| Frequently Asked Questions |
| A Note About Donations: Donations from you, your friends, charitable givers and businesses' play a large role in our ability to effectively provide quality programs to the individuals we serve. You can help make a difference! We are pleased to work with you our prospective donors in determining how you may wish to contribute by way of a furniture or monetary donation. All gifts are welcome! Please remember your gift is tax deductible and 100% of your donation directly supports the individuals we provide services to. Donors should consult with their own financial and tax advisors before finalizing gifts. For more information on how you can support Life-Skills Inc. Please contact us at: Phone: (508) 943-0700 Email:life-skills@life-skillsinc.com |
| Q. How does it work? A. A consignment store sells your things for you and shares in the profit. It allows us the opportunity to help you dispose of your unwanted furnishings by providing a pleasant and professional setting in which to display your items. Appointments recommended but not required. Q. How much will I receive from the sale of my goods? A. You will receive a payment of 50% of the selling price (minus sales tax). We keep 50% profit as payment for our services. Pricing is extremely important when consigning and we will work together to establish an asking price. Q. How do we determine the asking price of an item? A. Any information you have regarding your piece such as age, purchase price, and manufacturer is extremely helpful. Q. How long is the commitment period? A. We ask you to make a commitment for 90 days. Periodic markdowns of 10% will occur at 30 and 60 day intervals. At 90 days, you have the option of removing your item(s), donating them to one of our thrift stores, or allowing Kate's Consignment to do what is reasonably necessary to sell your item(s). Q. When will I receive payment? A. Payments are mailed by the fifteenth day of the following month after the sale occurs. You will not be notified that your items have sold, although you are welcome to call anytime to inquire about activity concerning your item(s). Q. What do we accept? A. Kate's Consignment accepts all types of furniture that has been gently used and is in clean take-home condition. Upholstered furniture must have no stains, tears and especially no odor(s) (i.e smoke free home.) Wear and or fading is inevitable in older pieces and will be accepted. The selling price will reflect this. We also accept smaller items such as china, glassware, crystal, collectibles, home decorative accessories, pictures, mirrors and candles etc. Smaller items in increments of 25 pieces at a time can be dropped off anytime within normal business hours. Items we do not accept include: mattresses and box-springs, clothing, toys, and baby items, metal office furniture, appliances, Tupperware, unsold yard sale items, 25th and 50th anniversary items. We also do not accept soft cover books or Christmas Tree Shop/Dollar store items, etc. |
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