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There are specific advantages to people that want to consign furniture with Cascade Furniture:
- Qualified buyers have constant access to your items ... without disrupting your home, inconveniencing you and without home security risks.
- Cascade Furniture offers a user-friendly process of evaluation, pricing, selling and payment.
- Our reputation and our abiltiy to display and sell your furniture commands a selling price that is higher than most private sales.
- Our knowledgeable sales staff maintains customer relationships and a wish list that keep us abreast of what certain individuals are seeking. Sometimes your furniture will sell the first day because our sales staff will reach out to potential buyers.
- A cost effective pick up service.
- Guaranteed payment.
- 65% of our inventory sells in the first month and for the first price! Cascade Furniture is simply the best way to sell pieces you no longer need.
We have grown over the years and continue to add the services our customers request. One thing that will always remain constant at Cascade Furniture is great furniture and accessories that are not available in other furniture stores.
Wish List: If you are looking for a specific piece of furniture and are having trouble finding it, we have a Wish List. Just describe what you are looking for, and we will add your piece to our Wish List. When your dream piece arrives in our store, one of our non-commissioned sales associates will call you or send you an e-mail to alert you. We are here to serve you and look forward to you sharing in the unique Cascade Furniture experience.
The Game: Many of our customers like to play the mark-down game. Each 30-day period that a piece of merchandise sits on our floor, it decreases in price by 10% off of the original price. At its final mark-down, merchandise will have gone through three mark-downs to a total of 30% off the original sale price. But, only if the merchandise lasts that long. We have many customers who have learned the hard way that when you see that special piece, you have to buy it because if you hesitate you could lose out to another buyer. Sixty-five percent of our inventory does sell in the first month.
Our Promise: We take great care to inspect, clean and repair merchandise prior to accepting it into our showroom. We make every effort to accept only the best quality pieces available to us and to make sure that merchandise is in good to mint condition.
Our Pricing: Pricing is always a decision made in partnership with our consignors, but condition, style, manufacturer reputation and original purchase price are all factors in the pricing equation. We are confident that you will find that our pricing formula will appeal to your bargain hunting senses.
Our Inventory: We work hard to find, create and maintain a store filled with timeless high quality furniture. You'll find furniture from many recognizable name brand manufacturers. We have a great variety of furniture that is newer but just wasn't right for somebody else's home.
Consignment Information: SELLERS NEED TO KNOW
People always ask us: "You have such beautiful things, where do you get it all?" The answer is: from you!
Our business would not function without the unique, high quality and well maintained merchandise that we get from you - our valued consignors. Just because it doesn't work in your home doesn't mean that somebody else won't be thrilled with it.
HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?
Step 1. The Evaluation Process
Before we get started we need to be sure that your merchandise is saleable.
Send us a picture: From a picture, we are able to get a sense of the style and condition and are then able to ask some educated questions about your furniture. You can e-mail us the pictures at sales@cascadefurniture.com, bring them to our store or send them in the mail to us and we will return them to you. Or if it is convenient for you to bring the merchandise by our store, we can evaluate it on our premises. We are available to evaluate your furniture during any of our business hours, but to be sure someone will be there to assist you, it is still best to call ahead.
Condition: To be saleable in our store, the merchandise must be in good to mint condition. Evaluating your furniture on a scle of 1 - 10, with 10 being the best, we look for pieces that are in between a 7 and 10.
Style: We welcome quality items that have a timeless sense of style. Furniture, like clothing, can go in and out of style. Out of date furniture can be well constructed and in pristine condition, but if the style is not saleable today, then we would not be able to handle your merchandise.
Original Purchase Price: We like to take into consideration the original purchase price of your furniture. This helps us to develop an asking price to see if it can command an asking price that would make sense for you as the consignor and for us as your agent.
Living Conditions: We only accept items from smoke free homes and if your furniture is upholstered, the home must also be free from pets.
Send us a picture: From a picture, we are able to get a sense of the style and condition and are then able to ask some educated questions about your furniture. You can e-mail us the pictures at sales@cascadefurniture.com, bring them to our store or send them in the mail to us and we will return them to you. Or if it is convenient for you to bring the merchandise by our store, we can evaluate it on our premises. We are available to evaluate your furniture during any of our business hours, but to be sure someone will be there to assist you, it is still best to call ahead.
Condition: To be saleable in our store, the merchandise must be in good to mint condition. Evaluating your furniture on a scle of 1 - 10, with 10 being the best, we look for pieces that are in between a 7 and 10.
Style: We welcome quality items that have a timeless sense of style. Furniture, like clothing, can go in and out of style. Out of date furniture can be well constructed and in pristine condition, but if the style is not saleable today, then we would not be able to handle your merchandise.
Original Purchase Price: We like to take into consideration the original purchase price of your furniture. This helps us to develop an asking price to see if it can command an asking price that would make sense for you as the consignor and for us as your agent.
Living Conditions: We only accept items from smoke free homes and if your furniture is upholstered, the home must also be free from pets.
Step 2: Pricing
Our pricing formula consists of condition, style, finish, color, original sale price and in some cases what the piece could be purchased new for in the current market. Any historical information that you have on the piece is also helpful. We also factor in our experience with how other similar pieces have sold in the past.
Step 3
Getting the merchandise to our store: If it is possible for you to deliver your merchandise to our store, we are able to assist you during any of our normal business hours. For larger items, it is best to call ahead to be sure that we have some strong backs on-site to give you a hand. We also offer an affordable and professional pick-up service. Rates vary based on location.
Step 4
Cascade Furniture takes it from here! We polish and touch up your furntiture to make it as desirable as possible. After all, it is in our interest to sell your merchandise for as much as possible! Major repairs or excessive cleaning do result in additional fees. The staff at Cascade Furniture will discuss these situations with you where it is necessary. From there, we professionally merchandise your furniture, and our professional sales staff will work to sell your furniture.
Step 5
Upon the sale of your furniture, we will write you a check. Checks are batched together at the end of each month from the previous month's sales. Checks are available for pick-up at the store on the 20th, and are automatically mailed by the 30th of each month if not picked up before then.
Please give us a call at (360) 260-4521 or email sales-at-cascadefurniture.com and we will be happy to answer any questions.
NOTE:
- Minimum of a 90 day consignment period.
- Cascade Furniture pays the consignor 50% of the item's sale price. Cascade Furniture's commission for handling the sale is the remaining 50%.
- At 30 days, the price of the item will drop by 10% of the orignial sale price.
- At 60 days, the price will drop by 20% of the original sale price.
- At 90 days, the price will drop by 30% of the original sale price. Items may be picked up from the store at this time at no expense to the consignor.
- At 120 days, the consignment period will expire. If an item is left in the store beyond the expiration date and sells, the money will go to Cascade Furniture without notice. Any item remaining in the store after the expiration date which has not sold may be removed by the consignor.
- Items may be removed prior to 90 days at a fee of 25% of the original sale price.
- Additional service fees may apply to items that require excessive cleaning or repair work. These fees will be discussed with consignors prior to accepting the item on consignment.
- Commission checks are available for the prior month's sales on the 20th of each month. Checks that are not picked up at the store are automatically mailed on the 30th of each month. There is a $3.50 check writing fee that is deducted from each commission check.
- Checks that are lost can be replaced for a $25 fee.
- Consignor agrees to participate in any Cascade Furniture promotional sale events. These events allow customers to buy items at the price at the next markdown date. Cascade Furniture runs these events no more than two times each quarter. Sale events do not exceed a period of 7 days.
