Merchandise Prep Supplies

Hangers, white cardstock (best found at office supply stores for $8 - $10 for 250 sheets), safety pins, heavy, clear packing tape, Ziploc bags.

Supplies and hangers can be purchased inexpensively at Wal-Mart, Target, or the Dollar Stores. Hangers can be purchased at local stores ten for about one dollar. You can often pick up hangers at a local thrift stores for less.

You also can reuse the hangers from any new clothes you buy. Wal-mart, JC Penney’s and other department stores will often give out their leftover hangers. It never hurts to ask!

Pricing

You set the price! Price to sell keeping in mind the quality, name brand and condition of your items. Normally 50 - 75% of retail is a good general figure to go by when pricing your items.

Ask yourself "What would I pay?" (FYI - don't ask yourself what would I pay at a garage sale, but "What would I pay at a Consignment Store"?) Remember that money in your pocket is better than over-stuffed closets, so PRICE TO SELL!

We also suggest that you let your clothing items be included in the half-price sale. We'd rather give you a bigger check than a lot of unsold items!

Price your items in $1.00 or .50 cent increments.
No .99 cents please.

SMALLER ITEMS PRICED OVER $50 WILL BE SOLD IN THE DESIGNER BOUTIQUE

Get a good feel for the best pricing options and you'll have enough profit to beef up your savings accounts in no time!

Garment Preparation

• Hang all of your clothing on hangers.

• Decide on a price and create/print your tags online.

• SAFETY PIN YOUR TAGS to clothing on the right front, or inside tag. No straight pins.

• Clothing Sets may be hung on separate hangers: just rubber band the hangers together!

• Delicate fabrics may be covered with clear plastic from the dry cleaners & tag taped to bag.

• Please DO NOT place tape over the bar-code on the tag.

• To prevent any loss due to fraud, we will not accept any items that have crosscuts or scribbles on the tags. If you need to change something on a tag you must make a new tag for that item.

Tip: We suggest when creating your tags that you use only lower case letters in the description fields. That should prevent you from having problems when you print your tags.

Tip: Include the brand in your description in case your tag is lost, it will be easier to pair your tag with your item.

Tagging & Barcodes

Once you have placed your clothes on hangers, set a price and enter a description and price on the Online Tagging System.

ONLY BAR CODED TAGS WILL BE ACCEPTED

We are so excited with our FREE & EASY online bar coding program! Hand written tags will not be accepted. You will be able to enter, print and track your items online. After the sale you can see which of your items sold online. Just go to the Consignors page, register and start tagging!

To the left you will see an example of a barcode. Please print a test page to make sure your barcode looks clear. You must be able to see the complete barcode and white spaces in between.

If you are printing on a color printer, please make sure you choose “Black Cartridge Only” in your settings, or it will use your color cartridge to print black, which causes it to not print clearly.

Loose Items and Accessories

• Acceptable items include fashion accessories, purses, belts, hats, jewelry, and items designated for our “Designer Living” Section.

• Non-acceptable accessories include underwear/panties and socks.

• Group like items together and place them securely in large Ziploc bags. Tape Shut & Secure Tag. (do not tape over barcode)

• Belts may be loose or rolled with a rubber band.

• Bags and purses may be tagged and placed individually on the tables at the sale.

• Books/CD’s may be individually tagged or placed in large Ziploc bags with tags taped to the bag.

• Home Décor and Bath/Body items may be tagged individually or grouped together and tagged.

Shoes

• SHOES may be in Original Boxes, Plastic Shoe Boxes (found for $1 at Target or Walmart), or you may use Cable Ties to secure shoes together!

• Shoes will be placed on tables and shoe racks at the sale.

• Tape your tag to box or underside of shoe.

• Please only bring your best shoes! We will reject any shoes that are not new or in great condition.

• Please bring only seasonally acceptable shoes.
  (No sandals, summer shoes at the fall sale, and no boots at the spring sale, etc.

Please Contact Us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding items to be consigned!