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Consignment shops can often attract the good (vintage Chanel jackets), the bad (80's power suits) and the ugly (um, 80's power suits). So I asked Jane Henderson Kenyon and Isabelle Taylor Kenyon of the hip consignment shop Jane for the lowdown on what does and does not make it to the sales floor. You won't quite believe some of the items people have tried to consign. 
How about this vintage rug croquet set? Photo: Jane Consignment
Consignment shops are like thrift shops, but curated. Here's the deal: People bring in their "pre-loved" items to the shop and if it's sold, they get a certain percentage of the sale. Generally (but not always), consignment shops focus on designer items of a more recent vintage. It all depends on the consignment shop, the owners and of course, the consignors.
I've always been curious at what doesn't make the cut at my favorite consignment shops (which become my favorite because of a well-curated selection of items). Jane, a hip consignment shop in Princeton, N.J., qualifies as one of those well-curated places. Owned by stylish mother-and-daughter duo Jane Henderson Kenyon and Isabelle Taylor Kenyon, the shop has a high-quality selection of clothes and accessories. Here's what Jane and Isabelle had to say about the odder items that have been brought in for consignment:
- An antique bris set. "It sold...quickly!" Isabelle says.
- A carved wooden chair shaped and painted to look like a trout.
- A deer skin rug. "Apparently it was...made...by the consignor's ex-husband!"
- A collection of kama sutra and erotica coffee table books and statuettes. "These were from a consignor emptying her new boyfriend's house...we declined these."
- A Lenora Carrington painting. "In this case, we recommended that the owner take it to auction. The painting's estimate was $15,000 but sold for $117,000...who knew that a bunch of creepy monkeys could be worth so much!"
If you're thinking of consigning, Jane and Isabelle encourage bringing in any and all items (even if they're a little strange). "You really never can tell [if an item is worth something or not]," Jane says. Just be sure that all items are clean and free of damage. Above all though, Jane encourages potential consignors to never take a rejection personally. After all, you never know who will want that antique bris set someday down the road.
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