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Where to sell clothes and textiles in Victoria

6 businesses in and around Victoria that buy used clothes from the public — what each takes, and whether you are offered a purchase, a consignment or a loan.

Verified 2026-09-24 from each organization's own website. We are not affiliated with anyone listed here, nobody pays to be included, and we receive nothing if you sell to them.

How to tell what you have got

Before you call anyone, two minutes with the object settles most of it. None of this needs an expert — it needs a flashlight and a look at the back.

  • Teen and young-adult mall brands from the last 12 to 18 monthsIt buys all seasons year-round, takes walk-ins with no appointment, and requires items freshly laundered and free of odours. Sizes are adult only and the ranges are set per store: the London page gives girls 0 to 30 and up to 6X and guys XS to 4X and 28 to 44 inch waist, while the chain's national sell-to-us page gives girls 0 to 6X and guys 28 to 3X. Check your own store's page rather than assuming. No kids or youth sizes anywhere.
  • Premium outerwear and technical kit in near-new conditionBring it in June, not in October. VSP publishes its calendar: "Spring-Summer intake begins in December and Fall-Winter intake begins in June." By the time the weather turns, a shop is already full of parkas and will decline yours whatever the label.
  • Unworn items with the original tags still onKeep them separate and still tagged. Do not launder them or remove the tags to make them look tidy.

Rarely worth anything

Not a rule, and not a reason to bin something without asking. These are the things people most often expect to be worth money and find are not.

  • Mid-market and fast-fashion labels, at a luxury consignor
  • Clothing with stains, balling, repairs or odours
  • Household linens in bulk: towels, sheets, duvet covers, curtains
  • Single socks, single shoes, rags and fabric scraps
  • Underwear and worn-out basics
  • The whole-house pile, taken as a pile
Second-hand textiles are exempt from federal fibre-content labelling if labelled as second-hand Federal (Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1551, s. 9, under the Textile Labelling Act)

Section 9: "A prescribed consumer textile article that is clearly identified by means of a label as a second-hand article is exempt from the application of section 3 of the Act." The regulations do not define "second-hand", and the exemption is conditional on the article carrying that label. Relevant if you are reselling a quantity of clothing as a business rather than giving it away.

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6 places in Victoria that take clothes

A La Mode Consignment

Consignment Bring it to them
BuysLuxury designer clothing and accessories, Designer handbags, Specific designer denim cuts, Luxury jewellery and scarves, Brands such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Prada and YSL
Won't takeHigh heels, Knee-high boots, Altered clothing, Business suits, Formal wear, Menswear, Children's clothing, Mass-market brands such as H&M and Forever 21, Items brought in garbage bags
The dealThe most transparent split in this guide, published on their own site: the consignor receives 40% payout in cash, or 50% in store credit. Top luxury labels - they name Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Prada and YSL - receive 50% cash. Payouts are made on the 1st and 15th of the month in store by cash; an e-transfer instead costs an extra $2 and a mailed cheque an extra $5, so the convenient payment methods are the ones that shrink your payout.
Where1507 Wilmot Place, Victoria, BC
Their site states that all monies become null and void after 6 months, and that unclaimed merchandise is donated two weeks after payout. If you consign and then forget about it, you can end up with neither the money nor the clothes. Items must arrive laundered and on hangers - items in garbage bags will be declined.
Visit their site →250-592-1116

Britannia Coins and Estates

Buys outright Not stated — ask
BuysGold and silver coins, Coin collections, Gold and silver jewellery, Bank notes, Collectibles and antiquities, Whole estates
The dealThey buy outright, from small collections up to entire estates, and state that appraisals are free. No payout percentage or rate is published anywhere on the site.
Where835 Fort Street, Victoria, BC
A free appraisal from a buyer is not an independent appraisal - the person valuing the item is the person who wants to buy it. For a collection of any size it is worth getting a second quote elsewhere before accepting.
Visit their site →(250) 886-4048

MONA Consignment

Consignment Bring it to them
BuysWomen's clothing 2-3 years old or newer, in great condition, Handbags, Shoes, Accessories
Won't takeItems older than about 2-3 years, Anything stained, holed or excessively worn, Items with odours, Dirty or muddy shoes, Clothing not freshly laundered or dry cleaned
The dealA 3-month consignment contract, with accounts opened with a minimum of 10 pieces. Their site also states that if you would like to be offered a buyout, let them know - so an outright sale is available on request. THE CONSIGNOR PERCENTAGE IS NOT PUBLISHED on their website and we found no figure to quote. It lives in their consignor contract.
WhereTwo locations: 1037 Fort St, downtown Victoria (250 361 9307), taking consignment Tuesday to Saturday 10am-4pm; and 111-2830 Peatt Rd, Langford/Westshore (778 433 6662), Wednesday to Saturday 10am-4pm.
Because the split is not published anywhere, ask for the consignor contract and read the percentage before you leave anything behind. At the end of the 3-month contract the items are donated. Their site states items under $100 are not eligible for pickup and are donated to local charities, and anything over $100 must be requested back by email a week before the contract ends.
Visit their site →250-361-9307

