Divine Consign - Merchandise Prep

Please check this recall list to make sure your items are safe to consign.

Look at your items as if you were going to purchase them. Be picky! Items will be strictly inspected at drop-off, so follow the guidelines closely.

	Merchandise Prep Supplies Hangers, 60-67lb. or 110lb. white cardstock/coverstock (best found at office supply stores--in a package or check with copy center to buy individual sheets), safety pins, heavy, clear packing tape, Ziploc bags. In order to scan the barcode, nothing but 60-67lb. or 110lb. white cardstock will be accepted. Supplies and hangers can be purchased inexpensively at Walmart, Target, or the Dollar Stores. Wire hangers are preferred. Tina and Stephanie will have these for sale for 50/$5. Please do not use vinyl-coated wire hangers as they are not shopper friendly. Plastic hangers are allowed, but clothing tends to slip off them and end up on the floor and safety pins don't easily fit around them. At the end of each sale, we have a large section of “lost and found” items.
	Tagging There are lots of great things about our online bar-coding system. It's very important that you use only 60-67 lb.or 110lb. cardstock/coverstock. Nothing else will be accepted. Your tag should look like the example to the left. Please DO NOT place tape over the bar-code on the tag. To prevent any loss due to fraud, we will not accept any items that have crossouts or scribbles on the the tags. Tip: We suggest when creating your tags that you use only lower case letters in the description fields. That should prevent you from having problems when you print your tags. Important: You must reprint any tags that: You want to make changes to from a previous season (i.e. Lowered price, changed discount or donate stats, etc.) You have transferred from another local sale that has the name of that sale on the tag. You have made changes to in the computer from when you first printed the tag for the current season. When entering tags, consignors are now required to put a specific description on each tag. For clothing, toys, etc. the brand (i.e. Baby Gap) must be in the top box with a short description in the bottom box (i.e. blue dress with flowers). For books, the title of the book must be included. When printing, if you do not want to buy an entire ream of cardstock, it is very easy to save your tags to a CD-rom or jump drive and have them printed at Office Max, Office Depot, etc.
	Barcodes To the left you will see examples of barcodes. The first is a good bar code. This is what your barcodes need to look like on your tags. The others are examples of barcodes that will NOT scan. Please print a test page to make sure your barcode looks clear. You must be able to see the complete barcode and white spaces in between. If you are printing on a color printer, please make sure you choose “Black Cartridge Only” in your settings, or it will use your color cartridge to print black, which causes it to not print clearly.
	Pricing As a general rule, mark your items 75% OFF what it sold for as a new item. Name brand items (like Gymboree, Little Tikes, etc) and larger items (strollers, cribs, etc) will sell for more. Use only 50 cent increments (i.e. $3.50, $4.00). Click here to download a Pricing Guide.
	Clothing Please bring only Fall/Winter garments for this sale. Hang garments with the hanger facing the left (like a question mark). Attach tag with a safety pin to the upper right front of the garment as you are looking at it. Clean and press all garments. Please do not use S, M, L on your tags except for maternity clothing. Estimate a numerical size. $3 Rule – all hanging garments must be worth a minimum of $3. If not, combine it with another item to equal $3. No stained clothing or clothing with holes will be accepted. Replace missing buttons; sew loose hems and seams; clip loose threads; make sure zippers and snaps work properly. We do not accept clothing with stains, holes or tears so check your items outside in the sunlight as you can often see better than under interior lighting. Check clothing for current fashion (within the last five years). Single pants should be safety pinned to the top of the hanger at each side. For two-pieced garments, the waistband of the pants/skirt needs to be safety pinned to the back shoulders of the shirt (catch the hanger with the pin.) All clothing items must be hung on hangers with the exception of onesies.
	Toys, Furniture & Equipment All toys, furniture and equipment must be cleaned, in working order and must include all working parts. Toys and baby equipment which require batteries must include them. Any item that requires a battery but does not have one will be pulled from the selling floor. Toys that include small parts must have all of the parts in a Ziploc bag. Attach tag to toy with heavy clear packing tape as well as taping the bag closed. Please DO NOT place tape over the bar-code on the tag. Be careful of where you place the tape so it does not damage the item when it is removed. Games and puzzles should have all pieces and be in boxes (tied or taped closed.) No stuffed animals unless battery operated (lights, movement). Car seats that are more than 5 years old WILL NOT be accepted. Car seats that are missing their date sticker WILL NOT be accepted. Multi Piece Tagging: For non-clothing items with multiple separate pieces, put the tag on the main piece, your consignor # can be written on masking tape and placed on the additional piece(s) in case they get separated. DO NOT print multiple barcoded tags for the same item even if you put $0.00 on the extra tag. Each item must have ONLY one barcoded tag.
	Loose Items and Accessories Loose items such as bibs, bottles, rattles, and bows must be in Ziploc bags with the tag attached to the outside of the bag with packing tape. Group like items together. Tape the bags closed with heavy packing tape to prevent little hands from reaching in. Books can be grouped together or sold separately. Acceptable accessories include maternity bras, hair accessories, purses, belts, packaged onesies and diaper covers. Non-acceptable accessories include underwear/panties and socks.
	Children's Shoes We accept all children's sized shoes (newborn-children's 4). Shoes must be tied in pairs by shoelaces or ribbon. Laces and shoes must be in excellent condition. Attach a tag with a large safety pin or hole punch and tie the tag on the laces with ribbon or put the shoes in a ziplock and put the tag on the bag. Be PICKY! Please help us keep our reputation of selling high quality items. Shoes will be inspected along with clothing. There is a limit of five pairs of shoes per consignor. Shoes will be reevaluated after drop off. Any shoes found that do not meet the guidelines will be returned to the consignor or donated if marked to be donated.
	Maternity Items Maternity items must be in excellent condition and must be for Fall/Winter. Please do not bring clothing over 5 years old or faded maternity clothes. They will not sell. Please secure the tops with safety pins if they have a tendency to fall off the hanger. We also accept nursing bras, breast pumps and other maternity related items. We do not accept maternity panties.
	Helpful Hints For sizes up to 2T, a whole outfit sells better than just a pair of pants or just a shirt. A little ironing and starch can make a used shirt look almost brand new. Make sure to close those baggies with HEAVY TAPE…your items won’t sell if they’re separated on the floor. If possible, for sizes 3T and smaller, use child sized wire hangers. These will be available for purchase from Tina and Stephanie for 50/$5. Optional: To ensure that your item isn’t one that’s lost, you can place a piece of masking tape with the complete barcode number under the barcode on the printed tag, found inside of your garments where the label is. Put this number on any flat surface of your other items. This is one more way for us to identify who the item belongs to should the tag get lost.