Swapping Kids' Clothes Online

I recently learned about a website, www.thredUP.com, where you can swap your kids' clothes with people all over the country.

It works like this: pick a box you like, pay $5 plus shipping ($10.95), prepare a box of items that no longer fit your child,  and when someone picks your box, send it for free. Here is the step-by-step version:

PICK - Browse boxes of clothes (or other kid items) listed in the thredUP community and select one you'd like to receive.

PAY - Once you've picked your box, you pay $5 plus shipping ($10.95) to have it delivered.

PREPARE - As part of this process, you are required (this is a swap after all) to list a box of clothes that your child no longer wears. They'll ask for basic details such as types of clothing, number of items, colors, brands, season, and sizes. The USPS will mail you empty boxes (for free) to send your gently used clothes.

SEND - When someone picks your box online, thredUP will alert you and ask you to send this box. It is free to send boxes on thredUP because the recipient pays the shipping. You'll be able to print the shipping label and schedule the pickup all in one click.

I was looking at the site, but I think I'd prefer a good old-fashioned yard sale. Or, just swapping with people I know. You can see the clothes in person and know where they came from, though it looks like they give pretty good descriptions of the boxes' contents.

Here's a review by Mrs. Moneysaver. She thinks it's great thing. Has anyone used this site? What did you think?

Getting Rid of the Baby Stuff: Yard Sale, Consign, Craigs List, or Give Away?

I'm thinking about having a yard sale this summer. Lucas is already in 6-9 mth clothes, so I imagine he'll be in 12 mth clothes by summer. So, between the two boys, I have quite a few baby clothes. A few were never worn (wrong size/season for both of them), some were worn only a couple times, several are only worth about 25-50 cents, and some are ready for the rag drawer. So, thinking through my de-cluttering options, it looks like they are:

• Yard Sale
• Consignment
• Craigs List
• Give Away

Yard Sale
The thought of organizing and cleaning out actually gives me an emotional high. I love it! But, there's the time factor--not just for pricing, but sitting outside for an entire day with two young boys and figuring out how to organize it. I went to a yard sale a couple years ago where they put most of the baby clothes out on a sheet and charged $5 for a filled grocery bag. That sounds like a good idea, and I could price the new things separately.  I could take anything that didn't sell to the crisis pregnancy center or local thrift store.

Consignment
I went to a local consignment store last week, and the prices for baby clothes were comparable to outfits I could buy new at Children's Place when they have a good sale. So, I doubt I'll go back to buy anything, and I doubt I would get much by trying to sell the new clothes through them.

Craigs List
I've never actually sold anything on Craigs List, but I might look into it for the new items. Don't know. Maybe I'll wait and see if they sell in a yard sale. It doesn't cost anything to post items.

Give Away
My sister-in-law is having a baby in July, so if it's a boy, I'll give a lot of things to her. Several people have told me it's easier to just give things away than mess with a yard sale. By the time summer rolls around, I might have decided to do that as well.

How do you get rid of your kids' clothes?