Consignment Guidelines

TO SELL ITEMS: 

Email:  mcconsign@gmail.com 
 

SPREAD THE WORD:

Tell your family and friends about our sale! The more customers we have, the more money you’ll make. If you know of people who would like to be added to our mailing list, please email us with their names and addresses. They do not have to live in this area to participate.

YOUR CONSIGNING PROFIT:

Your profit is 70% of the sale price of the items sold minus the $10.00 participation fee. This fee will be deducted from your commission check.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Please read and follow these guidelines carefully and thoroughly. They’re here to give you the best chance of selling your items and to keep the sale running as smoothly as possible.  Follow them, and your consignment experience will be a rewarding, successful, and a stress-free experience.  If you still have questions after reading the guidelines, please email us.

BE THE FIRST TO SHOP:

We will be holding a private sale on Thursday, September 8, 2011- 6pm-9pm, for only the consigners.


WHAT TO SELL:

Refer to the chart below for some ideas:

CLOTHING: Raincoats Jackets Seasonal shoes Play clothes Sunday clothes Hats/caps Sleepwear Belts/ties Scout/Karate outfits Roller skates Cleats Dress-Up outfits Costumes (for dress-up)

TOYS: Games and books VHS and DVD movies Kitchens Dolls and dollhouses Bicycles Motorized vehicles Wagons Swings Sports equipment Rocking horses Playhouses Workshops Computer CDs/programs Train Tables Ball Pens Roller skates Safety Gear

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT: Cribs, Bassinets and Bedding Youth beds Rocking chairs High chairs and booster seats Playpens and Port a Cribs Sassy seats and infant seats Travel tenders Swings Juvenile furniture sets Strollers Exersaucers and jumpers Gates/bedrails Changing tables and dressers Breast pumps Baby carriers Clamp seats Lamps and mobiles Diaper bags Nursery decorations

WHAT NOT TO SELL:

This sale is for fall use items only. . 

We do not accept:

Used childrens underwear.
Car seats
Adult items
Stuffed Animals
Any items that are unsafe or under subject to manufacturers’ recalls. 

For more information about recalls, please visit the web site of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission at http://www.cpsc.gov.
LOCATION: 

First United Methodist Church
Tankersley Fellowship Hall
322 Vance Drive
Bristol, TN 37620

ITEM DROP-OFF

Please bring all items with you, as you will be unable to bring additional items after drop off.

• Bring only items which you would consider buying yourself.
• Furniture and equipment sells better if assembled or set-up. Remember to bring any needed tools with you and allow enough time for assembly.
• Separate clothing by sex and size.

PRESALE INFORMATION:

All consignors are invited to attend a private sale on Thursday, September 8, 2011- 6pm-9pm

• Each consignor may bring one guest to this sale. Passes will be required for admission to this private sale. If you are consigning your ticket will be given to you at the “item drop-off”. If you are unable to attend, you may give your ticket to someone else to shop in your place.

CHECKS AND UNSOLD ITEM PICKUP:

Plan to pick up your check and any unsold items on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 2pm- 6pm

PRICING:

You determine the price for all of your items. Use increments of $.50 only (no .25 or .75). Price your items at 1/4 to 1/2 of retail price so they’ll sell.  Any item you do not want to be reduced to half price on Discount Day should be marked with ND in RED in the lower right corner of the card. You may have an item that you do not want reduced to half price, but would consider discounting. Indicate this on the index card by circling the original price in red with the following phrase below the price: "MAY SELL FOR $______ ON DISCOUNT DAY." These items require special approval at item drop-off and should be rare.

You can wait to set prices for larger toys, furniture and equipment at drop-off to see how similar or identical items are priced. Have these tags ready when you bring the items to drop-off, leaving only the price blank. For large ticket items such as furniture or equipment, you can include original or current sale price information [Example: copy of original sales invoice or printout from a web site with current price of the item.]

TICKETING:

A 3 x 5 INDEX CARD MUST REPRESENT EACH ITEM:

  

Here is how a 3x5” index card should be setup:

 

Use only 3 x 5 index cards.  Anything else will not work in our filing system. 

• Pin or tag the 3x5 index card on clothing vertically with a silver safety pin (no little gold ones or straight pins) to the upper right side of the garment as you face it (not the sleeve).
• Attach cards to toys, furniture, and equipment by punching a hole in the top area of the card and tying a string to the item.
• Tags should be placed outside the bag on bagged items so that it can be easily seen.

