{"id":408991195,"date":"2012-01-27T12:37:16","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T17:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/?p=408991195"},"modified":"2020-03-27T23:02:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T04:02:27","slug":"how-to-price-vintage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/how-to-price-vintage\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 Secrets of How to Price Vintage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"15Credit: (money signs) Jim Legans, Jr<\/a> Flickr Commons \/ (vintage tag) AForestFrolic<\/a>\u00a0Flickr Commons<\/em><\/p>\n

When deciding how to price vintage clothing, sellers should consider multiple factors before placing resale value on a particular garment.<\/p>\n

Just because you love a particular piece of clothing doesn’t mean it will sell at a value equivalent to your appreciation of it. Take my obsession of sequins for example:\u00a0I may be comfortable spending more money on sequins because that’s my favorite vintage style<\/a>, but that doesn’t mean I should assume everyone else will invest their dollar similarly.<\/p>\n

Rather than subjectively price your vintage merchandise based on what you like alone, I believe that determining the most accurate price guide for selling vintage clothing<\/a>\u00a0depends on objective evaluation of 7 key variables involving the garment’s era, purchase cost, trend, quality, availability, designer and season of sale.<\/p>\n

Keep reading after the jump for my 7 secrets to pricing vintage clothing, including advice on how to gauge the resale value of a vintage garment based on the piece’s era, trend, quality, availability and designer along with how much you paid for it and the season you plan to sell it.<\/p>\n

My experiences selling vintage clothing stem from the online world to most recently, as the manager of\u00a0a brick & mortar NYC vintage boutique.<\/a><\/p>\n

While my resume lists years of experience working careers involving vintage clothing<\/a>, it’s important I state that this article on pricing vintage is a reflection of my opinions and should not be used as cold-hard facts.<\/p>\n

I hope this article inspires vintage sellers to thoughtfully price their vintage goods so that both buyer and seller positively benefit from the transaction. Creating a symbiotic relationship of trust between seller and customer is what spreading vintage love<\/a> is all about!<\/p>\n

I welcome your thoughts, questions and feedback in the comments below this article, or by sending me a hello on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> or via Email.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

xx, SD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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