicable Consignment Period (“Pickup Period”). Consignor shall be charged a $2.00 fee for each Consigned Item retrieved by Consignor prior to the Pickup Period.
Section 3: Payment for Sold Consigned Items
- Consignor’s consignment account will be credited for Consignor’s share of the sales price (“Consignment Funds”) at the time of the sale (the "Date Earned"). Consignor may view Consigned Items and Consignor’s account balance by visiting www.uptownconsignment.com.
- Consignor may apply any Consignment Funds as store credit towards purchases at Uptown Consignment. Consignor will receive a 10% bonus of their store credit balance when using the credit available from Consignment Funds.
- Consignor may convert up to $50 of Consignment Funds to cash per day.
- Consignor may receive a digital payout of Consignment Funds in any amount over $1.00 via a payment platform used by Consignee. All digital payouts will be subject to a $1.00 processing fee.
- Consignor may receive payment of Consignment Funds by check for any amount over $50. As of 9/1/24, each check will be subject to a $2.00 processing fee. All stop payments will be subject to a $35 fee.
- Consignment Funds not paid by means of cash, check, or digital payout will be converted to store credit one-year from the Date Earned.
- Requests for payout by check or cash must be made Monday through Saturday.
Section 4: General
- Consignee does not accept any responsibility due to loss or damage of any Consigned Item. Any item, including any Consigned Item, remaining after the expiration of the Retrieval Period or Pickup Period, or determined, after acceptance as a Consigned Item to be unsaleable due to stain, tear, or other reason, will become property of the Consignee and may be discarded or donated without notice to Consignor.
- Consignee shall not provide reminders of timelines and shall not be responsible for Consignor’s failure to abide by any timeline or timeframe set forth herein for any reason, including but not limited to failure of Consignee’s website.
- Consignor agrees to indemnify and to hold Consignee, its successors, assigns, affiliates, agents, employees, directors, officers, members and shareholders, harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including Consignee's attorney’s fees and costs) related to the breach or claimed breach of any of Consignor’s obligations, representations, warranties, or responsibilities set forth in this Agreement.
- This Agreement will be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut and may not be amended unless in writing signed by both Parties. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the Agreement’s interpretation. Electronic signatures to this Agreement shall be considered original signatures.
- If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
Consignee:
Uptown Consignment LLC
Consignor Signature:
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