CLOTHING:
 
We accept boys and girls’ clothing sizes newborn through 20 and Junior sizes only. PLEASE DO NOT BRING WOMENS SIZES! Clothing of all types will sell very well if it is in good condition.  We sell only clothing of high quality. A good guide to follow: bring only items that you would consider buying yourself.

• A fresh laundering and ironing, if necessary, will make a difference.
• Items with holes or spots are not acceptable.
• Please snap all snaps and button all buttons to show that they are present.
• Infant sleepers only sell well if brand name and in almost-new condition.
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  All non-underwear / non-onesie clothing must be on hangers.  Attach items that slip off easily to the hanger with safety pins so they will not get lost.  To show sets together hang the first item and then turn the hanger over and pin the second item to the back of the hanger to show customers both items. Hang or pin (with safety pins) garment to the top of wire hanger with the open end facing left. The hanger opening resembles a question mark (?). Use of a tagger is also an acceptable way to secure tags.

 

Attach all skirts, pants and shorts to the TOPS of hangers, rather than folding over. Items pinned to the tops of hangers don't slide. Hung bedding should be draped over a hanger and pinned beneath the bottom of the hanger so that it won't slip. [Most cleaners are happy to give you recycled hangers.]

 

BAGGED ITEMS

Some items will sell better in Ziploc® bags.  Seal the tops of your bags with clear packing tape to make sure items don’t get lost. These are just a few suggestions:

Blankets, sheets, pillowcases	Bottles, nipples, etc.	Rattles
Bath towels and wash cloths	Small toys	Outlet Covers and safety locks
Socks, hats, etc.	Teethers	Bibs and burp cloths

TOYS:

Toys sell very well, especially large items, such as Little Tikes® dollhouses, kitchen sets, wagons, etc.... DO NOT BRING STUFFED ANIMALS. Install fresh batteries in battery-powered items so that customers can see how they work.  Any toy or puzzle with separate pieces should be put in a Ziploc® bag or held together in some way so that they will not come apart. We cannot be responsible for lost pieces, so protect yourself by securing all pieces together. Books may be sold in sets, if appropriate, but otherwise, should be sold individually. The title of the book should be noted on the card.

FURNITURE:

For large ticket items, we suggest you go online and print off information and current price, or you may attach original sales information. This information may be attached to your index card.

GEAR:

Please thoroughly clean baby equipment prior to item drop-off. This includes washing fabric covers for strollers, etc. Baby carriers should be placed on hangers. For large ticket items, we suggest you go online if possible and print off information and current price, or you may attach original sales information. This information may be attached to your index card. 

SHOES:

Shoes should be in excellent, almost-new condition. Clean or polish shoes as appropriate. Please tie shoes together using all four laces or yarn or string looped through the buckles or closed straps. If necessary, pin the shoes together using a large safety pin. If possible place shoes in a ziplock baggie. Punch a neat hole in the price card (using a hole punch, not scissors), and tie the price card to the shoes using string through the hole.

MEDIA:

SIZE CHARTS:
If you have clothes from Gymboree, Gap or Baby Gap, the charts in the FULL guidelines document will be helpful in tagging according to our size guidelines.
 
 
Be sure to keep these dates:

Times and Dates for Fall Consignment Sale (2011)

DROP - OFF

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 9am-7pm (day after Labor Day)
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 -12pm-7pm

 

CONSIGNOR SALE

Thursday, September 8, 2011- 6pm-9pm

 

PUBLIC SALE

Friday September 9, 2011- 8am - 6pm
Saturday, September 10, 2011- 9am-4pm

 

HALF-PRICE SALE

Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 12pm- 4pm

 

ITEMS & $$$ PICK UP

Monday, September 12, 2011 - 2pm- 6pm

 

Here is the disclaimer form that must be signed so as not to hold Kidz Consignment or First United Methodist Church responsible for your items.  We try very hard to avoid loss or damage, but sometimes with the number of people coming through it is impossible to do so.  There will be no exceptions made.  (If you wish to make a list of each item you bring for sale, you may set up a time to come when we can go over everything on the list and have both parties okay the list before the sale.) 

This disclaimer form will be available for signature on the drop off days.

That’s all for now!

Thank you for participating and please do not hesitate to email us with any questions. Looking forward to seeing you at the event! 

Kidz Consignment