Snuggle Bugs - Pricing your items

Pricing Guidelines

The most important thing to keep in mind when pricing your items is that the ONLY way for you to make money is to get your items from the rack to the register. We have provided some general pricing guidelines to help you. Please feel free to call or email us with questions. Please click here for a Pricing Cheat Sheet that will have you pricing like a seasoned pro!

$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, videos, etc. can be grouped together to reach a value of at least $2. Grouped clothing items MUST BE the SAME SIZE. Groupings of unrelated items will NOT sell and they will not be accepted for the sale.

Price your items reasonably. Shoppers attending this event will not be in the mindset of paying near-retail prices. Keep in mind what the item retails for, what someone would pay for it secondhand, and the condition of the item. It is best to imagine what you would pay for the item if you were shopping.

Item Quality. Please keep in mind that, regardless of brand name, items that are worn, faded, or out of date do NOT sell and will be refused or pulled from the sales floor before the sale begins.

Many items sell on the half -price day. If you do NOT wish to have an item sell for half-price, you will be able to indicate that when you enter your items. Try to use this feature sparingly to avoid missing out on sales.

As a general rule, try to price your items 1/4 to 1/3 of the original sale price. Baby items (up to 24 months) should be priced a bit more aggressively, since there is such an abundance of these items.

Clothing:

Price items at 20 to 35% of their original cost. (Higher for designer/boutique brands). Price Sizes 2T and under a little less than larger sizes.

Coats:

Price items at 25 to 35% of their original cost.

Baby Equipment:

If the item is like new and a current design, then price it at 25 to 45% of the original cost. If it is not a current design, then price it at 20 to 30% of the original cost. (For Example: Exer-saucers of older, more basic design are worth less than a comparable newer model with all of the bells and whistles.)

Furniture:

Price items at 25 to 40% of the original price. Cribs go from $40 to over $100. Toddler beds are usually priced around 25% of their original cost.

Toys:

Price items at 20 to 35% of the original cost--depending on the popularity of the toy. Brand name toys and larger items generally sell for more (Little Tikes, Brio, etc.)

Videos:

Price videos at approximately 25% of their original price. You can price a bit higher ($4 and up) for full-length, popular movies by Disney, Dreamworks, Pixar, etc. Price shorter, non-name brand movies lower and consider grouping these types of videos together. No PG-13 or R rated titles will be accepted for this sale.

Books:

Price them at 20-25% of their original cost. Books need to be in like new condition with no pages missing, ripped bindings, or additional 'artwork' that was added by someone along the way, etc. It is fine to group similar or related books together. (Ex. 2 to 3 Arthur paper back books Approx. $3.) Please keep in mind that all groupings should appeal to the same age reader. For example, you would not pair a Harry Potter book with and ABC's book.

Large Plastic Toys:

(Little Tikes, etc) - Price items at 25-50% of their original cost. If the item is older in style and color scheme, price it on the lower end of the range. If the item is VERY current and in NEW condition (no fading, etc.) price it higher. (for example: The older light pink items are not as desirable as the newer style items). ** Big-ticket items sometimes sell better if you print out a description, or information that shows the item's retail value. Items also sell better when they include user manuals, folding instructions (for strollers and playpens), etc.

Please feel free to call or email with us pricing questions. We want to help you to be successful!

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