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Here's how consignment works: The wholesaler (consigner) will bring a product to a shop. It can be clothing, furniture, or almost any household item. The consigner will keep ownership until the product has been sold by the retailer. The retailer (consignee) will agree to sell the item for a fee at their store.

Is consignment a good idea? Consignment selling can help parents and guardians earn back a sliver of what they spend on their kids, which the nonprofit and nonpartisan Brookings Institute estimates to exceed $310,000 before age 18. Any money earned can be funneled into future expenses as their children grow.

The dealer has no risk and you have your merchandise before the public. Examples of goods often sold on consignment include light bulbs, produce, eggs, poultry, magazines, newspapers, Christmas decorations, garden seeds, batteries for flashlights and potted plants such as those found in supermarkets.

So what is a fair consignment percentage split in today's market? Most trade analysts agree that a 60:40 split in favour of the consignor is fair. This means that the owner or maker receives 60% of each item's selling price, while the consignment shop gets 40%.

Consignment is an arrangement in which goods are left with a third party to sell. The party that sells the goods on consignment receives a portion of the profits, either as a flat rate fee or commission. Selling via a consignment arrangement can be a low-commission, low-time-investment way of selling items or services.