Consignment FAQs
Consignment FAQs
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Consignment will be closed during our bike sale. If you cannot consign any other day, please text 306-371-3690 to make an appointment.
Consignment Days: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
By Appointment Only: Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
For bikes, kayaks, and canoes, please send a picture and description to us before you bring it in! You may either text 306-371-3690 or email gear@lifeoutsidegx.com.
We accept consignment on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10am to 6pm - no appointment necessary!
If you would like to bring items in on a Sunday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, please text or call 306-371-3690 or email gear@lifeoutsidegx.com to make an appointment. We do try to keep our appointments on these days open for people who live outside of Saskatoon or who are otherwise unable to bring in items on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
We take gently used, clean, functional, and modern outdoor clothing and gear from high-end outdoor brands! The activities we specialize in include hiking, backpacking, paddling, cycling, climbing, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and skating.
For more details on what brands we do and do not accept, you can check out our Consignment Guide.
Please Note: We cannot accept used helmets or climbing safety equipment. We can only accept these items if they are new with tags still attached.
We accept all seasons all year round! However, off season items will be entered, priced, and put into storage. Once items are put into storage, we will not have access to them until after our next season changeover.
Current Season: Spring/Summer
All winter and/or fall items brought in will be put into storage.
We consign items for a minimum of 50 days, and we typically keep them until the end of their season! Items will be donated if they do not sell by the end of their season (unless we've had them for less than 50 days).
At the end of each season, we conduct an 'End of Season Sale'. This sale is announced to our mailing list and on our social media. If there are any items in your account with an 'ACTIVE' status that you would like returned, you must notify us before the final day of the 'End of Season Sale'. If we do not hear from you, any unsold items will be donated.
Yes! However, you must leave items with us for a minimum of 50 days so that we have a chance to sell them after putting the work in to research, price, and merchandise them. For items brought in out-of-season, this 50 days would begin when they are put out at the beginning of their season.
To get your items back, just text 306-371-3690 or email gear@lifeoutsidegx.com with your name and the items you would like to pick up. We'll then send you a notification once we've collected them all and have them ready for you!
Usually, this means the item is in storage for the season and will be put on the floor at the beginning of the next season!
During our season changeover and the weeks following, you may notice some items showing as "unavailable" even though we're switching into their season. It takes a couple weeks to get all of the items in our storage unpacked and out on the floor, but don't worry - your item will be put out soon! (Some activities such as skiing, snowboarding, paddling, and cycling are not put out right at the start of the season, as there isn't as much of a demand for these items in early fall or spring.)
Additionally, we use the 'UNAVAILABLE' status to take items off the website and/or exclude them from sales. This happens a lot during our End of Season sales, as we don't want items that have just been consigned to sell for up to 80% off, but can also happen at other times throughout the season.
Our 2024-2025 Winter End of Season sale was the end of January through the beginning of February and our 2024 Summer End of Season sale was beginning to mid August. However, we're still refining our process and learning new things every year! We also take into account the weather. Therefore, our End of Season sales may not be at the same time every year.
The best way to stay up to date with our End of Season sales and any other sales we may have is to subscribe to our mailing list and/or follow us on social media! We'll announce all of our sales through these channels.
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All you have to do is text or call 306-371-3690, or email payouts@lifeoutsidegx.com, and let us know that you want to be paid out! If you are texting or emailing, please including your name and consignor ID so we can make sure we add the right person to the list. If you don't know your consignor ID, please include the email associated with your account.
You're also welcome to stop by the store and ask in-person!* You will then be added to the payout list for the following week.
Payouts are done through e-transfer to the email associated with your account. If your total is a large amount, we may have to write a cheque instead, which we can either mail to you or have here ready for pick-up. You can also request a cheque instead of e-transfer if you would prefer.
*Even if you stop by the store, payouts are not issued on the spot.
YES! If you use your credit in-store, you get an extra 10%!
When shopping in-store, we will ask at check-out if you've consigned with us and if you would like to use any credit you may have.
If you're shopping online, select 'Use my consignor credit for this order' during the check-out process. We will then ring through your item with your consignor money and have it ready at the consignment counter for you!