Buying & consigning

How Does It Work?

Every Monday from 10 am until 6 pm, we buy & consign items in the store (no buying or consigning in December). At this time, we are Buying & Consigning BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Please call the store at 859-260-1578 to schedule an appointment! We will not accept walk-ins.

We are looking for items from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, as well as more curated, trending items from the 80s & 90s.  We have a station set up for buying in the back of our store on Mondays, and you just bring your items in through the front door! An associate will be happy to guide you if it’s your first time!  You’re more than welcome to shop around the store or get a coffee from our neighbors, Coffee Times Coffee House, while you wait for us to go through your items.  Under no circumstances can you leave your items and return later (even if it’s later the same day), you must stay in the store until the transaction has completed.

We pay cash on the spot for most items, but we also offer consignment for items that would retail for $50 or more (i.e. furniture, nice cocktail dresses, large dish sets, etc). It’s a 90-day consignment and we set the price together!  After 30 days if the item doesn’t sell, we mark it down 10%, after 60 days if the item doesn’t sell, we mark it down a total of 25%.  If the item doesn’t sell after 90 days, we give you a call and you have a 3 day grace period to pick up the item.  If you don’t pick up the item after 3 days, it becomes property of Street Scene and may be subject to donation.

With any and all items that come into the store, we treat them with the utmost respect but accidents happen.  Should your consignment item be harmed in any way, Street Scene does not take responsibility for it and we will promptly call and let you know what’s happened.  It’s rare, but it does happen, so keep that in mind when bringing items in to consign.

If the item sells, you receive 60% of the profit and we take 40%. You will receive a call that you have a check to be picked up the 15th of the following month of its selling date.  For example, if an item sells May 7th, you will have a check ready on the 15th of June. 

Can't come to us?

We will come to you! We are happy to make a trip to you if you have come into an estate or a large quantity of items. When you're dealing with an overwhelming load it can be difficult to decide what to bring to the store. Letting us come to you is more beneficial for all parties involved. Every situation is different, so please email us at streetscene2575@aol.com for more details. 

What Do We Take?

Select items from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s

Men’s Clothing and Accessories (shoes, ties, tie clips, cufflinks, hats, wallets, glasses, belts)

Women’s Clothing and Accessories (shoes, scarves, gloves, purses, wallets, glasses, belts)

Women’s Lingerie (garter belts, corsets, bras, slips, nightgowns, teddies, girdles)

Costume Jewelry (necklaces, rings, bracelets, sweater clips, pearl collars)

Kitchen Goods (Pyrex, some silverware, full sets of glasses/plates – no less than 4 in the set, cooking accessories, canister sets, salt & pepper shakers, snack sets)

Home Goods (ashtrays, some planters, knick knacks, pictures)

Furniture (couches, chairs, dinette sets, lamps, side tables, coffee tables, bedroom sets, dining room sets, record players in working condition)

Linens (aprons, full sets of napkins, dishtowels, tablecloths, curtain sets, blankets)

Holiday Items (ornaments, decorations)

Barware (martini shakers, ice buckets, full sets of glasses, bar accessories)

Please note we accept off season items all year round (including Christmas decorations); however, we only accept coats during the month of September!

What We Don’t Take…

Any Early American furniture or home goods

Appliances

Afghan Blankets

Antiques / Collectibles

45s, 33s, Cassettes, or 8-tracks

Children’s Clothing

Clear Glassware

Crochet Doilies

Cookbooks

Dolls

Hadley Pottery

Lamps without shades

Milk Glass

Toys

Watches

Wedding Dresses

New items that look vintage

A few more notes about Buying & Consigning…

Any clothing items must come in clean and on hangers.  We will gladly return the hangers to you, but having them on hangers speeds up the buying process.  We will not accept clothing brought in bags or boxes.

We accept all off-season items except coats.  We only accept coats during the month of September.

For large pieces of art or furniture, our suggestion would be to take a picture of it and email it to us at streetscene2575@aol.com, so that you don’t have to haul it in only for it not work in the store.