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The following guidelines will help you prepare your items for the
sale:
CLOTHING
All
clothing must comply with the following guidelines.
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Please
note that you must have a minimum of 20 items at least $100
worth of items to be eligible to consign.
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The
better your clothing looks, the better it will sell! If
necessary, please
take time to wash and iron your clothes. Please
check for stains, fade, broken zippers, frayed hemlines,
missing buttons, etc. We will be inspecting items at check-in
and will not receive any item that is not in excellent
condition. All clothing must be hung on hangers.
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We
are accepting Baby, Children's, Junior and Maternity clothing
for this sale. At this time we will accept all seasons, but
remember that most shoppers are looking for current season
clothing and therefore any off-season clothing should be
priced accordingly.
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$2.50
rule: If you have single clothing items that you value at less
than $2.50, please group them together with like items so that
they will equal a value of at least $2.50. Please note that items
may be pinned together on a hanger.
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All
pants must be pinned to a hanger, not folded over, as they
tend to end up on the floor.
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Safety
pin all sets and accessories securely together. With pants
hung on the back of the shirt at the waist. Both pieces need
to be viewable without unpinning them.
SHOES
Please
only bring your clean, like-new shoes. Shoes can be difficult to
tag. First, put your consignor number and price on masking tape on
the bottom of the shoes. Then safety pin the price tag to a shoe
lace or through the shoe eyelet. Boxes are nice, but please tag
the shoes, not the box.
BEDDING
It
is best to package a bedding set together in a clear plastic bag
with zipper.
BLANKETS
Hang and
pin blankets over hangers so that shoppers can see them. If they
are small receiving blankets, group 2 or 3 together in a Ziplock
bag and seal with clear plastic tape. Safety pin tag to Ziplock
bag.
LOOSE
ITEMS
Bottles,
bibs, rattles, socks, bows, etc group together appropriately in
Ziplock bags. Seal with clear packing tape. Pin tag to Ziplock
bag.
TOYS,
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT
Must be
clean and in working order (batteries included.) Small parts must
be bagged and attached to the main part very securely. If parts
get separated it will not sell. Games should be taped closed.
Puzzles, books, videos and small toys should be grouped
accordingly and put in Ziplock bags. Secure with clear packing
tape and pin tag to the Ziplock bag. TOYS NOT PACKAGED
APPROPRIATELY WILL BE TURNED AWAY.
We will only accept Beanie Baby, Disney or other name brand
stuffed animals in like new condition.
Large Little Tykes Toys and Furniture are in high demand! Let us
know if you need help with picking up your large toy items.
CAR SEATS
For
legal reasons, we cannot accept car seats that have been
manufactured any earlier than 2003 or have been in an accident.
Car seats must not have been subject to recall. We have websites
available for you to check once you have consigned with us. All
seat covers and straps must be thoroughly cleaned.
PRICING
RECOMMENDATIONS
Pricing
your items is always a challenge as you attempt to balance
receiving fair market value with the risk of over pricing or under
pricing your items. There are several "rules of
thumb" for pricing based upon a percentage of the retail
price. However, given all of the other factors involved in
pricing such as quality, market demand, etc., there really is no
magic formula beyond what the market will bear at any given point
in time. However, in an effort to ensure that you have the
best chance of selling your items, we can provide some
guidance. As such, you may download and utilize these
pricing schedules:
2008
Pricing Schedule for Clothes Items
2008
Pricing Schedule for Non Clothes Items
Please
note that you need the Adobe Reader to be able to download and
read the Pricing Recommendation files. If you do not have
the Adobe Reader, please Click
Here and you will be directed to the Adobe site and given
instructions to download the latest FREE version of the reader.
If you
haven't already done so, Click
here to signup as a Potential Consignor.
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