Unbuilt

Consignment

Everything You Need to Know About Selling with Unbuilt

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Welcome to Unbuilt Consignment! This guide answers common questions about consigning your building materials, fixtures, and hardware with us. Whether you're a contractor with leftover materials, a homeowner with unused fixtures, or a designer with surplus goods, we're here to help you turn those items into value.

What Can I Sell?

Accepted Items

For consignment, we accept a wide variety of building materials, hardware and fixtures from top manufacturers. Current categories include Lighting, Kitchen & Bath, Tile & Flooring, Accessories, as well as Windows, Doors, & Cabinets and associated Hardware. We're always looking to add new categories so don't be shy about reaching out with new ones.

For consignment, items may be second hand, but should be in new or nearly-new condition. We don't currently sell reclaimed, salvage or vintage items. We don't sell bargain brands or out-of-date items that are already widely available and deeply discounted elsewhere on the web.

For dimensional items like tile or flooring, we have minimum 'usable' amount requirements (see below).

Dimensional Requirements

Original retail price is a guideline for general quality of a product.

Accepted TypesMin QuantityOrig. Retail Price
Tile20 ft²$12 / ft²
Flooring25 ft²$7 / ft²
Surfaces10 ft²$10 / ft²

Extra Large Items

We work with items of almost any size, shape and weight, however extra large or heavy items need to be of sufficient value to warrant the associated logistics. In some cases, we may suggest that very large or heavy items stay at your storage or job site until we sell them. When the item sells, we will handle crating, if necessary, and pick up or freight shipping from your location. This saves extra transportation and storage costs that would otherwise be deducted from the sales proceeds.

How Do I Get Paid?

Payout Terms

Once a buyer purchases your consigned item, we ship or deliver it to them, then provide a time period (up to 30 days) for product returns. After this, your share of revenue from the net proceeds of sale will accrue to your Seller account.

For consignment, this share is typically 50%, but may be 30% for low cost items, or up to 70% for highly-valuable expensive items. We'll provide you with our current rate table and detailed seller's terms at the time you consign with us. The balance of your Seller account will be paid at the end of each month.

Third-Party Listing & Transaction Fees

Selling involves fees charged by third parties — payment processors, payout providers, and the platforms that list your items. Rather than itemize costs that vary with every sale, we apply one simplified blended rate to the sale price, deducted before your share is calculated:

  • 4.9% on most sales
  • 14.9% on sales made through eBay, which charges a higher platform fee

That single rate averages and amortizes purchase payment processing (credit card processing), payout processing (check or ePayment issuance), and platform listing fees paid to services like Google, Meta, Pinterest, and eBay.

Because these costs vary by listing platform, by the payment method your buyer chooses, and by the payout method on your account — and because we add new sales channels regularly — a blended rate is simpler and more predictable than itemizing. It is an average, not a pass-through of any single charge, so it won't match a specific line on any one receipt.

Client Portal

When you consign with us, we provide access to a Client Portal page where you can find a list of your items, sales status, and payout balances.

Payment Options

We provide payment via Check by default. PayPal or Venmo are available on request.

How Do I Submit Items?

Onboarding Items

We offer pick-up or drop off options in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Areas. You may schedule a free pick-up or consultation on our application page. Please email us for other arrangements or questions.

Pick-up Eligibility

Unbuilt offers item pick-up for consignment as follows:

  • Southern California:All qualifying consignment goods
  • All California:Lots over $10,000 original retail value
  • US (outside CA):Lots over $50,000

Requirements

  • • Individual items must be under 1,200 lbs and fit on a lift gate
  • • Special pick-ups and local warehousing can be arranged for high-value lots
  • • More locations coming soon

What Happens to Unsold Items?

Re-Claiming Items

You may reclaim your unsold items at any time; just give us 10 days notice.

Donation

From time to time, we may decide that an item may not be sellable at a price that justifies storage and listing on our site. In these cases we will notify you of your option to re-claim the items. If you don't elect to do so, or we don't hear from you within 2 weeks, we may donate these goods to a charitable organization or recycling center.

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Turn your surplus building materials into value with Unbuilt.