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THE SOURCING DIRECTORY

Thrift, vintage & resale stores in Cedar Rapids & Marion

Explore Cedar Rapids and Marion through six local sourcing shortlists, plus a separate Mount Vernon antiques side trip. Compare thrift, vintage and clothing resale, then edit the stops to fit your day.

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CHOOSE YOUR KIND OF SOURCING DAY

Build a trip around the category and the closing time

Jump to stores & map ↓
Early thrift & southeast antiques 3 stops ↗Marion & northeast consignment 3 stops ↗Czech Village thrift and resale pair 2 stops ↗First Avenue clothing resale 4 stops ↗A short vintage & consignment pair 2 stops ↗Mount Vernon schoolhouse antiques pair 2 stops ↗

Choose one cluster or shopping model instead of trying to cover every shop in a day. The shortlists below include the newly added stores alongside established stops. Use a store with confirmed hours as your starting point, call ahead where the schedule is missing, and budget time to inspect each potential purchase.

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These suggested trips are not active because one or more stops need confirmed shopping hours or visit access. Their shop profiles remain available in the local directory; confirm each stop before making your own trip.

  • Third Street & First Avenue vintage

Czech Village & J Street

The DAISY and Vintage Market & Supply Co. are on 16th Avenue SW. Drop Inn Resale adds a different shopping model on J Street SW. Treat the three as a starting shortlist and check the vintage shop’s hours before setting the day.

Downtown & southeast

20 Years Awesome and Top Drawer are separate Third Street SE stops. St. Vincent de Paul, Hidden Gems and Odd Mama’s offer another southeast mix of donated goods and antiques. The early-closing thrift pair should come first when using that shortlist.

First Avenue, Marion & beyond

Fia’s Finds, Plato’s Closet, Once Upon A Child and Style Encore make a clothing resale shortlist along First Avenue. Vintage2Die4 is a separate vintage option. Grand Resale, Stuff Etc and Elegant Repeats form a broader driving trip; Mount Vernon is a separate excursion outside this city map.

START WITH A SHORTLIST

Trips you can make your own

These are starting points, not timed or optimized routes. Check each shop’s current hours, then change the order or remove stops. Opening a shortlist does not replace your saved trip.

3 stops

Early thrift & southeast antiques

Start with St. Vincent de Paul and Hidden Gems before adding Odd Mama’s Antique Mall. The third stop offers a different shopping model; compare the exact item and condition before deciding whether it fits your buying limit.

  1. St Vincent De Paul Cedar Rapids928 7th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
  2. Hidden Gems – Cedar Rapids405 8th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
  3. Odd Mama’s Antique Mall - Cedar Rapids, IA1216 2nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Tuesday–Friday, St. Vincent lists 9am–2pm and Hidden Gems 10am–5pm. Saturday they close at noon and 2pm respectively. Odd Mama’s on-site booth operator lists daily 10am–6pm; confirm with the mall before a special trip.

Open southeast Cedar Rapids shortlist
3 stops

Marion & northeast consignment

Compare Grand Resale in Marion, Stuff Etc on Blairs Ferry Road and Elegant Repeats on Tama Street. These are separate driving stops. Ask about department access, furniture pickup and intake before planning around those services.

  1. Grand Resale - Marion, IA1155 Grand Ave, Marion, IA 52302
  2. Stuff Etc - Cedar Rapids252 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
  3. Elegant Repeats & Elegant Bridal - Cedar Rapids, IA4700 Tama St SE, Suite 2000, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

Tuesday–Saturday fits the recorded schedules. Elegant Repeats closes at 6pm Tuesday–Friday and 5pm Saturday; its bridal shopping is by appointment. Grand Resale’s Monday opening is seasonal.

Open Marion–northeast shortlist
2 stops

Czech Village thrift and resale pair

Compare Drop Inn Resale with The DAISY at separate Czech Village addresses. Vintage Market & Supply Co. remains an optional map lead, excluded from this pair until its shopping hours are confirmed.

  1. Drop Inn Resale - Cedar Rapids, IA1625 J St SW, Suite A, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
  2. The DAISY - Cedar Rapids, IA102 16th Ave SW, Suite B, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm; Saturday 11am-4pm are the recorded shared windows. Check date-specific exceptions.

Open Czech Village shortlist
4 stops

First Avenue clothing resale

Compare Fia’s Finds, Plato’s Closet, Once Upon A Child and Style Encore. Plato’s Closet and Once Upon A Child have neighboring street numbers but are separate businesses; the other stops require their own directions.

  1. Fia’s Finds - Cedar Rapids, IA3117 1st Ave SE, Suite B, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
  2. Plato’s Closet - Cedar Rapids, IA3647 1st Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
  3. Once Upon A Child - Cedar Rapids, IA3649 1st Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
  4. Style Encore - Cedar Rapids, IA4444 1st Ave NE, Suite 3001, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

All four list shopping hours throughout the week. The recorded shared Sunday window is 11am–4pm because Fia’s closes earliest. Confirm current exceptions and call before bringing clothing to Fia’s, whose website has carried an intake pause.

