Gentlemen’s Consignment

Good riddance!!! No surprise to me that this place closed. I should have heeded the warnings of so many Unilocalers. After consigning a vintage tux and a $ 800 modern Italian suit in the spring of 2010 I called and left over 10 messages over the course of 6 months simply trying to change my address. I did not get a single response or return phone call. I am happy this place is not around anymore. Mistreating and ignoring customers is even more appalling in this rough economy. Being «eccentric» to customers is absurd, rude and downright disrespectful. Hopefully the demise of this horrible place opens up demand for a new business that can treat people right!

Sad to add that Gentlemens Consignment is closed, I had started going there when Sally had a lil store in Bellevue. I am employed in the menswear business and over the years I bought a ton of merch from her and consigned some beautiful merch with her… I never had any problems. This was a great find of a treasure trove of unique mens clothing and accessories. I wish her well and am looking for another mens consignment store to shop with now.

The woman is totally rude and unstable emotionally. And I didn’t get paid! Here is my story in detail:
I walked in one day with a leather jacket and two pairs of Johnston & Murphy dress shoes. The lady is really unfriendly. She asks if I have an appointment and I say no. Then she glares at me like I’m a leper. Finally she says she’ll look at what I brought in as long as it was bought within the past two years.
When she looks at what I’ve brought her whole demeanor changes. She starts smiling, giggling, and acting really friendly. She says she’ll accept it on consignment and brings out the paperwork. I read the paperwork and have no idea what it is saying. (I’m an English Lit major from Yale so yes, I can read). It says something about me leaving my clothes there, and at the end of 6 months she’ll donate it to goodwill if it doesn’t sell. And I’m not supposed to call to ask if my stuff has sold, but I’ll just get a check in the mail after 6 months if it does.
I ask her politely for clarification and she again acts like a total nazi, very rude.
There are only limited options for consignment of men’s clothes in Seattle, and so I just decide to leave my stuff there despite her weirdness. My mistake! I have not received any money for these high quality clothes. I could have easily taken them to Crossroads Trading Company on Capitol Hill, or just auctioned them on eBay. At least that way I would have got something.
My advice, stay away from this crazy woman and her mean-​spirited nature and evil eye.

Stay away from this place.!! Owner definitely has mental issues. You can tell by reading all the reviews of people who have consigned with her have similar experiences. My wife brought a bunch of my suits (Boss, Hickey, etc) and didn’t hear from her for 5 months. After finally chasing her down and arguing with her over the phone we still couldn’t get it resolved. I finally lost my temper and showed up in person to collect. She was extremely rude and bitchy. Said she had no recollection of the stuff we brought in. I popped a cork and let her have it. She finally sent us a check in the mail with no explanation whatsoever. She’s a f’in weirdo… total hermit. DO NOT CONSIGN YOUR STUFF WITH HER!!!

Gentlemen’s Consignment-​North Seattle
2809 E. Madison Street, Seattle 98 112
206.328.8137
So I walked out of Fury and lo and behold right smack across the street was a shop called Gentlemen’s Consignment. Clearly, it had to be investigated. Walking through the door was like being transported to another time. A time when men’s clothing stores felt like a club or a lodge or some other manly place. The shop has wooden floors, wooden shelves, antique décor and a feel of crusty exclusivity. I half expected to either be kicked out or offered a martini.
I wandered around while the owner helped a customer (by appointment only, of course) and found a large number of suit coats, all in remarkably good shape. There was a good selection of dress shirts also and the prices had a really wide range from not bad to fairly spendy. The selection of casual wear was smaller but certainly made an appearance. If you are a suit-​wearing business man in the Seattle area, this is the place for you. I had an opportunity to chat with the owner and it turns out GC has been in business for 24 years and is the only one of it’s kind around. The atmosphere is unique and quite lovely, the clothes are plentiful and good quality so what’s not to love?

I have to say I am very disappointed with my experience with Gentlemen’s Consignment.
I dropped off a large quantity of clothes that belonged to my deceased partner in December. The owner Sally went through them all and took most of them, Faconable, Burberry, Versace, Dolce and Gabana all sorts of great clothes. Six months later, no check, no accounting, nothing. I have called three times to find out what is up with no return call. I really need to make a trip down there to talk to her face to face, but given my work load, the last thing I want to do is chase after something like this.
So my fellow Unilocalers, my advice is not to consign anything to them.
If she sees this report and makes it right with a simple phone call I will change my review, but for now… no way, don’t consign anything with Gentlemens Consignment.
Consignment is based alot on trust, and I’m sorry to say I don’t trust them any more.

I drove all the way from Vancouver to check out this store during a Seattle visit, due to the high praise from Unilocal.I must say I was disappointed. The store had a dank atmosphere, and the clothes weren’t any better. I doubt some of the suits/​sportcoats were within 2 years old, as others claim. The shoes were hit or miss, and mostly badly cared for. The rest of the clothing just felt cheap or raggy, and the selection of brands wasn’t anything to write home about.
I was disappointed, and at the prices she charged I could buy better stuff (even new stuff) online or at nearby Nordstrom Racks. I’m hoping the selection sucked since I went on a bad day, but I doubt it.

Just want to put in that the correct hours are:
Wednesday — Saturday.
If you go on Monday or Tuesday, you’ll be a bit bummed out because they are closed.

It’s a relatively small space that manages to keep a fairly diverse inventory. Two important things: 1. They don’t have a card machine, so you best have some paper. 2. The inventory is mostly for older professionals, I’d say. A lot of the items are cut/​designed for conservative office wear. That’s not necessarily a criticism, just an observation. The owner knows her stuff, but is definitely a bit… odd.

I scored a great pair of lightly used Barney’s N.Y. boots, a fantastic black linen Polo sweater, a wool jacket, and a pair of Seven denim jeans that are a little hipper than I consider myself to be. For $ 120 I couldn’t be happier… Wait. Yes I could. Not a ton of inventory. It’s turns out for the better this way seeing as they don’t accept anything older than 2 years.
The owner is a fabulous lady who turned me on to the sweater. She has a great eye. If you need hardware (cuff links, belts, tie tacs, etc.) they have that too. I’m not a suit shopper, but if I were I’d have been gobbling this place up. She has an expert eye to tell you if that jacket needs to be taken in or if it is not a proper fit to begin with.
Two times a year they do a 50% off sale. It’s absolutely bonkers. Expect a cluster of well dressed men waiting outside the store before it opens on these days (in January & July usually).

This place offers mostly suits, ties, good quality jackets and that type of thing. Not exactly my everyday uniform. Should there come a time in my life that I need a suit, this would be a good place to try. Their prices seem fair, and they have a pretty big selection.

My husband needed to replace his tux and tux shirt and we found a decent set at this shop on Madison. Have only bought here — never consigned but the clerk was friendly and helpful enough.