Selling to Rocket Reuse

We love buying from you! To keep the buying process running smoothly, please review our buying guidelines before bringing items to the shop.

How Does It Work?

Please call or email us before bringing items in to confirm that we are currently buying what you have to sell. We buy every day of the week (except Tuesdays when we are closed); however, weekdays are preferred since weekends can get very busy.

If we are unable to review your items immediately, we may ask you to fill out a quick contact form and leave your items with us. You will receive a claim ticket, and we will contact you with a cash offer once we have had a chance to review everything.

We typically pay 35% of our expected resale price in cash.

What Are We Currently Buying?

Books

• Current fiction and nonfiction, especially titles published within the last few years

• Popular YA and Teen books and graphic novels

• Children's picture books in excellent condition

• High-interest books that would make great display pieces

Music & Movies

• Vinyl records, excluding classical, opera, and show tunes

• CDs, excluding classical, opera, and show tunes

• DVDs and Blu-rays, with an emphasis on rare and classic films, Criterion Collection titles, and other high-interest releases
  

Vintage Clothing

Men's and women's vintage clothing from the 1990s and earlier, with an emphasis on casual and wearable pieces. Some Y2K is ok, but we typically like the older stuff.

We buy clothing seasonally, so please keep the time of year in mind when bringing items to sell. We prefer clothing off the hanger and neatly folded in bags.

Games & Puzzles

Must be complete and in excellent condition.

What Don't We Accept?

To save you a trip, please do not bring:

• Textbooks

• Encyclopedia sets

• Magazines

• Reader's Digest condensed books

• Outdated or obsolete reference and travel books

• Items with water damage or in poor condition

• Books with broken bindings or excessive highlighting or writing

• Discs with scratches or missing original packaging

• Burned CDs or DVDs

• Home-recorded VHS tapes or cassette tapes

• VHS tapes in large plastic “clamshell” cases (such as many Disney releases)

• Video game accessories

• 78 RPM records

• Toys

• Home goods and tchotchkes

Please remove any items from your collection that fall into this category before bringing it in.

How Much Can I Bring?

To help us keep the buying process manageable, please limit what you bring to:

• 4 grocery-sized bags, or

• 2 medium-sized boxes, or

• 2 IKEA bags of clothing

If you have more than this, please call ahead so we can make sure we have the time and space to accommodate your collection.

What If I Have a Large Collection?

If you have a larger collection that you think might be a good fit for Rocket Reuse, please email photos and/or a description to rocketreuse@gmail.com.

We are happy to consider larger collections and may be able to arrange a house call.

Do You Pay Cash or Offer Store Credit?

We pay cash.

Do You Accept Donations?

Absolutely! We LOVE donations of items that we can sell in the store.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept items listed in the “What Don't We Accept?” section or items that we have already reviewed and passed on. Please be prepared to take back any items that we are unable to accept.

Questions?

Just ask! Feel free to call us or email photos of your items, and we can let you know whether they might be a good fit for us.

A Note About Our Buying Decisions

What we choose to purchase is admittedly subjective, but it is never personal. We buy items that we believe will sell well in our store and are likely to pass on items that we are currently overstocked on or that we expect to sell slowly.

We appreciate your understanding and ask that all sellers treat our staff respectfully.