Frequently Asked Questions

Yes!

During the initial sorting and researching of your consigned items, if we determine any of your items to be ‘too low’ in value to sell (e.g. the item usually sells for $5.00 new and the item consigned is used/damaged/stained/etc.), it will not be listed for sale; it will be donated.

You don’t have to go through all your items and make the effort to evaluate each piece – we’ll do all that for you and save you a trip to the donation center!

See: What Should I Consign?

No!

After we collect your consignment items you will not be able to get them back.  We spend considerable resources to sort, research, photograph, list, market, store, and package the items consigned with us. Items are also often distributed and stored in different geographic locations.  Please keep this in mind prior to consigning with FPC.

No.

The company with which we partner to sell your consigned goods sells competitively to a nation-wide customer base.  We guarantee that we will strive to make you the most money possible – The more you make, the more we make!

In order for us to operate efficiently without charging pickup fees and without imposing very limited lists of ‘acceptable items’ (as is the industry standard), we must set prices exclusively – and without any pricing input from our local partner consignors (you). 

After your Consignment Period (*generally 90 +/- days after we collect & start marketing your items), we will pay you via Venmo or check.   Then, we will email you a detailed report containing the list of items sold and the total payout amount.  All consigned items that are not posted for sale or sold during your term will either be purchased by our sister company Wando Warehouse or will be donated to local Charleston-area organizations.

Our Local Charleston-Area Donation Partners:

We primarily partner with:

• • • ECCO (East Cooper Community Outreach)
    • East Cooper Home Store
    • Seacoast Church’s Dream Center
    • Lowcountry Orphan Relief

The unsold item donations work to provide resources and opportunities to low-income, homeless, and under-served Lowcountry families.

Of course we’ll do everything we can to sell your consigned items, but please take comfort in knowing that any consigned items you provided that are not sold have positively contributed to your local community!

Please note: you will not have the option of retrieving any items you have consigned with FPC. Once we collect the items, you will not get them back.

*Consignment terms will vary depending on the volume of items consigned, types of items consigned, time of year/seasonality, etc.  Consignors may choose to closeout accounts after the initial 90 day period, or my choose to extend in an effort to sell more items.

At this time we are MOSTLY only able to accept smaller items.  The company we partner with sells primarily via shipping (across the continental United States).  Generally, if the item would be ‘shippable’ with services like USPS, UPS or FedEx, then we can accept it.  If you have items you’d like to consign that you’re unsure about or are ‘on the fence’, you can leave out near the FPC consignment container – and we’ll collect if we can consign, or we’ll leave if we can’t.

If you have larger items you’d like to consign, please ask us (text or email us with any specific details) and we’ll do our best to accommodate, but we are limited.

We hope to be able to accommodate more furniture and larger items in the future.

Stay tuned for additional consignment services coming soon!

Consign as much or as little as you’d like!

Please place your consigned items on your front porch and clearly label “Front Porch Consign”.  We don’t want to remove anything on your front porch you don’t want to consign with us.  Your items can be boxed up, bagged up, or loose and in a tight / clearly-defined stack.

What If I Have A LOT to Consign?

If you are blessed with an abundance of items to consign, we will happily accept them – just please keep in mind that larger-quantity accounts may require extended consignment periods in order to ensure all of your items are posted and have adequate time to sell.

Please Note:

• At this time, we are only accepting consignment items that are small enough to be shipped through a standard shipping provider like USPS, FedEx, or UPS.
• Any and all item(s) we collect (including, but not limited to ‘extra’ boxes, totes, containers, etc. will not be returned to you)

While we primarily service the greater Charleston area, we are happy to make exceptions when possible.  Please complete the brief request form to let us know where you live and the approximate number of items you have to consign, and we will get back to you in a timely manner.