Offering a fun and eclectic shopping experience with a wide variety of items for everyone! Visit our online Etsy shop or inquire about professional assessment and evaluation of single items and large lots. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThatGirlsThirdSpace
We do not do consignment but we do do rental spaces. Most spaces run $50 to $200 per month. They require an initial 3 month commitment and Third Space receives a 10% commission on sales. Most items are acceptable for sale as long as they are non offensive, non political and legal for sale in the US.
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Private Evaluations
Bring something to the counter and Anne Marie is always happy to give you her thoughts. She has a lifetime of thrifting experience and 11 years directly in sales and evaluations. If you would like a more comprehensive evaluation or have a large amount of items that you need to decide what to do with, then give the shop a call for details and costs. 908-818-8014
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Upcoming Events
Periodically, we open up on Sundays for special events like Tarot Card readings and Henna. Stay updated for future events! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for up to the minute news.
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Etsy Shop
Third Space has had an online presence for more than ten years. Can’t make it to the shop, then take a look at our Etsy shop. We ship! https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThatGirlsThirdSpace
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The concept for Third Space started online in 2013 with a desire to take a passion and make it profitable. Anne Marie took one vintage hat from her collection and placed it online. It sold three days later. With the money she earned, she then bought some more items, listed them and sold them. That money then went to buy more. The business concept was and remains as simply offering fun stuff at affordable prices. The rest is history!
Vendor Space
Rental Space runs from $50 to $200 depending on how much space you desire and what is available. There is a 3 month commitment and a 10% commission on sales. All items with the exception of those deemed by owner as political or offensive, will be accepted for sale. Third Space insures all items and makes sure they are handled with respect and care. We do our best to advertise and sell for you. We also ship! We allow you to film and do online events in shop and also offer tent space at events in the borough that we participate in. You will be paid weekly or monthly at your request and a spreadsheet report will be issued monthly. We also offer ‘off hours’ for set up and break down. We notify you of requests and trends and have a very relaxed environment where everyone works together to make it a great place to vend and buy!
Atomic Age Again serves all your mid century serving and dining needs along with neat retro items like pins, necklaces and modern clothing items. Find your peace signs here! https://www.facebook.com/AtomicAgeAgain/
Bebop Bunny is our newest vendor and features the kitschiest kitsch from the 1950’s with a wide range of everything from pin up memorabilia to Elvis. If you love vintage postcards and hamburger earrings, then this booth is for you!
and…and…Vintage features wonderful 30s, 40s, 50s and more items along with jewelry and personal crafts that remind one of grandma’s tea room. The owner’s unique blend of items provides a wonderful addition to the shop! See them on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578566519115
MJM offers some of our most popular items: Pokemon memorabilia and sports cards. This booth also has a fun and rare selection of coins and other pop culture items like Funko Pops and Figurines. Come often for new items!
Third Space also has a booth and items scattered around the store and on Etsy. Third Space specializes in ethnic, religious and ecclectic items from all over the world. It’s not just about the acquisition but the history, the culture and respect.
Jon’s Junk offers a fun mix of new and old trinkets and baubles, figurines, knick knacks, tchotchkes, and even some mystery items. Jon is known for his ‘guy’ items. You asked, we delivered
Hunter Gatherer has been with us since the beginning and offers a quaint corner booth with lovely antique and modern pieces that harken to a bygone day. Always a wonderful addition to the shop! https://www.huntergathererhomeinteriors.com/
The Powers booth owner initially came to us as a customer. She has not only been a tremendous supporter but a fabulous vendor and you never know what is going to show up next in her booth.
You might be familiar with a fabulous store called 31 Threads, located on Route 31 south here in Washington that sells amazing thrifted clothes at fab prices. Well, that store supports a food pantry that feeds more than 1000 individuals a month. Here at Third Space we have a food pantry booth. Proceeds from the sale of the items in this booth go directly to their food pantry. we also collect your loose change for them as well. https://theoutreachconnection.org/31-threads-thri
Vintage, Antique and More Guide What constitutes vintage and antique? According to industry standards, an item needs to be just 20 years old to be considered vintage. To be antique takes a bit more time. An item has to be 100 years old unless it is car. Insurance companies can make lots of money on cars that are 25 years old and honors them with Q plates. Retro however, are new items that reference a past era or are remade for modern usage. Retro is short for retrospective. Thrift simply refers to items getting a second, third or even fourth chance at generally discounted prices. They make it to a store room table or garage sale blanket instead of a disposal facility and that’s a win for the new owner and the planet. The ‘more’ reference on our sign is for everything else from new items to homemade crafts.
