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Preparing Items for Sale
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To maintain our sale's reputation for quality,
gently-used items,
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please adhere to the guidelines below:
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*** TAGS MUST BE SECURELY ATTACHED ***
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We can not sell your item if the tag has
fallen off -
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sadly, even if a customer really, really, really
wants it!
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Our most successful consignors put a small
piece of masking tape or small label on every item and on every piece of
clothing (inside collar or waist) with their consignor # and item
#. This way we are able to retag the item if the barcode tag is
M.I.A. For clothing, consider also wrapping a piece of clear packing
tape all the way around the top 1/2 of the tag and safety pin - this makes
it virtually possible for a safety pin to be unpinned or for the tag to
tear and fall off.
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CLOTHING:
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All clothing should be freshly laundered,
clean and free of the following:
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| rips or
tears |
stains of
any kind |
fading |
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zippers |
missing
buttons |
excessive wear |
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All clothing must be neatly hung on HANGERS
(any kind - tubular, plastic or wire are all ok!)
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Wal-Mart & dollar-stores are both
good sources for cheap hangers.
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Hold on to dry-cleaning hangers and hangers that come
w/ clothing you purchase throughout the year.
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Use 2-piece hangers to hang sets or dresses
with diaper covers
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OR hang sets on ONE hanger by pinning the top
and bottom of clothing together.
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Adult-sized dry-cleaning wire hangers
work great for pinning sets together onto one hanger
(see
photo below).
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Hang clothing so that the HANGER HOOK is
pointing to the LEFT (like a ? mark)
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Hang pants, shorts, skirts, etc on child-sized
pants hangers
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OR pin at the waist onto wire child or adult
sized hangers
(see photo above).
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Use safety pins to attach accessories (bows, socks,
belts, etc) that match an outfit
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ATTACHING TAGS TO CLOTHING
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Attach tag to clothing using a SAFETY PIN or TAGGING
GUN
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(For reasonably priced tagging guns:
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Check eBay OR Store Supply Warehouse
(located at Page & 170 or shop online) OR
check Office Depot & OfficeMax)
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*** We recommend the short 1" - 2" plastic
barbs to load the tag gun. ***
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Attach tag to either the garment's label in the
neckline OR
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to a RIGHT-hand seam
(at the shoulder,
neckline, underarm, etc - on the RIGHT side of the garment).
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**** PLEASE, PLEASE do not pin or attach directly
into the clothing fabric as it often
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LEAVES A HOLE - this is extremely frustrating
to a buyer when they discover it at home!
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ATTACH TAGS TO CLOTHING LABEL OR RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF CLOTHING ONLY:
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ATTACHING TAGS TO SHOES
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Shoes should be NEW or NEXT-TO-NEW
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Buyers are very picky when it comes to
purchasing used footwear.
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Tie shoes together with string/ribbon or
plastic zip-ties
(available at Home Depot or Lowes) (see photo
below).
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Use a hole punch to attach the price tag
(at
the top of tag)
through the string/ribbon/zip-tie.
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If you choose to put shoes in a ziplock bag, tape the
bag shut and tape the tag to the OUTSIDE of the bag so that it can be
removed at check-out.
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ATTACHING TAGS TO BOOKS
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Books should be gently used, clean and in good
condition
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No rips or tears to binding or pages.
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Multiple books can be sold as a set by placing
them in a ziplock bag
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or by tying the books together SECURELY with
string/ribbon or multiple
rubber bands
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(Be sure the books will not easily become
separated.)
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Use masking-tape, low-tack painters tape or
scotch-tape to attach tags to books
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* Do not use clear packing or mailing tape as
it often damages the book when removed.
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*** DO NOT put tape over the BAR CODE at the bottom of
the tag ***
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ATTACHING TAGS TO VHS & DVD'S
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All VHS and DVD's must be in working
condition,
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must be original's (nothing taped from TV),
and must be in their original cases.
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Attach tags to the outside of case using tape.
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Do not use tape that would damage the item
when removed.
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*** DO NOT put tape over the BAR CODE at the bottom of
the tag ***
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ATTACHING TAGS TO TOYS
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Toys must be CLEAN and in WORKING CONDITION
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ALL ESSENTIAL PIECES of toys, games, puzzles, etc. must be
included
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All items requiring batteries MUST HAVE
WORKING BATTERIES installed.
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(Any items found without working batteries
will be removed from the sales floor.)
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Batteries can be found inexpensively at
dollar-stores.
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Place a single piece of clear, packing tape
all the way across the top 3/4 of the tag
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*** DO NOT put tape over the BAR CODE at the bottom of
the tag ***
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OR tie on tags with string/ribbon, plastic zip
ties (available at Home Depot or Lowes)
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ATTACHING TAGS TO OTHER ITEMS
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(baby equipment,
furniture, etc).
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All items requiring batteries MUST HAVE
WORKING BATTERIES installed.
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(Any items found without working batteries
will be removed from the sales floor.)
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Place a single piece of clear, packing tape
all the way across the top 3/4 of the tag
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*** DO NOT put tape over the BAR CODE at the bottom of
the tag ***
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OR tie on tags with string/ribbon, plastic zip
ties (available at Home Depot or Lowes)
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ITEMS WITH MULTIPLE PARTS
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Items to be sold together should be in a zip
lock bag that is SECURELY TAPED SHUT.
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Attach tag to the OUTSIDE of the zip-lock
bag
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so that the tag can be easily removed at
check-out.
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Attach a list of the bag's contents so the buyer
knows exactly what is inside the bag.
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It is critical that ALL pieces and parts of an item are
SECURELY attached together.
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Run clear packing tape around all pieces several
times to keep everything together.
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