Selling wedding dress

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I expect there's a more appropriate place to post this but am looking for advice on selling my wedding dress, I only got married this year and I can't think that I need it sitting in my wardrobe more than I need some money for it. So does anyone have any advice about the best place to sell it, I did speak to a second hand dress seller a while ago but she offered me a pitiful percentage and 'only if she could sell it' so I didn't pursue that avenue, ebay seems a good option but I don't know the first thing about selling on eBay, although have bought a couple of bits on there. Anyone with any advice?

Anyone?

Wedding dresses hold very little value but eBay worth a try.

If it's a particularly good brand e.g. Jenny Packham you will probably be able to get a good price for it. There are a few sites specifically for selling wedding dresses, just Google and see which ones you like the look of.

I agree with the above poster - it's pitiful what you will get back unless it's a high end designer brand and even then, only if it's a particularly special design and it's in demand. Also -you will need to have had hardly any adjustments made to the dress. I sold my designer dress for £900 (it was retailing for £1600 - I had bought it as a sample for £700) but I timed it just right that it was being discontinued. I had also had no adjustments made at all and it was immaculate. Still, in some ways I wish I still had it!! You'll probably need to get it professional cleaned which costs a fair bit.

Well done mouthful, that's a great price! I have been perusing eBay as I am getting married next year and some dresses that are ok brands are going for £30/£50 etc.

That said, I can see why, the thought of buying 'blind' with no ability to return means I will probably end up buying new.

yes, I was happy with that I have to say.
OP, you might get more in the end through an agency. People do like being able to try things on.

I don't really knows nothing about wedding dresses! I just saw it and liked it, it was david tutera and I paid about £1500 for it but I don't know if it's even a good make as i wouldn't know any wedding dress designers, maybe I'll try another agency, £900 would be great, maybe I'll try ebay with a reserve of a couple of hundred and if it doesn't sell go down the agency route, thank you for the advice!

I have had it cleaned already though, so that's something!

Have you considered getting it made into something else? Eg christening gown or little girls party dress? As the second hand wedding dresses go for next to nothing x

I sold my dress on Preloved. I paid £2000 for it and got around £1100 when I sold it. It did sit on the site for a while (several months). It was a Suzanne Neville dress though which do tend to have a good resale value.