Australia

tl;dr: The best consignment software should include inventory tracking, cross-listing, AI pricing, consignor management, GST/BAS compliance, payout automation, authentication tracking, laybuy management, accounting integration, and a free plan to start. Australian stores need all of these to run efficiently — missing even one creates manual workarounds. Last updated: June 2026 What to look for in consignment software The right consignment software does more than track inventory. It replaces spreadsheets, eliminates double-handling, and automates the workflows that consume the most time in a consignment store — listing items, calculating commissions, managing consignors, and reporting for tax. ...

If you’re listing the same item across multiple platforms, the difference in fees can cost you hundreds of dollars a month. A $500 handbag will net you $432 on Vinted but only $415 on Depop. A $2,000 watch varies by more than $100 depending on where you list it. Most AU resellers check their main platform’s fee structure once, then never revisit it. That’s a mistake. Here’s exactly what each marketplace charges — and how to compare them in seconds before you decide where to list. ...

If you’re paying every consignor the same commission rate, you’re leaving money on the table with your high-volume sellers and probably undercharging for the overhead that casual drop-offs create. The standard 50/50 split works as a starting point. But once you’re managing 20 or more consignors, a one-size-fits-all rate stops making sense. Your best consignor — the one who drops off 40 items a month, sells fast, and never disputes a payout — is worth a better deal than the person who brings in three overpriced t-shirts twice a year and emails you weekly asking about them. ...

Every multi-marketplace seller has had the moment. You listed a rare jacket on eBay, Depop, and Gumtree. It sold on Depop at 11pm. By the time you checked your phone in the morning, it had also sold on eBay. Now you have two buyers, one item, and a cancellation to manage. That’s not a minor inconvenience — it’s a damaged seller rating, a refund, a wasted postage label, and a buyer who might never come back. Multiply it across 50 active listings on 4 platforms and it becomes a permanent source of anxiety. ...

If your consignment store still uses paper intake forms, you’re one disputed item away from a problem you can’t prove your way out of. The consignor says their commission was 65%. You’re sure it was 50%. The agreement form is in a filing cabinet somewhere — assuming it wasn’t lost, illegible, or never collected in the first place. This scenario plays out in Australian consignment stores more often than anyone wants to admit. ...

If you manage ten or more consignors, you already know the monthly scramble: pulling sales data from every platform, calculating commissions, formatting individual reports, emailing each one. For a store with 15 consignors, that’s easily two to three hours of admin time every month. More if someone wants a resend or asks “how did you calculate this?” It doesn’t need to be this way. Automated consignor statements turn a full day’s work into a button click. ...

If you are selling on eBay Australia, the fee structure has changed significantly. From May 12, eBay is rolling out free selling for casual sellers, and restructuring its plans for everyone else. This guide covers exactly what you will pay — no marketing fluff, just the numbers. We have already covered how to choose between eBay and Gumtree as an Australian reseller and how to optimise your eBay listings for faster sales. This post focuses on the one thing that directly determines your bottom line: fees. ...

Every consignment store has one. The rack in the back corner that nobody opens. The shelf of items that arrived with such promise six months ago and have been collecting dust ever since. The pile of things you keep meaning to mark down, return, or do something with, but somehow never get around to. In reseller communities, it’s called the deathpile — inventory that sits so long it becomes a liability instead of an asset. It costs you floor space, it frustrates your consignors, and the longer it sits, the less it’s worth. ...

Every second software product claims to have AI these days. A spreadsheet with a random number generator could call itself “AI-powered” and nobody would blink. Consignment store owners are right to be sceptical. You’ve been pricing items by hand for years — checking eBay, tweaking based on what moves, building intuition about your local market. Can a computer really do better? Short answer: yes, in specific and measurable ways. Here’s the honest version of how it works, where it helps, and where it still needs a human eye. ...

If you run an Australian consignment store and you’re not on Facebook Marketplace, you’re leaving money on the table. If you’re only on Facebook Marketplace, you’re leaving even more. For Australian resellers, Facebook Marketplace is the most accessible sales channel in the country. It’s free to list. It reaches millions of local buyers. And for certain categories — furniture, bulky items, whitegoods — it has no serious competitor in terms of local buyer density. ...