Consignment stores traditionally sell gently used items. But on a recent afternoon at Spanky’s Legendary Consignment on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard, the racks were flush with brand-new clothes: 24 pairs of one-size-fits-all leggings, 35 dresses, a handful of skirts on the clearance rack.

These days it’s not an unusual sight, said Spanky’s owner, Rachel Phillips. Never-worn pieces from LuLaRoe, a multilevel marketing company that sells soft, comfortable clothing designed to fit all body types, are being consigned to the store in huge batches. Cut from stretchy material, the garment brand is known for its geometric and floral-patterned leggings, printed T-shirts and modestly cut dresses.

“There’s a lot of local vendors, mostly women, who have gotten into the business of sending LuLaRoe,” Phillips said. “It hasn’t turned out the way they thought it would.”

In the last year or so, she said, Spanky’s has seen an uptick in the volume of never-worn LuLaRoe clothing from local retailers who invested in the company’s products, but had trouble selling their merchandise.

“They come to us because they need a way out and they need to get rid of their inventory and recoup some of the money they’ve invested,” Phillips said. “It’s a win-win for us, because there is demand for the LuLaRoe products. And we’re able to provide brand new clothing for the customer, and also help the consignor.”