We are proud to serve you in Christiansburg, VA!
Meet The Owners
We’re proud to be a locally owned and operated business, right here in Christiansburg! As parents and long-time shoppers, we regularly sold and shopped at Plato’s Closet before taking ownership in April 2021. Our mission is to provide an exceptional space for you to sell what you’re no longer wearing and find your next favorite styles for less! In addition to Plato’s Closet Christiansburg, we also own Once Upon A Child locations in Christiansburg and two Once Upon A Child locations in Roanoke. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or your little ones, our family of stores is here to help you save while keeping your wardrobe and closets fresh. If you see Charles and Heather in the store, be sure to say hello—we’d love to meet you!
I heard you buy stuff.... is this true?
It is! We are stocking up on trendy teen & twenty-something styles every single day! We purchase clothing & accessories for both guys and girls and buy sizes XXS/000 - 6X/30 for girls and XS/28 - 3X/42 for guys!
What do you buy?
We stick to stuff that's CURRENTLY trending with high school and college aged students! We love casual teen trendy brands & styles and those are what we stick to buying!
How do I bring my stuff to you to sell?
It's super duper easy! Just bring us your freshly laundered, neatly folded clothes & accessories in a container of some sort... our favorites are laundry baskets, bins & reusable totes. Please bring your items off hangers & in a breathable container of some sort... no trash bags please! Bring your photo ID and walk your items to our front counter and our certified buyer will get you all checked in! There's never any appointment necessary & you can bring items any time we're open!
How do you pick what you want to buy?
We'll evaluate the items you brought us and will look for currently trending styles. We're always looking most for the season we're about to move into and those will be items we'll be keeping an eye out for! We'll pass on any items with too much wear, older styles that have been outside stores for more than a year or two, if our inventory levels in that area are too high, or items that aren't currently trending with teens and twenty-somethings.
What styles do you not buy?
We don't buy formal, prom, or wedding dresses, professional wear including scrubs or business professional styles, children's sizing, women's & misses styles, or brands like Lularoe, Chico's, Talbot's, Justice, etc. We stick exclusively to trendy casual teen styles!
Do I get cash the same day?
Yep! We'll present you an offer for any items that we're interested in and as soon as you accept that offer, we'll give you cash on the spot! We price items for about 50-70% of what they sell for new in stores... and we pay you 30% of what we can sell items for up front in cash! If you shop around while we complete your buy and find cute styles in our store you want to purchase, we can also process your buy as a trade and save you sales tax on your purchase!
Plato’s Closet makes it easy for sustainability-focused teens and young adults to buy affordably and sell gently used clothes, shoes and accessories for cash on the spot. Each Plato’s Closet location is individually owned and operated by local business owners, so you can feel good about shopping small.
Sustainable
When you bring in your gently used clothes and accessories, it prevents them from filling up landfills and puts cash in your pocket.
Affordable
We have tons of gently used styles from your favorite brands at affordable prices. We keep things sustainable and on-trend.
Convenient
We make it easy to buy and sell styles for all seasons, all day, every day, with no appointment necessary.
Today Plato’s Closet is recognized as the nation’s largest chain of teen and twenty something resale stores with over 500 store locations in North America.