r/irishdance • u/Ok-Web-1798 • 28d ago

Selling a dress question.

How do you come up with a price to sell a dress?

We have a dress that we had made last year that we are going to sell... Not sure what to ask for it.

Details: U7-8, John Carey, Bespoke, Full crystal package, Worn once, Less than a year old, Perfect condition, Unaltered, etc. I have a few people interested in it....

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u/Irish_Tradition_412 27d ago

However much you paid for it, make it more than that. However, factors such as how long the dress was worn For example, newer dresses = higher price and vice versa. Dress brands also play a significant role in pricing. Also if your dress is not in style anymore it will sell for a lower price.

I will give you several examples (we are assuming all 3 dresses are in style):

  1. if I have a 3 month old Gavin that I bought for 3,000. I would make the sell it for just above the og price point 3,500.

  2. If I have dress from a smaller company and that I bought 2 years ago for 1,500 dollars. Sell it for somewhere in the 2,000’s.

  3. If I had a 2yr old Gavin that I bought for 3,000, since it is ‘old’ lower the price to 2,500. (this is cheap for Gavin’s)

*** If you get no takers lower the price, but be patient before you do this!

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u/Kimber4k 20d ago

Why r u selling used dresses for higher then what u paid?

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u/Irish_Tradition_412 20d ago

My mom and sister have always sold the dresses, but personally if it’s in good condition and name brand I would sell it for a little higher. This way you can make more money.

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u/Irish_Tradition_412 20d ago

Also the examples I gave aren’t necessarily considered used. They are, but in three months a person might only wear a dress 5 times. Also like I said at the end it’s better to start high gradually go lower.