What & How to Consign

ABC Kids Consignment

Spring/Summer Sale
March 13-17, 2012
Grassland Heights Baptist
Mothers Day Out
2316 Hillsboro Rd Franklin

GOODIE BAG GIVEAWAY
Goodie Bags will be given away to the first 100 shoppers through our door!
The first 25 participants can advertise their business/service/product for a $20 fee.
Click on the Contact Us tab to sign up!

WHAT TO CONSIGN

Quality Spring/Summer clothing that is clean, stylish, and in very good condition. Sizes, quantities, and other items will be accepted as follows:

    þ Boys’ sizes Infant – 20

    þ Girls’ sizes Infant – Juniors
Toys in working order with batteries
Books, Videos, DVDs, Games (board or electronic)

Equipment (cribs, changing tables, high chairs, car seats, pack-n-plays....)

Crib Bedding and accessories
Shoes in very good condition and limited to the best 5 pairs per sex per consignor

Maternity clothing

WE CANNOT ACCEPT
þ Items with stains, holes, missing or broken parts
þ Out-of-date clothing – it will not sell
þ Stuffed animals
þ Toys without working batteries

HOW TO CONSIGN

First, you will need to contact us for a consignor number. If you are sentimentally attached to a particular number, we will gladly let you use it if it’s available.

Next, gather up your wire hangers, 1” or larger safety pins and 3x5 index cards and start pricing!   Tagging specifics include:

o    Use only 3x5 index cards clearly marked with your consignor number, item size and gender, item description, and priceo    Use only wire hangers. . .plastic department-store children’s hangers (not the round tubular ones) are acceptable for smaller items to improve presentationo    Use 1-inch or larger safety pins (no straight pins)o    Price in whole dollar amounts onlyo    Use number sizes only (S, M, L are OK for maternity only)o    Pin sets together with pants or skirts behind the topo    Secure multi-item lots by taping the hangers together at the necko    Securely tape all tags onto non-clothing items with packing tapeo    Put small pieces and parts in zip lock bags taped shuto    Items requiring batteries must have them includedo    Attach shoes together with ribbon or cable ties with your tag secured with a safety pin and packing tapeo    For multi-book/video items, tie them together with ribbon or twine in both directions like a present. Please do not put them in Ziploc bags.o    On higher-dollar items, include the original or current retail price if you know it – let people know what a great deal you’re offering!o    For your protection - do not make corrections on tags. If changes are needed, make a new tag

Group your clothes by sex and bring them to Drop-Off in ascending size order. If convenient, separate out swimwear, cover-ups, dancewear, and dress-up items – those will have their own special area at the sale.

Bring a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Drop-Off. Put your consignor number in the lower right-hand corner.

All items will be reviewed at drop-off, and we reserve the right to decline or pull from the sales floor any item(s) not meeting our quality standards.

Items not picked up by 6:00 p.m. on Saturday will be donated to the charity/charities of the owners’ choice.

A $10 participation fee is required from all consignors and will be deducted from your earnings proceeds.

Consignors will receive 70% of their sales less the participation fee.

Proceeds checks will be mailed within 10 days of the end of the sale. . .please don’t forget your stamped envelope!


e-mail – ShopABCKids@gmail.com    Patricia Hall 615-406-3595