How do I find a person who will do consignment for me on Ebay?

[1robi]

selling bric-a-brac, small boxes, Chinese export porcelains, antiques, vintage Chinese mud men, vintage perfume bottles, picture frames, linens, jade fruit, petrified wood, porcelain figurines. 

[rosszonebricks]

Short answer is: You probably won't.

Your consignment person would have to:

* Be responsible for all the work of taking photographs, researching prices, and listing.

* Be responsible for all fees and income tax.

* Be responsible for making sure to cover any damages, returns, lost packages.

As they would do the bulk of the work, what would you expect for their percentage of the profits?  True profits, mind you.  Not just the sale price of the item.

Try a flea market, garage/yard sale, or... list them yourself on eBay? 🙂   

[mtgraves7984]

You might try to advertise locally. Good luck.

[chevymontecarlo88]

Locally would be your best bet for sure. Craigslist ad, FB Marketplace or even contact local thrift/consigning shops.

[ckimodog]

@1robi 

You should advertise locally.  On FB or CL.  Unless you are willing to take responsibility for taxes, seller fees, returns, shipping, supplies, CC chargebacks & possible fraudulent transactions, not to mention paying out a hefty fee to that seller, I doubt you'll get any bites here on this forum.

Good luck to you!

[johnrj1226]

Probably NEVER WILL.  It is NOT A WIN-WIN situation  when the seller does all the work, takes all the risks, case to claim income tax (state and federal where applicable and might/more likely than naught  of refunding the buyer from   30 days (eBay money back Guarantee for buyers) or 180 days (credit card  claim).

Suggestion:  Have a yard sales and you keep all the funds received - yeah you gotta do al the leg work - setting up and tearing down - hope it doesn't rain or it is too hot or it snows

Good Luck in what ever you do.

[fm2000]

Your best bet is to find a reseller (ideally locally) who specializes in what you want to sell and sell them the whole collection for a one time payment. You get money upfront and are done with it, and the seller doesn't have to deal with the headaches of the time and paperwork necessary to do consignments.