If it looks like the item would be priced too high, you might look at renting counter space instead of a consignment rate per item. Cause there is no point in trying to sell $10 fabric for $14 to cover the consignment fee.
I did this with an antique store several years ago. I rented 2 square feet of counter space with a vertical space of 18 inches. It cost me $40 per month. I could put as many items in that area that I could fit comfortable with out it looking messy. If an item sold, I could come in and replace it with a new one. The store got an additional 25 cents for each item sold as a transaction fee to cover the cost of their employee. By the time I added in the monthly rental fee and the transaction fees they were getting about 20% of the money I was making. A much better rate than the traditional consignment fee. They liked it because they got money every month no matter if something sold or not.
Just a thought
