Found Consignment Boutique has spent more than a decade proving that secondhand shopping in St. John’s can feel like a trip to a curated luxury closet rather than a rummage through castoffs. Located at 1 Waterford Bridge Road, near the Waterford Valley and a short drive from Bowring Park, the shop was founded in 2012 by Karin Sgroi, a communications professional originally from Omaha who saw a gap in Newfoundland’s resale market for authenticated, high-quality consignment fashion. That founding vision still shapes the business today: Found is built around the idea that pre-loved clothing deserves the same care, styling, and trust as anything bought new.
Step through the door and the racks tell the story. Dresses, tops, outerwear, denim, and athletic wear share space with handbags, footwear, jewelry, fragrance, and a dedicated men’s section, so the boutique serves shoppers building an everyday wardrobe as easily as it serves someone hunting for a special-occasion piece. The buying team favors labels known for lasting construction and resale value, mixing contemporary names like Ganni, DVF, and Toast with vintage and designer finds that rotate in as new consignments arrive each week. Because inventory turns over constantly, regulars have learned that the best pieces move fast, and browsing often becomes a habit rather than a once-a-year errand.
What sets Found apart from a typical consignment shop is its approach to trust. Every luxury handbag, accessory, and piece of jewelry that comes through the door is checked using third-party authentication technology, including Entrupy, before it ever reaches the sales floor. In a resale category where counterfeit goods are a real and growing problem, that verification step gives buyers confidence that a designer bag or fine jewelry piece is exactly what it claims to be, and it gives consignors assurance that their items are being evaluated professionally rather than guessed at.
Found also works both sides of the transaction. Shoppers come for the edited selection, but sellers come because the shop has built a name for treating consignment as a partnership. Newfoundland and Labrador residents can bring quality clothing, bags, and accessories in for consideration, and the store has extended that relationship beyond the St. John’s area, working with consignors elsewhere in the province through email inquiries when an in-person visit isn’t practical. That flexibility has helped the boutique source a broader and more interesting mix of inventory than a purely local shop might otherwise see.
Visiting is easy to plan around. Found Consignment Boutique is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., with complimentary parking right next to the building, a small but genuinely useful convenience on a busy commercial stretch of the city. Shoppers looking for home decor and housewares alongside apparel will find the categories rounding out the boutiques offering, making it a reasonable stop for gift hunting as well as personal wardrobe refreshes.
For anyone in St. John’s weighing fast fashion against something more considered, Found offers a practical middle path: name-brand and designer pieces, checked for authenticity, at a fraction of original retail, refreshed weekly and sold from a shop that has been part of the neighborhood for well over ten years. Found Consignment Boutique is St. John’s longest-running authenticated luxury and contemporary consignment shop, offering weekly-refreshed designer clothing, bags, and jewelry verified through Entrupy authentication technology.
