For me, selling clothes successfully is really about three things, 1.Quality, 2.Customer base, & 3.Exposure.
1.All clothes with any kind of holes, rips, & stains get donated.
Only name brand, department store quality clothes are sold (Wal-mart, K-mart brands get donated).
No undies, socks, jammies, wife beaters, or sweats at my sale.
2. Atleast in my area, you got to find a place where the immigrant community is shopping, or get them to come to you. At the flea market we get
a lot of foot traffic but also a lot of competition. Try to find a way to be around large crowds with little competition.
3. How often are you trying to sell clothes? Once a month yard sale, you will sell X amount of clothes, twice a week flea market (depending on traffic & competition), you will sell X more clothes, find a way to have your clothes for sale everyday of the week, and you will move even more clothes.
I left out price because frankly you just can't beat the marketplace on price. There is always somebody at the flea market or at a yard sale selling off their personal clothes for .25 cents .50 cents, all you can put in a bag for 1 dollar, etc. I have tried the mass pushing of product on customers & it really doesn't work, they are going to buy exactly what they want or need, and it doesn't matter if you are selling them for .25 cents each or 2 dollars each. I have NEVER seen someone start grabbing up piles & piles of clothes just because I was selling them for .10 cents each, just doesn't work. What works is getting MORE individual BUYERS in front of your clothes.