Consignor University - Preparing Items & Making Tags

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We know that tagging and preparing your items takes time! Let us help you make the best use of your time by giving you some tips to aid your item's sellability", as well as some tips on how to effectively tag and display your items.

CLOTHES When hanging an outfit that includes pants, hang the pants with the shirt so that they can easily be seen. Here’s how: Turn the shirt around so that you are facing the back of the shirt, then safety pin the top of the pants to the shoulders of the shirt. Try to grasp the lines of the hanger in the safety pin as well, so the pants do not weigh-down the shirt. DO NOT use Ziploc bags for clothing, onesies or pajamas! Shoppers don't want to buy items they can't fully see. All clothing items must now be on hangers. Consider grouping 2 or 3 onesies together on hangers. If you have more than one of an item that you want to sell together, there are two options: hang one on the hanger and pin the shoulders of the others to the one on the hanger OR put each item on its own hanger and rubber-band the hangers together. In either case, make sure to write the quantity in the item description on the card. If a shirt has a wide neck and doesn’t stay on a hanger well, safety pin the shirt onto the hanger near the shoulders or neck to ensure that the shirt stays on. SMALL ITEMS Many small items such as belts, bottles, hairbows, and other miscellaneous fit GREAT in Ziploc bags. We DO recommend using Ziploc bags for small items. Place the tag inside the Ziploc, then safety-pin through the bag and card so that the card is attached and won’t fall out if the bag is opened. TOYS Please make certain that all pieces of a toy item are securely fastened together and that your toy is complete. You may use packaging tape, Ziploc bags, clear plastic containers, etc. but please make sure that all the items are secure. We have signs posted asking parents not to allow children to play with the toys, but we cannot control that completely and inevitably children take things apart , scatter pieces, and/or remove index cards that are “in their way” of play so the more secure you can make your toy and the index card, the better. BEDDING It is BEST to bring your bedding in a clear bedding bag, like the bedding was purchased in. This allows the shoppers to easily see the bedding without needing to take it out. It also keeps any smaller items (like pillowcases, bedskirts, curtains, etc.) with the bedding. If you do not have a bedding bag, an alternative that we highly recommend are the new XL and XXL sized Ziploc bags, which work very well for bedding. They come 3 or 4 in a box and you can get them at Wal-mart! To see what we’re talking about, visit www.Ziploc.com. WRITING DESCRIPTIONS Write good descriptions! If a card is lost from an item, the only way we can match it back with the item is by the description you write! Good examples are: brand, color, 2-piece, etc. If your item qualifies as “NEW” or “Only worn twice”, write that in your description. Those phrases catch a shopper’s eye and give the item greater appeal! EXTRA SELLING TIPS Make your item look brand new. The more time you take to wash and iron your clothing, the better it will look to a buyer. Also, button all the buttons, zip all the zippers, tie all the bows, etc. Make sure your carseat or larger item has not been recalled by the manufacturer. This information can be found at the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission's website. STAIN REMOVAL TIPS Grease Stains: For dark spots on dark fabrics, which are usually a grease stain, use Dawn Dishwashing Liquid. Rub into the stain and wash as normal. Almost always works great, even if the item has been dried in the dryer. Occasionally it will take treating twice. Yellow Stains: Mix about 1/2 cup dishwashing detergent (such as Cascade) with 1/2 cup of Clorox 2 (the pink liquid) in about 1-2 gallons of water. Soak the stained item in the mixture for several hours, then wash as usual. Works for other types of stains as well.