Children's Consignment

Items accepted/not accepted for consignment

• All items offered for sale must pertain to children and be in good, condition (smoke-free, no tears, stains, missing buttons, must be complete games or puzzles or toys in proper working order). All electronic toys must have working batteries.
• Clothing sizes infant to 14/16 (no junior sizes please – we don’t have the rack space). Maternity and Nursing clothing will be accepted for sale. Clothing and shoes (boots for Fall/Winter sale; sandals for Spring/Summer sale) must be season-appropriate for the sale being held. For example, corduroy, flannel, wool, velvet and other heavy-weight fabrics are considered Fall/Winter fabrics. Sleeveless dresses, sandals and shorts are considered Spring/Summer sale items. Out-of-season items will be pulled from the sales floor and donated regardless of the return designation on the item tag. Jeans are always accepted.
• DVDs offered for sale must be family-friendly themes (no R-rated items or inappropriate themes).
• We do not accept cribs, metal children’s jewelry, breast pumps, car seats unless part of a stroller/car seat combination unit, stuffed animals unless they are the talking, electronic type or hand puppets, items listed on the Consumer Product Safety Website – visit cpsc.gov. Recalled items will be pulled from the sales floor and disposed of.
• Items that do not meet our quality standards will be pulled from the sale.

Preparing/Tagging Items-To ensure proper credit for your sold items, please carefully follow these instructions.

• All items must be tagged using the My Consignment Manager program – no exceptions. Consignors who do not follow the tagging instructions below MAY be assessed a $50.00 fee. Improperly tagged items will not be accepted or will be pulled from the floor!
• Use light colored cardstock for items the consignor wants returned and stick with that color. Do not use more than one color of cardstock for items you want returned. Please do not use blue shades or gray shades of cardstock as the barcode reader is unable to reliably read information printed on these colors. Cardstock should be 60lb to 67lb weight. Paper tags will not be accepted.
• Items marked for DONATION (items that the consignor NOT want returned) must be printed on white cardstock. NOTE: Any item with a white tag will not be returned – even if the item is marked for return.
• Use only one tag per item.
• All outerwear, school uniforms, dress-up/costumes, dancewear and swimsuits must be on hangers.
• Bag all comforters and bedding items in clear plastic bags and use CLEAR tape to attach tag to the outside of the bag.
• Shoes should be fastened together with zip ties or twine to avoid being separated.
• Securely attach tags to books, toys, plastic bags, furniture, etc with CLEAR tape only. Please DO NOT place tape over the bar code.
• Items with altered tags will not be accepted.
• Items without tags will not be sold. We will attempt to match up lost tags with items missing tags. A good description of an item facilitates matching the tag with the item – for example Gymboree Pink Flowered Dress Size 4T conveys more information than Dress Size 4T. Items without tags will be displayed during return item pick-up hours on Saturday evening. Unclaimed items will be donated.
• Small items from items with multiple pieces should be placed in a plastic bag, taped closed and securely fastened to the larger item. Make only ONE tag for the set. On an index card, write the item number of the larger piece’s tag with a description of the set. Place the index card in the plastic bag with the small pieces in case the bag becomes separated from the larger item.
• Small items should be placed in zipper- type bags with the tag secured with tape to the outside of the bag.
• Tape all bags closed to minimize the chance of pieces getting lost. For large items and items that will be sold under the tents outdoors, place the item tag in a small zipper-type bag and tape the bag to the item.
• When selling clothing with multiple pieces (pants & shirts, etc.) safety pin both pieces together and use only one tag for the entire set.
• The print quality of your barcode is very important. Print tags using the normal setting on your printer; not high quality as this may make the barcode bleed. Make sure the pop-up blocker is off and uses Internet Explorer as the browser. Tags print 8 to a page. Print a page test tags to see how they look.

• Attach tags securely to clothing and soft items only with safety pins (absolutely NO straight pins, staples, tape, string or adhesive tags). Make sure the safety pin passes through the tag in two places and do not punch a hole anywhere on the tag to decrease the chance of it falling off.
• Insert the hanger so that the hook of the hanger looks like a question mark [?]. Clothing submitted on hangers must be facing left (i.e., as you look at the item, the left shoulder or side of garment, faces out or away from rack – see diagram below). Place tag on the left side or shoulder of clothing item so it can be seen easily.. DO NOT place tags on the inside of clothing items. Please note hangers will not be returned after the sale unless the unsold item is already on one.
• If using a tagging gun, go through the underarm seam on the left arm to minimize damage to the fabric.