Parenting Help for a Children's Consignment Sale
Parenting Tips Help Moms Earn Cash by Consigning Used Baby Items
May 21, 2009
Children's consignment sales can be a great way to earn some extra spending money twice a year, but there’s a lot more involved than dumping off a load of unwanted baby stuff and picking up a fat check at week’s end. Consigning takes a fair amount of time and preparation. Moms can take a minute to read through this parenting advice to determine whether this year is the right time for them to dive into the project.
Parenting Help for Registering at a Children's Consignment Sale
The first step is registering to be a consigner. For the larger consignment sales, moms typically register online at the sale’s web site.
Once moms have registered, they’ll be given a consigner’s number and allowed access to the seller’s section of the web site. This section will include a form for creating tags. You will need to type in information and print tags on card stock for every item you intend to sell.
If moms are registering to be a consigner at a smaller, less established sale, they’ll probably begin by printing out a registration form and mailing it to an address provided on the sale’s site. Smaller sales often require sellers to hand write their tags on index cards rather than offering a printable form.
Parenting Tips on Creating Tags for a Children's Consignment Sale
Every tag a consigner creates will need to have the seller’s individual consigner number, a price for the item, as well as other information such as whether the seller wishes items to be included in the last day’s half price sale and whether unsold items should be held for pick up or donated to charity. Moms will need to read each sale’s instructions carefully before beginning since they are all slightly unique. Consignment sales won’t accept tags with scratched out or corrected information. It’s a big project, and you’ll want to get it right the first time.
The tags can either be secured to baby clothes with safety pins or a tagging gun. Tags are attached to books, videos and boxes with packaging or masking tape. Smaller items are generally bagged together in zip lock baggies with tags safety pinned to the bags.
As moms tag their items, they’ll want to keep in mind that most consignment sales can be picky in the items they accept. They won’t take clothes that are torn, stained, or faded. Most sales only accept clothing for the upcoming season. Some sales have limited space and so are able to accept only the cream of the crop when it comes to toys and furniture. Moms will find it helpful to look over the web site of the consignment sale they’re participating in and carefully read any information concerning the items they do and don’t accept.
Parenting Help for Preparing Items in a Children's Consignment Sale
It’s time consuming, but to get top price for their children’s and baby clothes, moms will want to clean and iron the whole load. Consignment sales require clothes to be displayed on hangers, so moms will want to stock up on those through the year. Pants are secured to hangers with safety pins. And shoes are paired together with plastic zip ties.
Any toys, furniture, or baby gear will need to be thoroughly scrubbed down or cleaned. For most sales, moms will need to make sure battery operated toys are working and contain a set of batteries.
When the sale is over, moms will pick up any unsold items they did not donate to charity. Hopefully, they’ll also be picking up a check to make all that work worthwhile. Moms may be interested to read more about this recent trend of children's consignment sales. Additionally, they may want to look into parenting advice for contributing to the family budget through prior workplace experience or parenting tips to earn money by work related to creative tallents or hobbies.
