Tagging - What you need to know

The better your items are prepared, the better they present to the customers, and the better they sell! So bring your best! Sell only the items you would want to purchase for yourself. Be picky; our customers will be! Items must have a resale value of $4.00 or greater. 

When gathering your items, we suggest you sort them into 3 piles. One to sell, one to donate, and one to toss. Make sure you scroll down to review the list of Acceptable and Not Acceptable items.

Ladies Clothing

Shoes

Purses

Jewelry

Accessories

Sleepwear

Walmart brand clothing items. These brands have very low re-sale value and are not highly shopped at our events. (Exceptions would be nicer, new with tag, items) 

Worn, pilled, or Out-dated items - more than 5 years old, for all categories - clothing, home decor, shoes, etc. 

Lingerie, used undergarments (must be NWT)

Work/Business Suits

Items that have an offensive odor, have shrunk/stretched out, faded or wrinkled.

Garments that are pilling, have fuzz or pet hair.

Items that are dirty,  with stains or tears, missing buttons, broken zippers

· Sheets of card stock and regular printer paper. (for all items that will be pinned) 

· Various size ziploc bags (Dollar Store is great for these. Also the larger storage bags at Dollar Tree in with the coat hangers for large toys with multiple pieces. These come 3 for $1.00 and work great.)

· Hangers - any type (Ask friends, neighbors, dry cleaners, stores such as Belk, Old Navy, Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, Etc. Many are willing to give excess hangers away if you ask.)

· Safety pins – we recommend #2 size found at JoAnn Fabrics or online at Amazon Scissors

Once you are logged into your Seller account you can begin entering your items by clicking on the “Work with consigned inventory” link. Click “Add Items” and choose mobile or PC version. This will bring you to the item entry screen where you can begin entering your items.

All items must be priced by the seller.

As a general rule, consider the original retail price -- whether you paid the original or not -- and take around 75 % off. This gives you a thinking range. For example, if an item’s original cost was $20, take 75% off and think of pricing the item in the general area of $4.50 to $5. If it is a "boutique" item or a current brand that is highly desirable you can price a little higher. The same is true for items New with Tags.

Use standard white cardstock/paper for tags.

Tags should then be applied to the clothing item using safety pins ONLY. No straight pins or staples please. Tags are to be placed on the upper right side of the clothing when looking at it. This makes for uniform tagging and easily seen when flipping through racks.

Make sure the tag is secured by either putting the pin through horizontally (poking 2 times), or far enough from the edge to withstand light tugging.

Pay attention to where the pin is stuck. Try to avoid delicate fabrics to not create permanent holes in the clothing (if too delicate, it is ok to tag to inside label in the clothing). Adjust the tag as needed in these circumstances.

HANGING IS SO IMPORTANT! All clothing items should be hung so the hanger looks like a question mark when looking at the front of the garment. And remember, the goal is to make sure your item stays on the hanger.

Here are some quick tips:

· THE RUBBER BAND TRICK- Wrap a few rubber bands on the point of each end of the hanger. The rubber will create some grip that prevents the shirt from slipping right off. If you have a lot of wide-neck shirts, this solution probably isn’t ideal, but it can serve as a quick trick to keep that always-slipping shirt off the ground.

· THE CLOTHESPIN TRICK- Buy cheap clothespins from the Dollar Tree. Clip at least one end of the item onto the hanger (we recommend both, if possible) 

· USING HANGERS WITH GRIP-Any hanger with built-in grippers is going to be more effective at keeping your shirts in place. Some hangers feature a rubber gripper built into each side of them to minimize slipping. Non-slip hangers are a good option for wide neck shirts or silky materials that can easily slide right off of wire and plastic hangers. Hang everything so that the hanger will look like a question mark (?) when looking at the front of the garment.

· PANTS AND SKIRTS- hang from the top of the hanger and NOT along the bottom “bar.” Pin pants/skirts with two safety pins at the waist so they can be seen fully, front and back by simply flipping the hanger over and the pants/skirt will not fall on the floor. For larger sized pants and skirts, attach them with the pins closer to the top of the hanger to prevent the pins from sliding off the top of the hanger. Pant hangers work great, too. (sized correctly, of course)

Please only bring your like-new shoes! Washing goes a long way, as well as using a magic eraser on soles. It works wonders on making them look new again!

We ask that you write the SHOE SIZE on the tag and place it inside one shoe (you can cut the barcode out of the tags to make them smaller and tape with clear packaging tape. You may also safety pin or tie a tag to a shoe lace or through the shoe eyelet. Remember the tug test!

Jewelry and accessories may be grouped accordingly and put into ziploc bags secured with clear packing tape. It is also good to write your consignor number and price on the ziploc bag with a Sharpie in case the tag comes off. If we have a bar code, we can sell the item accordingly.