Basic items include safety pins, card stock, ziploc bags , and packing tape.
When hanging ALL of your items, ensure the hanger is facing as pictured. It should resemble a question mark (?).
Pinning items to the wire hanger ensures the item does not fall from the hanger. This is especially critical for shirts that can easily slide from edge to edge of the hanger.
Tag goes on the front left of the item (on the right if looking at the item). It goes "over" the logo.
Safety pins do not need to go at the very tip of the item. By putting more of the fabric in the safety pin, you ensure the item will not slide as much on the hanger.
Also, place the safety pins more toward the middle of the hanger sides and closer to the top of the items collar to ensure the item does not slide as much.
For items with no sleeves to put the hanger through, put as much of the item over the hanger as possible.
In this example, we wrapped the spaghetti straps / strings over the hanger twice and used extra safety pins to secure the straps from coming loose or apart.
Pants can be the jester of the consignment items. The volunteers will tell you we spend more time re-pinning pants than any other item.
When hanging pants, please ensure your safety pins are no farther than halfway down the hanger. Putting the safety pins at the ends of the hangers causes the pants to shift too much and the safety pins to fall to the bottom of the hanger.
When hanging pants, try to put as much fabric in the safety pin as possible. Do not put the safety pin at the tip of the fabric. Putting only a little bit of fabric in the safety pin causes the safety pin to "pop" and the item to fall off the hanger. Even if you have large safety pins for jeans / pants, be sure to put as much fabric as you can in the safety pin.
Infant and baby items MUST have the hanger through the sleeves. Yes, we know it looks funny and some baby clothes are harder to get on hangers than others. But, we need them fully on the hangers so we can read the tags and the item hangs cleaner on the rack.
If you are putting multiple clothing items as one, place the top item through the hanger and pin the other items to the back of the top item.
When hanging sets, place the front garment on the hanger. Attach the second garment to the back of the front garment. Best practice is to have the front of the second garment facing out so buyers can see it.
Again, ensure you have as much fabric as possible in the safety pin to prevent the pin from popping.
SETS MUST BE OF THE SAME SIZE. Sets not of the same size won't be placed on the floor.
Some items sell better when hung than in a bag. Consider hanging items like diaper bags, backpacks, play mats, blankets, and pocketbooks.
If you are unsure how best to hang an item, either reach out to us on Messenger or our Facebook Sellers Group. You can also bring the item with you to check-in and we will help get it hung the best way possible.
When hanging items, be sure to secure the item to the hanger. For items like blankets, place a pin under the hanger and through as much fabric as possible to ensure the item does not shift or move.
Shoes must be placed into bags. Most shoes fit into gallon size bags. Generic brand bags are best and usually do not have logos.
Tags must be either pinned or taped to the INSIDE of the shoe bag. Ensure the tag, especially the barcode, is readable and scannable.
Shoes should be clean. A little wear is okay but shoes that are dirty or have holes will not be accepted.
Smaller shoes fit easily into a gallon size ziploc bag. Make sure the shoes are visible in the bag. If the bag has a logo, put the logo to the back of the item.
With the smaller shoes, you can roll the bag down and seal the bag so the shoes do not move around.
All bags must be sealed with packing tape to ensure the bag does not come open. Consider having the tag on the back of the item.
Larger shoes should also fit into gallon size ziploc bags. For even larger shoes, two bags can be taped together or you can use the largest bags, 2.0 -2.5 gallon size. Again, all bags should be sealed with packing tape and the tag pinned or taped to the INSIDE of the bag.
Consider putting the tag on the back of the bag to show off your item.
When packaging items in ziploc bags, try not to cover your item with the bag's logo. You want the buyers to be able to see all of your item.
Smaller accessory items should be placed into ziploc bags. Make sure the tag does not cover your item. Seal the bag with packing tape. If there is another aspect of the item you want the buyers to see, make sure it is visible (like new with tag) .
For items with multiple pieces, place the pieces into a bag and attach them to the largest piece (if there is one) or just have them all in a bag. Ensure the tag is pinned/taped to the INSIDE of the bag and the bag is sealed with packing tape. In this example, a picture was used to show the bag contents. This is not needed for items like Mega Blocks or doll accessories. Just for unusual items.
While we prefer for tags to be taped to items, for toys with unusual shapes, try pinning the tag to the item. This is another reason we request cardstock for the tags. Even a loose tag like this can stay scannable if bumped around a little bit. Also, please use as much description on your tags as possible. That way if a tag does come off, or gets damaged, we can reunite your tag with your item.
For items with loose pieces or pieces that can be removed, we recommend placing the loose items in a ziploc bag and attaching them to the item. Place the tag inside the ziploc bag and tape the bag to the item. Make sure the bag will not easily be separated from your item. Again, using a clear description on your tag ensures we can reunite tags and items that get separated.
If you have items with pieces that can open or move, you have the option to tape or zip tie the item so those parts do not move.
If you do tape an item, make sure you do not put tape on things, like stickers, that the tape could then damage.
Tape tags to parts of the item where the tape would not damage the item and the tape can be taken off easily by the new owner.
Car seats must have the current Car Seat Information Form attached to the car seat. Car seats cannot be accepted without this form completed and attached to the car seat.
We recommend that you put your books in some type of bag or scran wrap. Secure the tag inside the bag with a pin or tape & then secure the bag with packing tape.
If you have a book that contains things like stickers (as in this example) or a pop-up book, we will insist that the book be in a bag so little hands do not remove any of the contents or damage the book.
If you choose not to put your books into a bag that will be allowed. BUT, please understand we will not be responsible for books damaged from customers looking at the book or putting the books on and off the shelves.
Please also keep in mind you will need to secure the tag to the book with packing tape. Think about how much damage the packing tape will do the book when removed by the buyer.
If selling multiple books together, they must be secured with either packing tape (consider the damage to the books), in a bag, or in multiple bags taped together. Make sure the tag is taped or pinned to the inside of one of the bags or under the tape.
Make sure you can see as much of each of the books as possible. For two books, consider putting them back to back. Tape the bag at the opening.
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