We get asked a lot where we get our items. Our answer? Everywhere! Some of our favorite places are other thrift stores and garage sales. Sometimes estate sales can prove fruitful and auctions are always fun! Sometimes people just give us stuff and we add it right to our food pantry shelves to help the community. But often we may be sitting on treasures right in our own homes and don’t realize it.
Do we buy items or consign? We focus primarily on rental space instead. We might buy but we are dealers and the price we might offer would be well below market value. We always advise that you try to sell the items yourself first. If not successful, then we’ll give you our best advice. Maybe your item (s) need to be auctioned or if you have a high volume, estate sales. You can also consider a rental space. There is currently a waiting list but there is no harm in getting your name on it. You can always refuse if and when an opening is available. Are some items worth the effort? The short answer is no and we will tell you if one of your item falls in this category. Market saturation, outdated technology, societal trends, costs, market fluctuations, usefulness, trends, apathy and rarity all profoundly affect cost and desirability. These concerns will not change whether one has resources, a healthy large clientele, a brick and mortar or a magic wand. meaning, if it can’t be sold on Marketplace or Ebay at low costs then it is likely not something a professional is going to be more successful with. The only advantage they have is exposure and the ability to solicit more costly items to those large audiences. They can’t sell a doll or piano if the market is gutted for these items.
As for value though, key is knowing what you have. Once you know this then you can research how many are for sale and what recent sale prices are. Knowing what you have is not always easy though. With the advent of ‘Google Lens‘ , it makes all our lives a whole lot easier. But it can be just as misleading as it is helpful. Not unlike anything on the internet, current listings can be very wrong. Have you ever looked something up and found out the prices are all over the place? There are reasons for this. A lot goes into why something is priced as it is. A successful sale depends on this knowledge. This is not something you are going to get with Google lens. But…it’s a start.
Doing it yourself? Check out the listings and make sure you account for wear, size, colors, rarity, era, serial numbers, and other factors that can and will profoundly affect worth. If it is too daunting, especially with a large amount of items or ones you believe have a potentially high value, consider an assessment with us. Anne Marie is always happy to help with one or two items you bring to the counter but if you have a houseful and just don’t know what is valuable and what isn’t and what to do with it all, consider a home visit evaluation. Third Space charges $50 an hour which we consider well worth it for just the peace of mind. We can also get through a number of items in this time and help guide you to do your own research. We teach you. We will not buy your items but guide you as to how best to handle what you have. What has value, what doesn’t, what options are available and so forth. If we encounter something we don’t know or feel it requires a specific expertise, we will help you find the best resources and people for the job.
Helping the Community, Environment and More
One of the most common things we here is that customers and clients have items they know don’t have a high value but hate to toss. They hope someone somewhere can reuse or recycle them, maybe even restore them. often this involves hard to place items like old TVs, headboards, pianos and organs and large, bulky furniture pieces. Maybe someone in need can use them? Unfortunately, these items have fallen out of favor for a variety of reasons and the same concerns exist for those in need as for those who are seeking homes for the items. add to it, costs for removal and disposal. Many of the items are inheritance as well and often there exists a time period for disposal with clean out companies charging high fees and estate sellers experiencing the same struggles. Sadly there are no straightforward answers or opportunities. Some things will simply have to be tossed and tossed at cost.
For those items that can be donated and/or sold to raise money, there are many local organizations that can benefit and would greatly appreciate your generosity. Evaluations will help prevent giving away a million dollar item, unless of course you wish to and if you choose to then donate, you can be assured your items will only be tossed as a last resort. In the local Washington area, both 31 Threads and Habitat’s Hut will happily take your clothing and provide either food or home repairs to local residents. Habitat also has an ‘everything’ store for everything else. Electronics can be donated to Abilities of Northwest Jersey.
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