Most people agree that the hardest sale to get ready for is the very first sale you participate in. After your first sale, it will become easier to get ready for the next season. In the future, move the items from the closet to a hanging rod in the attic and all you will have left to do is create your barcoded tag. It will save you time if you do not take items off the hangers and box them away; this just creates more work next season. If you leave the clothing on hangers, it will not get folded, have wrinkles, nor need re-hanging. You will only need to make the tags and drop off your items! You will quickly become a “consignment pro!”

Tips for Selling Onesies:

• Do not hang onesies on a hanger, rather safety pin 3-4 onesies together at the shoulder seams. A zip lock bag is not necessary. The customer can actually see the items better without a bag!

• Group like sizes together. (Ex: 3 – 6 month can be grouped, but do not mix 24 month in with 3-6 month sizes)

• Use safety pins….not straight pins to group onesies.

• Price to sell! Packaged onesies are rather inexpensive when new so do not overprice the group. (If new price was $10…price used onesies around $2.50 - $3.00)

• Indicate on your pricing card the number of onesies included, brand, a description of your product. (Ex: 3 onesies, Gerber Solids in blue, yellow, white)

Group Like Items Together:

Group bibs, baby bottles, socks, similar books, onesies, and blankets together in sets. If you have a nicer blanket, it can stand alone and be sold as one item. You do not have to put everything in ziplocks. It is really best if people can see each of the items without pulling them out of your Ziploc bag and separating the items. One thing that works well for bibs and onesies, is to safety pin (no straight pins) them at each of the shoulders. People can “flip” through and look at each item. Blankets will work pinned together in key locations too. These baby items will go on tables grouped together or in laundry baskets grouped by category.

Rule of Thumb for Pricing:

75% of original retail price is a perfect thinking range for pricing items. You can go up from the 75% range a bit if you know people are going to be thrilled to find this item, (perhaps it is a designer brand!). Go down if it was a child’s favorite and used a bit more than usual or if it is a low cost brand like Carters, Circo, etc. Ask yourself, “What would I pay for this if I were shopping?” Your opinion of what you would pay for this item is often the best guideline. Also, if you have several similar items that would make great play clothes but they are hardly worth $2.00 each (Ex: Target clothing), group like sized T-shirts together for one price. You will clean out faster this way but be sure that all items are in great condition.

How to Price Baby Bedding:

Pricing baby bedding can be tricky if you have a large, expensive set to sell. Of course, the lower the price, the faster items will sell. You may want to consider separately pricing some items (i.e. a matching lamp could be sold by itself). The only drawback may be that you might get one piece back in the set that did not sell. If you price the items separately, make a note on the bedding card to look for a matching lamp priced separately.

If you group bedding as a complete set: List each individual piece of bedding that you are selling together for one price. (Example: 4 piece set includes bumper pad, dust ruffle, comforter, and pillow or 8 piece set includes….). Consider putting a photo of the bedding (whether it’s the original packaging, a picture of the child’s room, a catalog picture, etc). Put the photo on a full sheet of paper along with details to showcase the set. (EX: Purchased at Pottery Barn, pd $350 new). The full sheet is in addition to the normal barcode pricing card. This is only a suggestion and is not required. However, this will help people visualize your bedding set in their home.

Of course, no stains or holes in bedding are acceptable. Look your items over well before bringing them to check in at Duck Duck Goose.

It is against the law to resell products that are on the Consumer Product Safety Commission website as having been deemed unsafe for children. To see if your product has been recalled, go to: www.cpsc.gov. If you have a product that has ever been recalled, it will not be accepted in any Duck Duck Goose Sale.

Also, items that have high contents of lead, such as children’s jewelry, will not be accepted for consignment.  If you have an item that is on the recall list for high lead content, a manufacturing defect or safety defect, you cannot bring it or resell it. Mom to Mom…. If you as a Duck Duck Goose shopper see an item that should not be on the sales floor, please alert us to pull it as we work together to keep our children as safe as possible.