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Prep & Tag Your Items

Well-prepped items sell more. Here’s everything you need to know.

Pricing & Discounting

Set prices that move. Discounted items sell significantly faster.

Pricing Rules

  • Suggested price: 75% off retail
  • Infant sizes 0–12 months: suggested 80% off retail
  • Minimum price: $2
  • All items priced $3 or under must be marked “Discount: YES”

Discounting Rules

  • Items marked “Discount: YES” go 50% off during half-price hours
  • Items marked “Discount: YES” go 75% off on the last morning
  • Items are 20% more likely to sell when marked to discount
  • All items $3 or under must be marked to discount
Download the Pricing Guide (PDF)

Supplies You’ll Need

Gather these before you start tagging.

All clothing must be hung. Wire Hangers Preferred.

Child-sized for smaller sizes. The Facebook Consignor Group is a great place to source hangers.

Safety pins

Tagging guns are not allowed.

Ziplock bags

For toys with small pieces.

Painter’s Tape and Packing Tape

Zip ties

For securing shoes.

Plastic wrap

For puzzles.

Packaging by Item Type

How you package an item affects whether it stays on the floor and whether it sells.

  1. 1All clothing must be hung.
  2. 2Hangers face left (like a question mark).
  3. 3Attach tag with a safety pin to the upper right front of the garment.
  4. 4Single pants, skirts, or shorts: safety-pin the waistband to the top of the hanger.
  5. 5Outfits: pin the waistband to the back shoulders of the shirt, catching the hanger.

Tagging Rules

Every tag is a sale in progress — or a return trip to fix it.

  1. 1
    No blank or generic tags — “shirt,” “toy,” and “book” are not acceptable descriptions.
  2. 2
    Every tag must include a specific description, brand, color, and type of item.

    Example: “Gap blue shirt with yellow flowers”

  3. 3
    The more detail on your tag, the faster your item sells.
Download the Sizing Guidelines (PDF)

Printing Tags

Barcodes that won’t scan delay drop-off for everyone. Print them right the first time.

Step-by-Step

  1. 1Tags print 8 per page as a PDF.
  2. 2Use WHITE cardstock only — 60–67lb or 110lb.
  3. 3Recommended: print at Office Max, FedEx, or a similar print shop for better barcode quality.
  4. 4Print settings: select “Fit to printable area” or “Fit to page.”
  5. 5On color printers: select “Black Cartridge Only.”
  6. 6Barcodes must be straight with clear white space between lines.

Critical Reminders

No home laser printers

Barcodes from home laser printers often won’t scan and therefore cannot be sold.

No tape over the barcode

Tape causes scan failures. Leave barcodes completely uncovered.

Reprint if anything changes

If you update a tag after printing, you must print a new one. Your online inventory must match your tags exactly. Changes cannot be made after the sale’s inventory is locked.

All Prepped? Time to Drop Off.

Review drop-off times, locations, and what to expect when you arrive.

Review Drop-Off Instructions →