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The best way to determine the value of a used wedding dress is to start with a few factors: the designer, the age, the condition and the original price.

The more popular the designer / style, the more you can charge. The same goes for the age and condition.

Here are some guidelines:

o New with tags gowns should be priced starting at least 25% of the original price. These are gowns that were ordered and never worn. They may not have even been tried on.

o New without tags wedding dresses should be priced at 30-50% from the original price paid.

o Sample gowns can be sold anywhere from 100% of the sample price (assuming the dress was not worn / altered and is really still a sample).

o Used gowns (in excellent condition) should be priced starting at least 50% of the original price. Extremely popular styles could start at 40% of the original price.

Other guidelines:

oAge of the gown is extremely important. The guidelines above are for gowns no more than 2 years years old. If your dress is older, your price should reflect it.

oIf the dress has been discontinued, the price should reflect this.

oIf the dress has stains, tears or other denies the price reduction should be in accordance with the imperfection.

oDress alterations (such as adding a bustle) can add value to your gown since a buyer would have to pay additional for it at retail.

You can also benchmark the value of your gown by comparing it to similar gowns currently for sale. PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com and eBay both offer a wide selection of gowns against which to benchmark.

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Source by Josie Daga