Donations:

Donations are accepted any weekday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you have more than you can carry, please call The Guild Shop for free donation pick-up. The Guild Shop is a 501(c)3, so your donations are tax deductible. The Guild Shop will provide you with a receipt for proof of donation, but is unable to provide you with an estimate of Fair Market Value for your donations.

Estate and Moving Sales:

Estate and Moving Sales are managed by appointment. Please call 713-528-5095 ext. 101. to set-up an appointment.

Consignments

There are consignment rules and a formal agreement between The Guild Shop and Consignors. Please read the agreement carefully (click Contract for additional contract terms) and follow the rules to avoid any misunderstandings:

WHEN:
- Consignments are taken Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 9:30 to 12:30 and on Saturdays from 10:00 to 11:30. No consignments are being accepted on Tuesdays or Thursdays until further notice. Due to the increased volume of consignments, no consignments are taken after the 21st of the month.
- On occasion, the Guild quits taking consignments earlier and will post this on the door, in the store, and/or on our phone messaging system. It is recommended that consignors call the shop before visiting to consign to ensure space availability.
PRICING:
- While your input and suggestions are welcome on pricing, it is the Guild Shop's exclusive right to price all items. The Guild Shop determines the sales price on all merchandise in our store. No items will be priced at the time of consignment.
- The Guild Shop commission schedule is 2/3 of the sales price to the consignor and 1/3 to the Guild Shop. Our proceeds go to charity.
- The minimum selling price for all consignments is $4.50 for items in good condition. Items priced under $60 cannot be reclaimed. Consignor agrees to pay 10% of the original price in order to pick up any items priced at $60 and over, prior to the items being impounded.
- In order to turn inventory, The Guild Shop automatically reduces prices on all goods at a predetermined time interval. If consigned goods do not sell in a predetermined time period, the goods become property of The Guild Shop.
- Consignors must put white stickers with their account number on all items left for consignment.
QUANTITIES
- There are four departments to which you can consign: Clothing, Furniture, Household, and Jewelry.
- Customers may bring five clothing, five household (bricabrac) and/or five jewelry items per day. With a maximum of 20 items per department per week.
- Customers may consign art on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Art is considered part of your household items. All artwork must be wired to hang.
- Customers may consign a maximum of 5 furniture items and 5 rugs per week.
- Customers may not consign for others on the same day.
- If a consignment contains more than the above stated limits, the extra items will be considered donations.
PAYMENT
- CONSIGNMENT CHECKS are issued on the 15th of each month. (If you sell an item in June, your check will be issued on the 15th of July.) They remain in the shop at the Receptionist until the last day of each month when they are mailed.
FURNITURE is taken by appointment on a "space available" basis. Call 713/528-5095 ext. 101 to schedule a furniture consignment. Digital pictures of furniture may be emailed for evaluation and salability.
LIBRARY - All books, records, tapes, CDs and DVDs are considered donations - no exceptions.
CLOTHING - The Guild Shop has adopted new policies, particularly regarding clothing consignments.
- All clothing must be clean and in "good" condition or it will be rejected. Dated, or out of season clothes will not be accepted.

-   Clothing that is soiled, spotted, stained, wrinkled, ripped, pilled, faded, unhemmed, missing buttons, or damaged in any way will not be accepted.

-   Clothing must be rehung on Guild Shop hangers by the consignor at time of consignment. Improperly hung clothes will be given to Donations

-   Clothing that is not listed by size and brand label will be given to Donations. If there is no label, write “no label”. If there is no size, ask your take-in volunteer for assistance in determining size.

-   Baby clothes fall under the 5 item per day limit. Only complete outfits will be accepted – no single shirts or pants. They must be hung on Guild Shop hangers at time of consignment.

The following is a "general" list of items we do not take:

bed pans, bed pillows, barrettes, baskets, bicycles, boxes, canning jars, Christmas stands, ceiling fans, cosmetics, computers, craft items, crimping irons, curlers, curling irons, doors, exercise equipment, prescription eyeglasses, fabrics, fax machines, florist vases, footbaths, used games, used garbage cans, golf bags, golf clubs, hubcaps, knives, lampshades, macrame, mattresses, miniblinds, notebooks, patterns, popcorn poppers, records, scales, stuffed animals, swimwear, t-shirts, inexpensive tote bags, trophies, typewriters, used sheets, valences, vcrs, wallpaper, wigs, wooden utensils, telephone answering machines, indoor table fountains, blankets (unless brand new), sheets (unless complete new set), and towels.

Clothing items not consigned in our store are: bodysuits, stirrup pants and leotards; all lingerie except pajamas, gowns and robes; suit coats without matching pants or matching skirt; single sweatshirts or sweatpants; tennis shoes, athletic shoes, cleats, sport shoes; socks, tights, hosiery; and gloves. Scarves, belts and purses are only accepted for consignment if designer quality.

The preceding list is not all inclusive and The Guild Shop reserves the right to not consign any item.

The Guild Shop - 2009 Dunlavy Street - Houston Texas - 77006 - 713/528-5095