Watch our "how-to" video on item preparation

Items accepted: 

Spring Sales

Spring and summer clothing is the focus for our spring sales, along with the usual toys, furniture, gear, & equipment.  Bring swimsuits, shorts, sleeveless outfits, and sandals to this sale.  Jeans, polo shirts, capri pants, overalls, and lightweight jackets are appropriate for both spring and fall sales.  You may bring 25 items in maternity sizes and 25 items in junior sizes.

Fall Sales

Fall and winter clothing is the focus for our fall sales, along with the usual toys, furniture, gear, & equipment.  Bring snow boots, warm coats, sweaters, and Halloween costumes to this sale.  Jeans, polo shirts, capri pants, overalls, and lightweight jackets are appropriate for both spring and fall sales.  You may bring 25 items in maternity sizes and 25 items in junior sizes.

Items NOT accepted:

Out of season, stained, ripped, torn, pilled or otherwise damaged items.  All items should smell fresh & clean.  All items requiring batteries must have them and work.  Carseats must be no more than five years old.

Supplies needed: hangers, safety pins, packing tape, ziploc bags, 60-67# white or light pastel cardstock paper

If you use child-sized hangers, please make sure your item will not fall off.  Wire hangers are easier to pin through.  You will not get your hangers back, so get cheap ones or ask your dry cleaner for some.  White plastic hangers from stores are acceptable but the pant-only hangers (with metal or plastic clips to hold pants) will not be allowed, even if the pants are tied or pinned over the clips.  Garments always fall off these hangers and it is hard to sell items that are on the floor!

Safety pins can be bought at discount stores, fabric stores or in bulk from craft stores online.  They will hold your clothes on the hanger and tags on the clothes.  Please use the one inch or larger size.  Do not use clothes pins to hold your items on the hanger, they won't stay on.  Do not use staples to attach your tags, they won't come off.  You may use a garment gun to attach tags but it is not required.  Do not use any straight pins - OUCH!

Ziploc bags are perfect for shoes, accessories, toys, and groups of books.  Remember to tape them shut with the tag on the outside.  The new, very large bags can hold bedding sets if you no longer have the original bag.

Use packing tape to secure attach all parts to toys and tags to non-clothing items.  Please do not tape tags on soft items like stuffed animals or bedding - they won't stay on.  Do not tape over the barcodes on your tags.

You must print tags on CARDSTOCK paper.  Plain paper tags won't hold up to all the handling they'll receive.  You can find 60, 65, or 67# cardstock at discount stores or office supply stores.  Heavier cardstock will soak up too much ink from your printer and could cause the barcodes not to scan at checkout.  Dark colors won't scan either, so use white or very light pastel.

To get your items ready for the sale:

The most important rule in tagging your items is to make it SECURE.  Make sure items will stay on hangers securely, that bags & boxes are taped shut, and that items with many parts are taped together well.  Toys WILL get handled by our smallest shoppers!

·   Hang all clothing items on hangers with the hook facing left to look like a "?".  Clothing should be appropriate for the season of the sale.  Jeans & capris or lightweight jackets will be accepted at both spring and fall sales.  Styles should be current, especially for juniors and maternity items.

·   Button all buttons, snap all snaps, and zip all zippers.  Iron or use a winkle release spray.

·   Attach the tag on the right side (as you are looking at it) of the clothing (over the heart).  Place the pin vertically, only going through the tag once.

·   Use an appropriately sized hanger.  Make sure that items will not fall off the hanger. 

·   Pin pants and skirts to hangers by the waistband.  DO NOT use the pants-only hangers with the metal clips.  Pants and skirts can easily be pulled off and will fall on the floor.  DO NOT fold pants over the bottom of the hanger.

·   For two-piece outfits, pin pants or skirts behind the shirt so both pieces can easily be seen - do not put pants and skirts inside the shirt.  Pin the waistband of the pants to the shoulders of the top, pinning through the hanger to let the hanger carry the weight of the pants.  Pinning to the back or bottom of your shirt could cause your clothing to tear.

·   If you choose to use the large plastic hangers for multi-piece outfits, make sure every item is securely attached to the hanger.

·   Loose items such as socks, bibs, bottles, hats, and small toys should be placed inside ziploc bags and taped securely.  Tape your tag to outside of the bag.

·   Clothes do not sell well in bags, so try to use hangers even for small infant clothes.

·   All shoes need to be placed in a ziploc bag with the tag taped to the outside.

·   All toys, equipment, and furniture must be in working order and clean. Small parts should be bagged and taped to the main part very securely. Clear packing tape is best. Carseats should be clean, no more than 5 years old, and never been in an accident.  All items that require batteries MUST have them - no one will buy an item if they aren't sure it works.  If you have the manual to an item, please include it.  Make sure you DO NOT TAPE OVER THE BARCODE.

·   To make the check-in process go as quick as possible, please get everything organized at home.  You need to decide which type of check-in you want:

Standard Check-in:  

• appointment required

• print & bring inventory sheet from MyCM

• items must be in item number order

• items will be GUARANTEED against loss or damage

• takes approximately 30 minutes for every 100 items

Drop-N-Go Check-in:

• appointment required

• no inventory sheet needed

• items must be grouped by size and type but need not be in item number order

• release of liability for lost or missing items required

• takes as long as you need to carry your items in - then you can go!

Using MyConsignment Manager

To use the MyConsignment Manager system, you must first create an account and register for our sale.  Organize yourself by sorting clothing by gender and size and grouping non-clothing items together.  Then log in to your Seller Home Page and begin creating your tags.

Give as much detail as possible in the description field.  This will help us match up items that get separated from their tags.  It is much easier to match a lost tag to a "pink Kelly's Kids striped shirt with flamingos" than to a "shirt".

If you check the discount box, then your item will be sold at half price on the last day of the sale. If you leave it unchecked, then your item will not be marked down.  Discounting your items is optional.

If you check the donate box, then your item will be donated if it has not sold by the end of the sale. If you leave it unchecked, then your item will not be donated.  Donating your unsold items is optional.

We generally suggest pricing items around 1/3 to 1/4 of the price they were when new.  Boutique brands, double strollers, and outdoor play equipment sometimes sell for closer to 1/2 of the original price.  Think about what you would be willing to pay for the item.  Sellers who price reasonably and allow items to be discounted on half-price day generally sell a high percentage of their items.

See the Seller Manual for more information on how to use this time-saving system.

Examples of tags:

Bad tag - barcode too faded 

Bad tag - entire tag is too light

Bad tag - white line through center of barcode, printer needs to be aligned

Bad tag - too small!  make sure not to print multiple pages per sheet

Bad tag - barcode is too dark & fuzzy

Good tags - barcode is clear & crisp!

phone 859-296-0647 or email info@kykidsconsignmentsales.com