Tack consignment

[furlong47]

Maybe I’m kind of old fashioned, but I go in person to one of a few local consignment tack shops. Of course, I know I’m lucky to live in a place where this is possible and that not every area has them.

Rather than just using Facebook Marketplace, find some of the bigger used tack groups and list your items in there as well. When selling, I got good results by looking through the groups each evening for people who posted “in search of” types of items that I had and then responding to them directly.

[Djones]

@furlong47

Maybe I’m kind of old fashioned, but I go in person to one of a few local consignment tack shops. Of course, I know I’m lucky to live in a place where this is possible and that not every area has them.

Yeah, you are very fortunate! I’d happily plop these in a shop and get them gone

[barnmaven]

Sadly, we had a local consignment store, never paid people, closed and the customers never got their tack back.

[dmveventer]

I regularly browse The Tried Equestrian and just sent some stuff to them to sell, but it’s still processing so can’t comment on the full consignment experience yet. I don’t have the patience for Facebook and the local in-person consignment stores don’t always move things that quickly, so I’ll happily take a somewhat smaller profit to reach a wider audience without having to deal with the hassle myself.

[trubandloki]

@barnmaven

Tack Hoarders Anonymous

I have never heard of this and I think that is the best ever name for a tack place.

[GreyDes]

I’ve had good experiences with Tried Equestrian both consigning and buying. Be aware that the commission is steep and they will only take newer items.

I agree that Facebook groups work better than Marketplace. Facebook is a significant hassle (at least for me) and I found Tried Equestrian to be a good alternative when I didn’t feel like dealing with the craziness.

I will not sell on eBay any more. They’ve made the policies very favorable to buyers and unfavorable to sellers. That plus their final deal value fees makes it completely not worth it for me.

[luvmyhackney]

I purchase from Facebook groups and eBay. The Tried Equestrian is fine, I had a good experience buying.

I’ve had my best luck selling using local equestrian groups or advertising to 4H folks looking for good quality used gear.

[fordtraktor]

I have bought and sold through Tried Equestrian happily. I use the store credit option which gives you a bit of a better rate, and eventually something will pop up when I want it.

[KendraLW]

I used to sell everything on Facebook but it is dead over there. I have the TackTack app and have gotten a few hits but no sales. So I now sell everything through brassybit.com. They are my favorite tack consigners and have come to my barn for saddle fittings in the past. They price everything fairly, sell all types of tack, and most of my stuff sold in under 3 months. I had a good experience buying from highlinetack.com, not sure how they are to sell with but worth looking into.

[Angela_Freda]

@dmveventer

I regularly browse The Tried Equestrian and just sent some stuff to them to sell, but it’s still processing so can’t comment on the full consignment experience yet.

I’ve purchased from Thred Up, but recently sent a couple boxes in to sell
It ended not well.
Zero communication about my items, sales generated zero credit because of the fees they heap on, and I was encouraged to just donate several decent, clean, quality items for some reason immediately after listing.

I hope you have a better experience with Tried.

[dmveventer]

I’ve used ThredUp too and it’s a very different model to TTE (also not a horse business so not really comparable anyway). ThredUp takes basically anything, including stuff that’s old or not in great condition, and relies on fees and volume to make a profit. Most of the stuff they’re selling wasn’t worth a ton when it was new so not going to bring much in used either, but it’s still better than nothing.

TTE is pickier about what they’ll take so it’s mostly higher end stuff that offers larger profit margins even used. They lay out their payment plans very clearly on their website so you can see what percentage of the list price you can expect to get.

Consignment really isn’t about turning a profit, it’s about getting a slight return on investment while clearing out stuff you don’t need anymore without it all ending up in a landfill. People way overestimate how much their used stuff is worth and then get frustrated when no one wants to pay that. I worked consignment as a teen so I’ve been on the receiving end up plenty of those complaints.

[Angela_Freda]

I get that, but over 23 pounds of very carefully selected better items generated not one penny. There was no Shein (which I’ve seen them list), or Walmart, or low end there.
And zero feedback to me about why is not helpful also. They won’t get better if they don’t communicate what they do and don’t want.

[amottb17]

I highly recommend TackTackRoom! I keep the app downloaded on my phone - it’s like the “Poshmark” of equestrian tack and apparel.

I’ve had to sell quite a bit of tack this year (switching from dual flap to monoflap saddle, struggling with girth sizing, etc.) and always post on both FB Marketplace and TackTackRoom. I have only sold one item through FB marketplace while everything else sat there for months, but anything I put up on TTR sells pretty quickly. Minimal commission fees, easy process and you handle the sale yourself. Plus you avoid all the scammers.

Since I’ve sold so much there, it has become my first place to check for consignment items when I’m looking to buy.

[tnscvaga]

Trouble Getting Paid by Trumbull Mountain after Saddle is sold?

I’m starting to wonder if I will have trouble getting paid by the tack store that sold my saddle. They have a great rep on these forums. According to the consignment form I should have been paid by yesterday. Nothing… I’ve called and gotten the brush off once. Any suggestions? I will be happy to name names if this drags on…

[tnscvaga]

Trumbull mountain. Bad experience update, got a check

Time line of my experiences with Trumbull Mountain Sent a saddle for consignment about 10 months ago. The saddle appeared on their website, all was good. A few months later, saddle disappeared from website. I called several weeks later to check on it and was told it was out on trial. Great! I checked on the website a month later and saddle was still not on website. I called and the saddle was still out and person on phone said they thought the person would buy it. I’m still feeling good. …

[tnscvaga]

One more for good measure… scroll down the page and read the 1 star reviews. You don’t have to scroll very far.

Trumbull Mountain Tack Shop - Pittsford, VT

[Archer]

I am also having a difficult time being paid for a saddle recently sold by a very well-known consignment shop (not TM). What’s the deal? I’m going to give them one more week before I blast them. I’m sorry you’re also dealing with this!

[barnmaven]

Could you DM me the name?

[BAC]

Same happened to me and a few friends, we all dropped off some stuff and never heard back until someone told us she closed up shop. She made no attempt to get in touch and give us our things back.

[FLeventer]

I use the groups on FB and price decently to move things. Sometimes things don’t move quickly. So, I take new pictures, adjust the price, or use another venue. I still use consignment shops for items and I was very lucky to be in NoVA where those are plentiful.

Most items I pick up or sell for others move quickly. I’m very honest about what they can get for an item and if it will even sell. Most people just want it out of their barn. I used to do tack booths for items like cheaper boots, polos, non popular bits, and cotton sheets. That stuff isn’t really worth selling online, but for cheap prices at sales, it usually moves and I make back my booth fee and then some. That or I donate things that I know won’t sell.

I was a power seller on ebay for years, doing clean outs for people with their horse tack. Had some good success and moved over to FB when that became popular with selling (2013ish). I agree with others about some of the policy changes on ebay. I don’t use it often anymore.