Working at home can’t be easier than this.
A consignor at the mom2mom resale event — to be held Aug. 15-16 at the Daphne Civic Center — can give items to the two-day showcase of gently used household items, then go home, kick back, and wait …
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Working at home can’t be easier than this.
A consignor at the mom2mom resale event — to be held Aug. 15-16 at the Daphne Civic Center — can give items to the two-day showcase of gently used household items, then go home, kick back, and wait for the cash to roll in.
The business — which also sells some new items — is run by two Daphne stay-at-home mothers, Lisa Brodie and Anne Gardner.
Consignors from Baldwin County, Pensacola and parts of Mississippi can bring items such as children’s clothes, baby furniture and maternity wear, Brodie said.
Anyone can be a consignor, with a fee of $5. Consignors do not have to be at the sale or volunteer, Gardner said.
“Sometimes they drop their stuff off and we never see them again because they want the left-over items donated and we send them a check in the mail,” Gardner said.
Consignors will receive 65 percent of the money from sales of their items, according to Gardner.
To become a consignor, sign up on the Web site, www.mom2momsale.net.
Consignors can choose the prices of their items, but Gardner said she has a guideline to keep costs reasonable.
“I tell them, ‘Think about what you paid for it new and then take about 75 percent off of that,’ ” she said.
Items rarely cost more than $15, according to Gardner.
Consignors can bring their items to the Civic Center Monday, 5 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday, 8 to 11 a.m.
Items are inspected when they are brought to the Civic Center, Brodie said.
Several consignors have donated left-over items to local charities, Brodie said.
Anyone can volunteer to help at the event.
The sale — formerly called Second Act — is held twice a year.
The fall event usually is held during August or September and the spring event usually is in March, Gardner said.