How to Decide What to Consign
Clothes
Sort through your clothes and put them into piles. It’s like sorting laundry but hopefully you will make some money
on one of these piles!
Toys
Sort through your toys and put into piles.
Sort through your clothes and put them into piles. It’s like sorting laundry but hopefully you will make some money
on one of these piles!
- Keepsake Pile - Put the clothes that you want to keep in this pile-coming home outfit, baby dedication outfit, etc.
- Donate Pile - Put the clothes that are too worn out to sell in this pile. They may have small stains, small tears, or cheaper clothes that will not make much money consigning.
- Trash Pile - These clothes are too worn to donate due to large stains or tears.
- Consign Pile - These are all the clothes that did not fit into any of the other 3 categories. This is your money pile!!!
Toys
Sort through your toys and put into piles.
- Trash Pile - Put the toys that are broken, have missing pieces, or worn out into this pile.
- Consign Pile - These are the toys that are working and still in excellent condition.
CLEAN ITEMS SELL FIRST - Here are a few tips!
Make sure your clothes are clean and wrinkle free!
Toys, Toys, Toys!
Baby Gear: Strollers, car seats, high chairs, exersaucers, bouncers, swings, pack n plays, etc
1. Make sure item is CLEAN!! Wipe down surfaces, remove fabric cover to clean out crumbs and crud.
2. Replace batteries with cheapies from Dollar Store.
3. Check for recalls at cpsc.gov
4. Most baby gear will receive a pink security tag at drop off, which your consignor price tag will attach to. Loosely attach your white consignor tag prior to drop off!
Outside toys, BIG toys, Furniture, etc.: bikes, scooters, ride ons, kitchens/workbenches, train/water/sand tables, slides/climbers/playhouses, tents, beds/cribs, rockers/gliders, changing tables, etc
1. Make sure items are clean and in good condition.
2. Bicycles should have tires aired up, lack of significant tread wear and working brakes.
3. Most outside toys/big toys and furniture will receive a pink security tag at drop off, which your consignor price tag will attach to. Loosely attach your white consignor tag prior to drop off!
- Dirty clothes will not sell! Here are a few tips for stain removal.
- GREASE STAINS: For dark spots on dark fabrics, use Dawn Dishwashing Liquid. Rub into the stain and wash as normal. This trick almost always works-even for set in stains. For stubborn stains, you may have to treat it twice.
- YELLOW STAINS: Mix about ½ cup of dishwashing detergent (such as Cascade) with ½ cups of Clorox 2 (pink liquid) in about 1-2 gallons of water. Soak the stained item in the mixture for several hours, then wash as usual. This will work for other types of stains as well.
- In order to make your items look their best use an iron or a wrinkle releaser on them.
Toys, Toys, Toys!
- All electronic toys must have batteries.
- All sports equipment must be clean and "like new".
- DVDs, CDs and video games must be in the original package without scratches.
- Board games and puzzles must be in the original package with ALL pieces and CORRECT pieces.
Baby Gear: Strollers, car seats, high chairs, exersaucers, bouncers, swings, pack n plays, etc
1. Make sure item is CLEAN!! Wipe down surfaces, remove fabric cover to clean out crumbs and crud.
2. Replace batteries with cheapies from Dollar Store.
3. Check for recalls at cpsc.gov
4. Most baby gear will receive a pink security tag at drop off, which your consignor price tag will attach to. Loosely attach your white consignor tag prior to drop off!
Outside toys, BIG toys, Furniture, etc.: bikes, scooters, ride ons, kitchens/workbenches, train/water/sand tables, slides/climbers/playhouses, tents, beds/cribs, rockers/gliders, changing tables, etc
1. Make sure items are clean and in good condition.
2. Bicycles should have tires aired up, lack of significant tread wear and working brakes.
3. Most outside toys/big toys and furniture will receive a pink security tag at drop off, which your consignor price tag will attach to. Loosely attach your white consignor tag prior to drop off!