THE LAST DAY TO ENTER ITEMS and SCHEDULE DROP OFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE WEDNESDAY April 11  at 11:00 pm (YOU CAN STILL PRINT TAGS after this date)

All consignors must read the Consignor Agreement agree to its terms and register for our sale before entering items online.  Please note that ALL CONSIGNORS must use the online software to enter their items.  My Sale Manager is best supported by INTERNET EXPLORER (not Firefox), so please use the IE web browser when working with your account and items.  

SPECIAL NOTE: ALL CLOTHING ITEMS MUST BE STAIN-FREE AND ODOR-FREE! Please wash your clothing and inspect it before hanging it and bringing it to the sale. Any clothing with stains, or with missing buttons, rips, holes, etc. will be returned to you at drop off. Please CLEAN ALL TOYS, INSERT WORKING BATTERIES, and CHECK PUZZLE PIECES before getting started.

• Light colored (white, off white, or light gray) cardstock, also sold as “cover stock.” 67 lb to guarantee bar codes will be read.  (Note: Please do not use colored card stock (blue, green, yellow, etc.) as these are reserved for our non-profit partners.)

• Wire hangers ONLY!  PLEASE NOTE:  no plastic hangers whatsoever!

• Safety pins (1 inch or larger; no straight pins or small gold safety pins, please)

• Clear packing tape (no scotch tape) and plastic zip (or slide) loc bags

• (Tagging gun optional)

• It helps if you gather similar items together in piles beside your computer before you start entering.  Gather all of your boys 4T, girls 3T, books, etc.
• Be sure your items are CLEAN, that they meet current requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and are not on any list/s of dangerous or recalled items.  Check the following two websites carefully, as O’Baby Children’s Consignment Sale will not be held responsible if consignor fails to meet these requirements:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cgi-bin/prod.aspx

http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/thrift/thrguid.pdf

• You are now ready to log on, and choose “Work with Consigned Inventory” under Activities.
• Click on “Add Items.” 
• Be ready to answer the following questions about each item you will enter:

CATEGORY (from pull down menu; won’t display on tag)

Sample Tag - 1010 is consignor #

DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ITEM         (two lines, you fill in)

PRICE (you decide, in whole dollar increments). TWO DOLLAR MINIMUM FOR ALL HUNG CLOTHING ITEMS.

DISCOUNT? or DONATE? (check, as appropriate. Note that furniture and cribs can not be marked DONATE.)  On the tag, donated items will have a large X.  The tag will also indicate whether the item is to be discounted (1/2 price) during the discount day or days of the sale.

• Please give some thought to these categories before you start entering items!  Visit our Pricing Tips page for some general guidelines on pricing your items to sell.  Use the two lines of description to your advantage!  Is your item “NWT” (New with Tags?), “Hardly Worn”, “Too cute!”  SELL IT!
• Remember that items marked DISCOUNT will go on sale at 1/2 price during our advertised “Half Price” day or days.  If you don’t want to have your item discounted, please don’t check this box.  If you wish to have your item/s DONATED to charity at the end of the sale (rather than pick them up), please remember to check this box as well.  FURNITURE AND CRIBS CAN NOT BE MARKED DONATE.
• Remember to only enter items that are seasonally appropriate for this sale, (spring/summer for Spring Sale, fall/winter for Fall Sale) in good to excellent condition, and free of any odors (smoke, pets, etc.)  Please see our What To Sell page for more information and our clothing guidelines.
• PLEASE:  there is a $2 minimum for all hung items.

• Insert card stock (67 lb, white, off-white or light gray ONLY, no colored cardstock) into your printer. 
• Click on WORK WITH CONSIGNED INVENTORY and scroll down to PRINT TAGS.  *Remember to disable pop up blocker or your tags won’t print! 
• Print all tags or just certain tags.  Tags will print 6 to a sheet.
• Cut tags carefully with scissors, or a paper cutter.

Once you have printed your tags you are now ready to affix them to your items.

FOR CLOTHING:

• Hang clothing on a WIRE hanger ONLY, with hook pointing to the left (like a ?).  Bend the hanger sides DOWN (not “back”) for smaller sizes, if needed.  For single items, its preferable to also place safety pins on the shoulders, securing the item to the hanger.
• Secure all buttons, snaps, zippers, etc.
• ALL TAGS ARE PLACED ON THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE GARMENT (OR THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT.)  Use a large safety pin or tagging gun.
• If using a tagging gun, please attach barbs to the INSIDE TAG of the garment or THROUGH THE SEAM (neck or “under” arm seam/s.) Do NOT tag through the clothing itself, as this will leave a hole. See additional photo below:

• If you have two or three pieces, turn the hanger over and pin the second piece (ie: pants) to the back of the hanger,  facing out.  For three pieces (ie: something with a small jacket) – first hang the shirt, then place the jacket over the shirt and flip over to pin pants to the back:

FOR NON-CLOTHING ITEMS: 

• We recommend that you place books, toys w/small pieces, lamps with shades, or any other items that can become separated in a large zip loc bag and tape the top; affix tag with tape, but do not tape over the bar code.  Use packing tape only (scotch tape doesn’t stick) and you may also pin the tag if you like.  Consider using a piece of masking tape with consignor number/item number/price in case the tag becomes lost.
• Use enough tape to secure the tag on your items, but be careful that they won’t be “ruined” when tape is removed. Please pay special attention to how you package puzzles! Do NOT tape down wooden puzzle pieces! Instead, bag them in a large 1 or 2 gallon zip loc bag, OR use Saran Wrap (wrapped around the puzzle and taped) to be sure all the pieces stay together.
• Please BAG ALL SHOES in zip loc or slide loc bags. Pin the tag to the outside of the bag. It is also helpful if you write your consignor number, item number, and price on the bag itself OR include a piece of paper (or duplicate tag) with this information inside the bag of shoes. This will help us sell them for you in the event that the tag becomes separated.
• If you make a mistake while printing your tags, please print a new tag.  Do NOT print on both sides of the card stock; please print on one side ONLY.
• Additional tip: for clothing items, consider putting a piece of MASKING TAPE on the inside collar or waistband with your consignor number, item number and price.  Again, if a tag becomes separated from an item, this information will help us find the item for you in the computer quickly and sell it!
• Remember, there is a $2 minimum for all hanging items.  Other other items (books, etc.) may be priced starting at $1, if you choose. All items should be priced in $1 increments ($2, $3, $4, etc.)