Flannel shirt, rhinestones, needs pressing. $190.
WAIT! Don’t hand that Leslie Lucks 80’s shoulder-padded jacket…the one missing its skirt…back to that lady! It’s worth $250 on the Internet! Even without the skirt!
It’s not an NTY!*
Rhinestone tennis bracelet? $25. Gunne Sax “prom” dress (I personally sold at least 629 of these the first time around to teens in Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Columbus OH…so many, we had to keep records of which dress was going, in which color, to which prom) $190. How about a 30-inch Echo scarf, “fair condition, some light staining, snags, and general wear”, $72. Stretch belt with that fake cloisonne butterfly buckle? $25.
And you were going to put them on the charity rack. Shame on you.
Take a stroll through Shopbop or chickdowntown.com or C Madeleines or Scarlet Bird before your next consignor or seller comes in. I guarantee I’ve just undermined your confidence!
* What’s an NTY? See the Too Good to be Threw compendium of terminology for the resale industry: consignment clarification, like-new lingo, secondhand sense, a glossary of great used stuff, a dictionary of junk jargon.
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 
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Yikes! Another belt you could have in your closet. I think I had this one in several colorways: http://libraryfashion.com/accessories/details/97/Tie_Belt.php
OMG, I think I STILL have one of those stretchy belts with the butterfly buckle in my closet! Guess I’ll have to dig it out and list it on Ebay (I don’t think my cowboy clientele would be too interested in it but who knows, lol).