Clothes For Cash

[dave50]

A lot of these shops have sprung up lately and I was just wondering why they would pay for unwanted clothes and who do they sell them on to? Anyone had any bad experiences with them because we are going to have a clearout of our wardrobes?

[bednobs]

haven't seen any - but it might be for rags

[Baldric]

Can't see a problem,
You walk in with a pile of clothes,
They offer X amount of Money,
You accept the money, maybe haggle a bit,
You walk out with the Money, or the clothes, if you didn't like the offer,
Job done!

[kloofnek]

We have a shop in town that buys clothes at 60p a kilo...unless you bung in heavy winter coats etc...takes a lot to make a kilo.I once had a leaflet through the letterbox ...so I got stuff together,they collected...I got a tenner.
They were for these countries who had earthquakes etc....well..so they said...I got my money so didn`t really care what they did with them.

[grasscarp]

I sell best stuff on ebay. Next best I give to charity shops. If things are too bad to sell they can get money for them as rags. There are also shops that pay you for clothes but I dont have any locally so no experiences.

[kloofnek]

I have loads of good clothes,never been worn,labels still on and often thought about selling on Ebay...have bought on there many times but never sold...is it messy?

[mikey4444]

Give your unwanted clothes to charity shops, not to these shysters.

[maggiebee]

Agree with Mikey. They buy your clothes for a pittance then sell them on making a good profit. They haven't a charitable bone in their bodies, just out to make a fast buck. Give your unwanted clothes to a charity shop.

[DrFilth]

they buy them and send them in large containers to places in/like africa who then sell them on to other people who then sell them at markets
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYDIP9Yz-zs

[maera]

sell on e-bay or give to charity, my local shop gives 50p a kilo, you need an awful lot to make a kilo.

[DrFilth]

this is why you see liverpool , arsenal, united etc fans walking round with their goat herds -)

[maera]

sell on e-bay, give to charity or inquire what they do with secondhand clothes, the latter is okay if you are hard up and need a few 60p's

[hc4361]

kloof, if you decide to sell on eBay take good photos and a detailed description.
Add lots of measurements as well to help reduce returns.
Pack well and post promptly.

[boxtops]

Kloofnek, it's not messy at all - I've sold loads of clothes on eBay. As HC says, be specific in your description and measurements, make it clear if the garments have been worn or are new with tags, etc.

I did sell some good stuff (Jaeger) through a shop in Brighton years back, they took a percentage of the sale price. No different from a charity shop except you get the money, not the charity. I've never seen "clothes for cash" shops in our area. If we have any clothes not worth donating to charity, I still give them to the shops for their own rag-money.

[Octavius]

"They buy your clothes for a pittance then sell them on making a good profit. They haven't a charitable bone in their bodies, just out to make a fast buck. Give your unwanted clothes to a charity shop."

There was no suggestion those in the OP were for charity, you are probably confusing this with the doorstep collection type...

[boxtops]

Dave, if you are clearing our your wardrobe, either eBay them or give them to the charity shop - unless you can be 100% sure that the "clothes for cash" people aren't buying them from you by weight and either reselling them or ragging them. It's a shame to rag good clothes just because people don't want them any more.

[DJHawkes]

there are 2 in chorley, about 3 weeks ago i helped my daughter's bf take all his parents old clothes in there, we took two loads, about 10 bin bags full each time, they don't take bedding at the moment apparently or we could have taken loads more, his mum died in 2005 and his dad last year, nothing was ever removed from the house before and so it was ridiculous what was still there, they took loads of shoes and handbags too,
the first run he made £28.50 and the second time £32.00, not bad for stuff that had been filling wardrobes drawers and the attic for ages and taking up space.
the guy who owns the shop told me that he sells designer stuff or things like good brand jeans, decent handbags and shoes, as the shop has selling space in the front, the rest he sorts through and bags up and is sold on. not sure where to or what for but i got the impression it was a recycling idea.

[jd_1984]

I was a bit sceptical when these sprung up in our town but have since used them. You wont get a fortune but if like me you have no intention of wearing the clothes again or passing them to a friend or relative, its money in your pocket! Anything half decent we have put on ebay such as my OH's vast array of shoes. But I have taken t-shirts, tracksuits, old jumpers, underwear etc.... at a rate of around 70p per kilo