One
Send us a few photos
Text or email a quick snapshot of what you've got: roughly how many pieces, sizes, and brands. We'll let you know if it's a fit before you haul anything across town.
Sell to us
We buy outright.
You get paid today.
Common Thread isn't a consignment shop. We buy your gently used maternity, baby, and kids' clothes outright: one fair offer, paid the same day, and resell them at our neighborhood popups.
Before you pack the bag
A quick gut-check
Save yourself a trip. Here's what we're saying yes to right now, and the few things we have to pass on.
We love
yesBring these our way
- Maternity clothing (all trimesters)
- Newborn through size 5T
- Sleepers, swaddles & blankets
- Shoes with life left in them
- Outerwear, in current season
- Large toys & gently loved books
We skip
noSave yourself the trip
- Stains, holes, broken zippers
- Car seats
- Bottles, food, pacifiers
- Walkers and other gross motor toys
- Stuffed animals & plush
- Strong perfume or smoke
Brands that move fast
A few names we'll always make room for
- Patagonia
- Hanna Andersson
- Zara Kids
- Mini Boden
- Kyte Baby
- Carter's (premium lines)
- Tea Collection
- Quincy Mae
- Stokke
- Uppababy
- Hatch
- Storq
…and plenty of unbranded pieces with good bones. When in doubt, send a photo.
How it works
Two
Drop it off, or we'll come to you
Bring the bag to our next buy day (posted on Events), or skip the trip. We'll swing by and sort everything at your place, on your schedule. No appointment needed for batches under 25 items at a buy day.
Three
We make an offer on the spot
We sort while you wait, usually 45 minutes. You'll get a single outright offer for everything we want to take. No splits, no 60-day wait, no follow-up trips.
Four
Get paid the same day
Say yes and we pay you on the spot: Venmo, Zelle, or cash. The pieces go straight into the rack for our next neighborhood popup.
Hunting right now
What's flying off the rack
If you've got any of these tucked in a closet, we'll prioritize your bag at the next buy day.
2T–5T shorts & swim
Summer
Maternity summer dresses (S–L)
Summer
Toddler sandals, sizes 7–11
Summer
Lightweight sleep sacks (0.5–1.0 TOG)
Year-round
Pool towels & rash guards
Summer
Light strollers in good shape
Year-round
Updated weekly
A few common questions
- How is this different from consignment?
- With consignment you'd wait weeks (or months) for your pieces to sell, then split the proceeds. We buy your bag outright, at a buy day or we'll come to you, one offer, paid that afternoon. You're done. We take the risk on whether it sells at the next popup.
- How do you decide what to offer?
- Brand, condition, season, and what's selling at our popups right now. As a rough guide: 15–25% of original retail per piece we take.
- How do I get paid?
- Venmo, Zelle, or cash, your choice, the same day we meet. No invoices, no waiting.
- What about the pieces you don't want?
- You can take them back home, or leave them with us and we'll pass them along to families in need. Never the landfill.
- When are buy days?
- There's no fixed schedule. We post buy days and popups on the Events page as they're set. Got a bigger batch, or want us to come to you instead? Email us and we'll set something up.
Ready when you are
Send us a
few photos.
A quick email with what you've got and we'll let you know if it's a fit before you pack the car.