National Consignment Day – Oct. 6, 2026

Expected National Consignment Day Deals

While we await official 2027 promotions, history shows that National Consignment Day often brings exciting deals from major resale platforms and local boutiques. Look for special discounts on designer apparel at sites like The RealReal, flash sales on everyday fashion at ThredUp, and boosted seller payouts from platforms like Poshmark. Many local consignment stores, such as Crossroads Trading and Buffalo Exchange, typically offer in-store promotions or special events. Keep an eye out for unique curated collections at Fashionphile and special charity events at Goodwill. We will update this page with confirmed live deals as October approaches.

History of National Consignment Day

The consignment store is the sort of place where people bring in items to sell at a fraction of the original price. They display the items in the consignment store for a pre-arranged number of days and are paid a certain amount of the selling price — the rest goes to the store, after the product sells. Such stores stock clothing, home goods, art, furniture, and even books.
But before the U.S. had such stores, there were thrift shops, and before that, pushcarts. The Industrial Revolution was responsible for granting accessibility to a lot of items, and clothing was one of them. Not only did production increase, but pricing also dropped, and buying power was at an all-time high back then. Unfortunately, this also increased the ‘disposable’ nature of clothes. At this time, Jewish immigrants saw an opportunity. All the discarded clothes were resold on pushcarts.

People buying from here were seen as low-class and tasteless. Newspapers included inferences about the dangers of purchasing anything from these carts.
Towards the end of the 19th century, religious groups jumped on this bandwagon, seeing an opportunity to raise funds by reselling items. With the seal of approval from the Christian ministry and the fact that donating made people feel more charitable, the idea of donating and using used goods became more palatable to the general population.

By the 1950s, consignment stores appeared across the U.S. and existed alongside thrift stores. While they both sold used items, thrift stores were largely not-for-profit, while consignment stores paid the owner for the items they brought in, if they were sold.

The word itself mainly means to give something over and into the care of another person. It likely came from the French word ‘consigner’ or the Latin ‘consignare,’ which means ‘to mark with a seal.’

As for how our day came about? Online resale store, The RealReal, which specializes in luxury consignment, launched this day because they believe this is one of the best ways to shop. Operating since 2001, this company is now located in seven major U.S. cities. They founded this day to promote consignment and sustainable fashion.

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