Old 'N' Gold

Buys or lends Bring it to them
BuysGold, silver, platinum and diamonds, Broken and scrap jewellery, Estate jewellery, Coins, Bullion (certified .999 or .9999 fine gold and silver bars or coins, quoted by phone)
The dealCORRECTED AFTER CHECKING THEIR SITE. This is not a buy-only jeweller. Their own page offers four different transactions on the same item: sell for cash, trade, consignment, or collateral-based cash loans on jewellery and precious metals. A collateral-based loan is a pawn loan in substance - borrowing against the item, not selling it. They do not publish what they pay, how an offer is calculated, any interest rate, or any loan term, so every number is quote-by-quote at the counter.
Where742 Fort St., Victoria, BC V8W 1H2
Be explicit about which of the four transactions you are agreeing to, because a loan and a sale look similar across a counter and only one of them ends with you keeping the item. If you take a collateral loan, ask in writing for the interest, the repayment period and the date the item is forfeited. Separately, scrap gold and silver are priced off weight and purity and no Victoria buyer we checked publishes its rate - if a piece may be worth more as jewellery than as metal, say so before it is quoted as scrap.
Visit their site →+1 (250) 361-1892

The Bay Street Broker

Buys or lends Not stated — ask
BuysJewellery and gold, Watches, Musical instruments, Tools, Cameras, Televisions, Computers and electronics, Bicycles (original purchase receipt required), Phones (must be wiped to factory settings with all accounts removed, and not connected to a monthly plan)
Won't takePhones still connected to an account or on a monthly plan, Bicycles without the original purchase receipt
The dealTheir services page describes three separate transactions, and it matters enormously which one you agree to. (1) A PAWN LOAN, in their words: they loan you cash based on a percent value and hold your item until you return to pay the interest. (2) An OUTRIGHT PURCHASE: they buy the item from you and it is theirs - there is nothing to redeem. (3) CONSIGNMENT: they sell it for you and, in their words, take 25% and taxes. The 25% consignment commission is the only figure the business publishes. It states no interest rate, no loan term and no redemption deadline.
WhereOne Victoria store. Their contact page publishes two phone numbers (250-381-7296 and 250-383-7467) and hours of Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm. No street address appears anywhere on their site; the services page describes the shop entrance as being at Government and Bay, and a separate pawn entrance off Bay Street with free parking. Phone before you load the car.
A pawn is borrowing, not selling. Their own wording is that they hold the item until you return to pay the interest, so if the loan is not repaid the item is not returned. Because this business publishes no interest rate, loan period, or redemption date, ask for the written pawn ticket and read those three things before you hand anything over. Their site states that for pawns every transaction must be done with 2 pieces of ID.
Visit their site →250-381-7296

Victoria Roadshow

Quote first Not stated — ask
BuysJewellery (gold, silver, platinum), Silverware, flatware and tea sets, Bullion, Coins, Timepieces and watches, Gemstones, Northwest Coast Indigenous art - masks, weavings, baskets and carvings
The dealTheir site says only that after a mutually agreed upon price is accepted for your items, payment will be provided. It does not state the payment method or any percentage of value, so treat every appointment as a negotiation over a single offer.
WhereParamount Executive Centre, 848 Courtney St. Unit 300, Victoria, BC V8W 1C4
This is an appointment-only office, and they will also come to your home. A valuation conducted in your living room is one where you have no comparison quote in the room - if you are bringing out something of real value, get it valued independently first and do not feel obliged to decide on the spot.
Visit their site →(250) 940-3583
CONFIRMED AND BINDING: SCRAP METAL. British Columbia's Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act, SBC 2011 c. 22 (https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/11022_01) governs the sale of "regulated metal" - defined as an item substantially made of non-ferrous metal, excluding used metal cans or containers for food, beverages or paint, and metal domestic or household products normally recycled to avoid waste. The Act's definition of non-ferrous metal covers aluminum, copper (including brass and bronze), lead, magnesium, nickel and zinc, and expressly "does not include gold, platinum or silver". A person selling regulated metal must present prescribed identification to the dealer at the time of the transaction. The dealer must record a description of the metal (type, weight, distinguishing marks), the date, time and value of the transaction, the employee's name, and the seller's name, address, telephone number, a description of the identification presented, where the metal came from, the details of anyone who delivered it, and any vehicle used - and must then provide that information to the local police authority within the prescribed period. Practical effect: arriving at a Victoria yard with copper pipe or aluminum and no photo ID means being turned away, and you should be able to say where the metal came from. Note the carve-out: selling gold or silver jewellery, coins or bullion to a Fort Street dealer is NOT covered by this Act. NOT CONFIRMED - DO NOT TREAT AS LAW: PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS. We were not able to retrieve the text of any City of Victoria pawnbroker or secondhand-dealer bylaw, and we make no claim here about what provincial or municipal law requires of pawnbrokers, holding periods, or police reporting in Victoria. What we can document is what three businesses state on their own sites: The Bay Street Broker says that for pawns every transaction must be done with 2 pieces of ID; Williams Scrap Iron & Metals says that, abiding by BC laws and regulations, it asks customers to have government ID when bringing in material. Assume ID is required everywhere in this guide and that it will be recorded, and confirm any holding period or reporting rule with the shop itself.

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