Open First Avenue clothing shortlist
2 stops

A short vintage & consignment pair

Choose just Vintage2Die4 and Fia’s Finds when you want a smaller First Avenue outing. Compare vintage pieces with clothing resale and leave time for garment inspection rather than adding every nearby shop.

  1. Vintage2Die4 - Cedar Rapids, IA2900 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
  2. Fia’s Finds - Cedar Rapids, IA3117 1st Ave SE, Suite B, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Vintage2Die4 publishes a winter schedule of Thursday 2–6pm, Friday noon–5pm and Saturday 10am–4pm. Confirm the seasonal schedule first; Fia’s lists Monday–Saturday 9am–7pm.

Open First Avenue pair shortlist
2 stops

Mount Vernon schoolhouse antiques pair

Compare School House Antiques with Room 222 inside First Street Community Center. They share a building pin but are separate second-floor businesses. Polly Ann’s remains an appointment-first map lead, outside this walk-in pair.

  1. School House Antiques - Mount Vernon, IA221 1st St NE, Second floor southeast corner, Mount Vernon, IA 52314
  2. Room 222 Antiques - Mount Vernon, IA221 1st St NE, Room 222, Mount Vernon, IA 52314

Thursday-Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday noon-4pm are the recorded shared windows. Check access arrangements if stairs matter to your visit.

Open Mount Vernon shortlist

Before you buy or bring items in

St. Vincent de Paul states that thrift purchases have no returns or store credits and allows electronics to be plugged in for testing. Inspect before paying and ask about pickup deadlines for items you cannot take immediately.

Consignment intake is separate from shopping. Stuff Etc Cedar Rapids lists intake Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–6pm, while retail hours are longer. Check category restrictions and the current agreement if you intend to sell to or through a shop.

A regular thrift branch and an outlet can use different selling methods. Check the specific location profile rather than assuming bins, by-weight prices or rotation times apply everywhere. Use current comparable sales and the profit calculator to set a buying limit.

For a longer corridor day, open the Iowa City and Coralville guide. Mount Vernon is a separate side trip; use the full directory and confirm shop access before adding it. Bring the inspection checklist and avoid packing the day so tightly that you skip condition checks.

At The DAISY, shopping and consignment intake have different schedules. At Elegant Repeats, bridal visits require an appointment. Read the individual profile and contact the shop for the service you need.

Before a clothing-focused trip, use That Couple Flips’ men’s jeans research guide and button-up tag-reading checklist. Watch the linked videos for item research: men’s jeans and button-up shirts. These explain clothing research; they are not reviews of the local shops.

Practical questions for this trip

Which shortlist needs the earliest start?

The southeast trip: St. Vincent closes at noon Saturday and Hidden Gems at 2pm. Visit those two before the antique mall. A later start may require removing the early-closing stops.

Does an independent shop always mean lower prices?

No. Ownership and pricing model are different questions. A curated vintage or antique shop may price for an end customer. Buy only when the exact item, condition, demand and total costs support your own margin.

Why does the Mount Vernon shortlist include shops outside this map?

The city map below filters Cedar Rapids and Marion. The explicitly labeled Mount Vernon side trip opens in the full directory with all three shops. School House Antiques and Room 222 share their building’s pin; use the floor and room details in their profiles.

Can I take items to consign during every shopping hour?

Not necessarily. Intake can have a shorter schedule, appointment requirements or temporary pauses. Check with the specific branch before bringing inventory.

FROM SOURCING TO SELLING

Use the shortlists to avoid an overpacked day

Choose one cluster

Czech Village, First Avenue clothing resale, Marion and northeast consignment are separate shortlist choices. Pick the one that fits your categories. The Mount Vernon option is explicitly a side trip outside the Cedar Rapids and Marion map.

Use the short pair when time is tight

The two-stop vintage-and-consignment option leaves more room for inspection than the longer lists. Check both shops’ schedules before you leave. A source check date records an online review; it does not mean the shop is open today.

Budget for the work after checkout

Consider cleaning, repairs, testing, photography and storage alongside fees and shipping. Record the purchase cost and condition with each item, then move a realistic batch through photos and listing review before the next sourcing trip.

Keep planning with the free profit calculator, condition-notes guide and printable sourcing checklist. Clothing sellers can also use the research library before buying.

Guide sources reviewed October 12, 2026: St. Vincent de Paul · Hidden Gems · Grand Resale · Stuff Etc Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Tourism · The DAISY · Drop Inn Resale · Fia’s Finds · Top Drawer · Vintage2Die4 · Elegant Repeats & Elegant Bridal · Odd Mama’s Antique Mall · Polly Ann’s Vintage Market · School House Antiques · Room 222 Antiques · Plato’s Closet · Once Upon A Child · Style Encore. This is an online source review, not a firsthand visit. Store profiles retain their own check dates.

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24 directory entries

Consignment & resaleCedar Rapids, IA

Stuff Etc - Cedar Rapids

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252 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Monday–Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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