What to Sell

Preparation Checklist

Here is a list of items you’ll want to have on hand when you are preparing your items for drop off.

• Hangers – wire work best, contact us if you need to purchase some!
• Safety pins
• Permanent marker
• Masking tape
• Ziploc baggies, dry-cleaning bags or clear wrap for puzzles
• Yarn or colored tape for marking your hung garments

Clothing

Pricing Guidelines - we suggest 30%-40% of original retail depending on the brand and condition of the garment. Price to sell and be sure to discount on ½ price day. You don’t want to carry home arm loads of unsold garments!

Here are our pricing guidelines, based on our experiences with previous sales:

Clothing Pricing Guidelines (PDF)

• Presentation is everything! Fluff clothing with a dryer sheet to freshen up! The better they look, the better they sell! Please check for stains, broken zippers, torn hemlines, etc. and remove or repair those items. Make sure your garments don’t smell musty or smoky.
• All pants must be pinned to the top of a hanger, not to the horizontal bar or folded over, as they tend to fall off and end up on the floor or slide to one side of the hanger.
• 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.
• Place yarn or colored tape on the neck of your hangers to make identifying your items easier. This will save a lot of time!

Shoes

• Please bring only like-new shoes! Shoes are difficult to tag. Safety pin the price tag to a shoe lace or through the shoe eyelet. Smaller shoes can be put in a Ziploc bag along with the tag. The most important thing is to secure the shoes together. No shoeboxes please!

Bedding

• Use original packaging if possible! Otherwise Lg or XL plastics bags will work.

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 Ziploc bag and seal with clear plastic tape. Tape the tag inside the Ziploc bag with the bar code facing out for easy scanning.

Loose Items

• Bottles, bibs, rattles, socks, bows, etc group together appropriately in Ziploc bags. Seal with clear packing tape. Tape the tag inside the Ziploc bag with the bar code facing out for easy scanning. It also helps to write your consignor number and info on the Ziploc with a Sharpee in case the tag comes out during the sale.

Toys, Furniture, Equipment

Toys sell GREAT! Price them reasonably and you’ll take nothing home!  Here are our pricing guidelines, based on our previous sales: 

Toys/Equipment Pricing Guidelines (PDF)

Large Little Tykes toys and furniture are in high demand! When tagging large toys it is best to also attach a piece of masking tape to the toy with your consignor information. This will enable us to sell your toy even if the tag comes off!

• 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 the item will not sell. Games should be taped closed. Puzzles, books, videos and small toys should be grouped accordingly and put in ziploc bags. Secure with clear packing tape and tape tag to the ziploc bag with bar code facing out for easy scanning. It is also good to write your consignor number and info on the ziploc bag with a Sharpee in case the tag comes out. Puzzles should be wrapped securely in clear Saran wrap to keep the pieces intact.
• We will only accept talking and interactive stuffed animals type toys - in like new condition. No regular stuffed animals, please!

Car Seats

• Your car seat must have been manufactured within the past five years. It must not be subject to recall or have been in an accident. All seat covers and straps must be thoroughly cleaned.

Furniture

• Nursery and youth furniture and room accessories have been very popular! If space allows we may ask that cribs be reassembled for display purposes. Attaching a photograph of bedding and furniture placed in the home often helps it sell.
• Instruction papers, warranties, etc. attached to strollers, exersaucers, cribs, etc. are an added bonus for buyers. You can go the manufacturer's web site and download instructions which should include the retail price so people know what kind of deal they are getting!