Curbside Consignment Service Coming to the North Bay

There are many memorable and enjoyable parts of parenting but dealing with the stuff that kids outgrow is an aspect most parents would be happy to do without. Children change quickly, meeting new milestones and developing new interests as they grow. The stuff they need at each point in time changes right alongside them, and outgrown and unused items can quickly become overwhelming. Finding the right place to offload toys, gear and clothing takes up valuable time; selling items locally is often full of negotiations and headaches. 

For Bay Area families looking to part with their unwanted items in a simple and sustainable way, Toycycle is a modern and convenient solution. A free curbside consignment service sets Toycycle apart from traditional thrift and consignment stores. Busy families simply schedule a pickup on the company website, and Toycycle takes care of the rest: photographing, listing and shipping items nationwide post-sale. In addition to easy offloading, consignors earn between 15-80% of sale totals, recouping some value from their original purchases. 

Why push for reuse? The switch to secondhand clothing and toys is often born out of the realization that there is a human and global impact associated with consumer purchases. Put simply, shopping secondhand is the greenest and kindest option around.

On average, new-to-you clothing has an overall extended life of 2.2 years, which results in an 80% reduction in carbon and water waste per item. Stats are even better on children’s gear and toys, both of which are often completely non-recyclable. The baby care industry alone is worth over $70 billion annually: that’s a whole lot of money spent on items retailers are hoping consumers will eventually toss out in order to create demand for new inventory. With a mission rooted in sustainability, Toycycle strives to keep great items out of the waste stream, not only helping families part with items sustainably, but providing consumers access to a robust, quickly-expanding reuse marketplace. 

North Bay families, get excited! Toycycle’s free curbside service is expanding to areas including Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, and Petaluma. 

Want to join the team? Toycycle is currently seeking to onboard Curators in the Mill Valley & San Rafael areas as well. Toycycle Curators are trained, independent operators who provide curbside consignment services. Curators work from their own homes, collecting, processing, and listing items they acquire on consignment from local families, and shipping items nationwide as they sell through the Toycycle Marketplace. Curators are their own boss and can choose to run their business as a part-time side gig, or as a full-time operation. Curators can expect to earn $30-35/hr and make from $1000 to $5000 a month.

Have questions about Toycycle consignment or Curator openings? Visit Toycycle.co to learn more.

Written by: Erin Addiego, Bay Area mom of three