Selling a Wedding Dress
How Do I Sell My Wedding Dress?
I just got married last weekend and I am selling my wedding dress. Can you help?
Sophia
Think Out of the Box
My dress was many years old and out of style when I sold it to a doll maker. She makes life-size dolls for room-size displays. This brought more money than selling at a garage sale!
Nancy
Make a Memory for Someone Else
Don't sell it! Donate it to makingmemories.org who will put it up for sale to women who are less fortunate than us. You will receive a tax deductible receipt and part of the money from the sale of the dress goes to breast cancer research, etc. I did this last year and have never regretted it.
Barb
Advertise on Community Calendar
If you have a community calendar via your cable system, you could advertise on it.
Sheryl
Sell Wedding Dress Online
I would suggest indiebride.com. They have an area called "Trousseau." You can post pictures and descriptions.
Lynn
Don't Forget eBay
Consider placing your dress for sale on eBay. It is easy and you could end up getting a nice price for it. If you do not have luck selling it this way, consider taking it to a consignment shop or advertising it in your local newspaper. If you do not have luck selling it and you do not want to keep it, you might consider donating it to a charitable organization for a tax deduction. One donation option is makingmemories.org. I am sure there are others too.
Also congratulations on tackling this task so early. My dress had been in my closet for 5 years before I finally decided to do something with it. It sure is nice to have the space, and since I will never have a daughter to possibly pass it on to, there was no point in keeping it.
Becky
Check Out Wedding Message Boards
I'd check out a number of wedding planning message boards (WeddingChannel.com, theknot.com, ultimatewedding.com) and find their sections for "asking the newlyweds" and "wedding dresses." Often those forums have threads for brides to sell wedding leftovers or to sell dresses. Many brides prefer buying bride-to-bride rather than buying from an online retailer or auction service.
Kat
I tried selling my $1000+ wedding dress for around $200 at a few block sales and online, but I had no luck. So I decided to give it to the American Cancer Society Thrift Store and took a $500 write-off on my taxes.
K
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