Basic Guidelines
- We accept top-quality children's clothing. Boy's sizes Newborn to Youth Size 12 and Girl’s Newborn to Youth Size 10, toys, books, videos, nursery furniture, and all of the baby gear that you can imagine. Please click here to see a list of the items being accepted for this event.
- All items must be in excellent condition and intended for Spring and Summer use. Fall and Winter items will not sell and will be refused. (Though, we look forward to helping you sell them at our next seasonal event)!
- $2 rule. ALL items need to be priced at a minimum of $2. Please price in half dollar increments ($2, $2.50, etc.). It is perfectly fine to group similar themed items together so that they will equal a value of at least $2.00. For example, multiple onesies, T-shirts, small toys, etc. can be grouped together. Grouped items MUST BE RELATED in some way. Random groups of items will not be accepted. Click here for a pricing cheat sheet that will help you handle your pricing like a seasoned pro.
- All items must contain all pieces and be working with batteries, if necessary. Toys, infant swings, etc. that require batteries will not sell unless shoppers can see them working.
Clothing Guidelines
- All clothing must be current styles (within the last 5 years), clean and free of stains, tears, rips, excessive wear/pilling, odors and pet hair. Please review your clothing items in a well-lit room, preferably in natural sunlight through a window. Double check shirt fronts and cuffs, as well as pant knees, thighs, and cuffs. That is where most stains and signs of wear will be apparent. If items do not meet our quality standards, we reserve the right to refuse them. To ensure that our sales floor offers only items that are in great shape, we will also perform a Quality Check prior to the start of the sale. Any items that are not in excellent condition will be pulled from the sales floor before the sale begins.
- Clothing Sizes - Please use only "number" sizes; translate all Small, Medium, Large tags to their "number" value. Many of our shoppers are shopping for grandchildren, nieces, and nephews, etc. and may not be familiar with what a GAP size XXS means. To help you, we have created a reference sheet that includes sizing for many of the popular stores.If a size tag states a size range, the item should be placed on the rack for the LARGER size. For example, if the size tag reads 2 to 3 years, then it would be placed with the size "3" items for the event. Clothing sets and groupings should be THE SAME SIZE TOP AND BOTTOM. Please bring to our attention any items that do not fit this criteria.
Super-Duper Important!!!** Sorting your clothing by size and gender will make your data entry a breeze and will make your drop-off much quicker.**Anyone who has participated in the past will tell you that this is CRUCIAL.
- Clothing sells best when it is presented nicely. Please take time to wash and iron your clothes if necessary. Be sure to button all buttons, snap all snaps, and zip all zippers. Place the garment on the hanger like you would find it in a retail store -- please do NOT jam a hanger into the waistline of a pair of pants. Seriously- it’s gonna ruin the pants and make it look bad. Using pant hangers or safety pinning the waist to the hanger is a much better way to go.
- Outfits and sets (especially for sizes under 2T) often sell better. If you have items that were worn together by your child, or matching accessories for an outfit, consider selling them as a set. **Important note** Children's top and bottom sets work well with the smaller sizes (under 2T), but older kids often take different sizes on the top and bottom. Selling in sets for larger sizes can be tricky and pieces may do better separately. It is totally fine (and encouraged) to put a note on the items referencing that a matching piece may be found in the same size. The same can be done for outfits that have matching shoes. If you would like to bundle items, feel free to combine multiple tops or bottoms of the same size together. **CRITICAL NOTE -- To be sure that your items stay together, ALL bundled items must be secured together with pins or barbs.**
- We strongly prefer plastic hangers. Wire hangers often cause clothing to slip or hang strangely. Consignors are welcome to retrieve some hangers at pick-up to use for next time. The goal is for everyone to end up ‘even’ in terms of hangers, taking only the amount that will get you ‘back to your starting point’, and taking into account purchases that you made that included the hangers and hanging items that you are getting back. We will be unable to return the exact hangers that you supplied, but we will provide a reasonable substitute.
- Infant clothes are abundant. Consignors should bring only those items that are in LIKE NEW condition and price them competitively. We can’t stress this enough- shoppers will have a LOT to choose from.
Hanging Tips
All pants must be on pant hangers or pinned at the side of the waist to a hanger -- not folded over, as they tend to end up on the floor. All skirts should be hung this way as well. **NOTE: Please do NOT jam a hanger into the waistline of a pair of pants. It looks awful and often ruins the piece, making it unable to be sold. | |
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The trick with sets is to have both pieces viewable without unpinning them. The quickest and easiest way to do this is to hang them on separate hangers, rubber band the hangers together at the base of the neck of the hangers or use a ziptie to 'zip' them together through the BODY of the hangers (they will fall off if you put them around the neck of the hanger), and carefully pin the pieces together to avoid damaging them. This makes it clear to shoppers that these items are sold together. Only use rubber bands or zipties to connect the hangers. Ribbon, string, and other methods have proven ineffective for keeping items together. | |
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