The Sims 3 Ambitions Guide Walkthrough New Venues and Real Estate
Consignment Store
Everybody loves a deal. At the consignment store, Sims can search for bargains on secondhand objects or things produced by creative Sims, such as inventions or paintings.
But the consignment store is not just a place to shop. Sims are encouraged to use it as a secondary source of income, especially if they pursue a lifestyle not aimed at following the traditional career ladder.
Primary Use
The consignment store is mainly a business where Sims can buy and sell goods. The store is loaded with shelves displaying objects.
However, to actually make a transaction, you must approach the register at the rear of the store, which gets the attention of the shop clerk.
The clerk then shows you which objects are available for sale and the prices. Just like any other store, you load up your cart and finalize the transaction.
Buying objects at the consignment store
Reputation and Deals
Each Sim may have multiple objects for sale at the consignment store. To sell an object, interact with the register and then select the object(s) you wish to put on sale.
Crafted objects may be placed on sale here-sculptures, paintings, inventions, books, and the like-as well as caught fish and grown harvestables.
If you have World Adventures, you may also sell photographs and bottles of nectar At the end of each day, the store will inform you which objects were sold. Objects lose a little value each day they are at the store:
Consignment Values
| Days on sale at shop | Selling price |
|---|---|
| 1 | 200% |
| 2 | 170% |
| 3 | 130% |
| 4 | 110% |
| 5 | 100% |
The consignment store offers a hidden skill, as mentioned in New Simology. The more you sell objects at the consignment store, the better your reputation.
When Sims buy your goods and are happy with the sale, you earn a reputation bonus of 50 points. The better your reputation, the smaller the percentage the shop keeps for each sale.
At first, the shop retains 15 percent of the sale price. Here are the reputation levels and their effect on the store percentage:
| Reputation | Store Fee |
|---|---|
| 200 | 10% |
| 4,000 | 5% |
| 8,000 | 0% |
Three additional situations affect your performance at the consignment store:
Sims with the Born Salesperson trait build their reputation faster and sell items for more Simoleons.
Sims who have purchased the Suave Seller Lifetime Reward sell their goods for more at the consignment store.
Satisfying the hidden requirements of consignment store Skill Challenges also increases your Sim's performance.
Selling 150 objects awards the Consignment Store Sales title, giving your Sims an extra 15 percent chance of selling their objects.
Selling §25,000 worth of objects awards the Consignment Profit title, which lowers the store fee by 15 percent.
Earning 8,000 reputation bonus points awards the Consignment Store Reputation title, giving your Sims an extra 15 percent chance of selling their objects.