CONSIGNORS

What’s in it for Me as a Consignor?

•  You receive 60% of the price at which each of your items sells.  If you volunteer 3 hours or more to the sale, you receive 70% of the price at which each item sells.  In both cases you price your own items.  Each consignor is charged a $7.00 registration fee.  This non-refundable fee is  expected up front in order to secure your spot. To secure your spot, please mail or drop off your non-refundable registration fee in the form of cash or check to Molly Ward, 7 Cedarwood Avenue, Easthampton, MA  01027.  Checks should be made payable to St. Philip's Church.  Your spot will be released to a member of the waiting list if it is not received by the due date.  Once payment is received, you will receive a confirmation email.  Please make sure to include your first and last name and your consignor number with payment so you can be credited properly.
• PRE-SALE PASSES - Each consigner and those who volunteer only, will receive one ticket to the presale, which is held the Friday evening before the sale.
• Sorry, NO CHILDREN ADMITTED TO PRE-SALE.  We suggest bringing a measuring tape for sizing purposes.

How Do I Become A Consignor?  Here is your checklist:
       1. Register

3. Prepare & Organize

4. Tag

5. Order Barcodes

6. Drop-off

7. Pick-up

8. Get a check in the mail within 2 weeks

1. Register 

All new and returning consignors must fully register in order to participate.  Registration is limited to 100 consignors. New consignors will receive a seller’s number. Returning consignors may login with their previously assigned seller number and password.  Seller’s numbers will be printed on all of your barcodes, and should be written on all index card tags in the upper left-hand corner. Please see tagging instructions, and ordering barcodes below for more information.  To register, click on one of the following links:

Returning Consignors, click to go to the CONSIGNOR HOMEPAGE.  Register, Reserve a Drop-off time, Select a work shift, and Order barcodes with one login! 

New Consignors, click HERE to register and receive a seller number.  Once you have a seller number, you may access the CONSIGNOR HOMEPAGE.   Please be sure to read below for detailed information regarding all aspects of preparing your items for the sale.

2. Gather & Inspect

Clean out those closets, basements, and attics!  Gather everything your children have outgrown or do not use anymore.  Inspect clothing items for stains, rips, holes, missing buttons, broken zippers, etc.  inspect toys and other items to make sure they are not broken, dinged up, or missing pieces.  Select only seasonal clothing items at this time.  Set aside your consignable off-season items for the next sale.  You will already have a head start!  There is a 15 item minimum to become a consignor.  Please take care when selecting your items for consignment.  Keep in mind we want to maintain our reputation by offering for sale only items that are clean and in good condition (What's acceptable? What's not??).  I find it helpful to have a couple of boxes nearby as I sort - one for items suitable for consignment, one for Salvation Army or Goodwill, and one for “toss it”!  This way you don’t spend time washing, preparing, and tagging items we may reject.  Our shoppers appreciate the quality, which in turn benefits us all. 

3. Prepare & Organize

Wash, iron (if necessary), repair buttons, snip loose threads, ensure toys and games have all parts and working batteries, gather missing pieces, and do whatever is necessary to ensure your items are in excellent condition and ready to sell.  Items will be inspected as they are brought in at your assigned drop-off time.  Items that are dirty, damaged, or incomplete will not be accepted.

4. Tag & Price 

All items should be tagged properly in order to be accepted for sale.  Please follow the tagging instructions carefully.  You will need the following materials to take you through the tagging process:

• Hangers wire, tube, or children's size (preferred)
• White 3x5 index cards for items you wish to donate to charity if unsold.
• Colored 3x5 index cards for items you wish to claim if unsold, & ALL large outdoor items – you must reclaim these if unsold. 
• Standard sized safety pins (no straight pins or small gold pins).
• Ziploc bags for shoes, and toys with small parts.
• Masking tape to affix tags to books, puzzles, board games, etc.
• Packing tape to affix tags to toys (scotch tape is not strong enough)
• String or ribbon for tying shoes securely together.
• Black or blue sharpie marker for writing on tags (no red please)
• Rubber bands for securing games and puzzles

5. Order Barcodes

Once you have priced your items, you are ready to order your barcodes.  Using barcodes makes checkout a snap, but that is not the only thing we do with our barcodes. As a consignor, the barcodes will keep track of the number of items you sell, as well as how much each item sells for. 

        Some pricing tips:

When pricing your items, price them competitively – price to sell!  Feel the rewards of all that cleaning out, and make your paycheck bigger.  25-30% of retail is a general guideline.  This may vary with brand names and condition of items.  We would like to have a lot less to hand back to you at pick-up time!

Let things go for ½ price!  It’s better to get 50% of the price then to have to bring home things you can’t use anymore.  If you are using white tags and are planning to donate unsold items at least let them go for ½ price! ½ price sale takes place between 12:00 and 1:00 on Saturday, in the last hour of the sale.

For those of you who are new to Barcoding or haven’t yet developed a system of your own, here are some suggestions below:

Whether you have your own system or are new to the sale, please only order what you need, and refrain from ordering large quantities of barcodes in every imaginable price just to have them on hand.  My kids (and the cat) will love watching the printer spew out all my winnings, but I want to make sure there are enough labels to go around!  Also, given that you cannot reuse labels for the next sale, this practice will help us to conserve.  Thank you!

1.   First make the tags for your items – see our Tagging Instructions on the website.  Click HERE for Tagging Instructions.  As you make them, follow these steps:

2.     As you make the cards, decide what price you want to sell each item for and whether you will want it discounted during our ½ price hour on Saturday and write that information on the bottom of the index card – you will cover this with a barcode later.  Click HERE for Pricing Guidelines.

   3.     Once you have written up all your cards, make a list of all the barcodes you will need (10 @$1.00 no discount, 4 @ $4.00, 5 @ $8.00, etc.)

     4.     You may now go to the computer with your list, log in to the consignor homepage, and order your barcodes.  Once logged in on your personal homepage screen, click on “order barcodes” and you will be taken to the barcode ordering screen.  Put in the price you want on the label, the number of labels at that price, and whether to allow the discount.  You will then click “submit barcode”.  A list will begin to appear where you can view all the different prices and quantities you have entered so far.  Once you have entered all the codes you need, you will then click on “submit order” to the right of the screen.  This is an important step, and the order will not go through without clicking this step. 

    Important: If you change your mind about pricing or discounting, you must use a new barcode label.  Crossing      out and changing information will not work as the information is embedded in the barcode itself.

        You may order barcodes on the CONSIGNOR HOMEPAGE .
 

6. Drop-off 

There are two time periods preceeding the sale when you can bring your items in to be checked before they are placed on the sales floor.  Once registered, you may log in to the consignor homepage where you can view the available drop-off times.  You will need to reserve a time slot so we will know when to expect you.  Please remember to bring your items fully tagged, and sorted by gender and size to make it easier for our volunteers to place your items.  You will need to wait while our volunteers inspect your items, and you may even be asked to help place your items.  Items that are dirty, damaged, or incomplete, will not be accepted.    You may schedule a Drop-off appointment on the  CONSIGNOR HOMEPAGE .

You may pick-up your unsold colored-tagged items after the sale has ended from 3:00-4:00 pm on the day of the sale and at the parish hall where you dropped your items off.  Please consider bringing laundry baskets or cartons to help transport your unsold items.  If you are unable to pick-up your unsold colored-tagged items at this time, you may designate at drop-off, a friend or relative who will pick up items on your behalf.  All unsold white-tagged items will be donated to charity.  Unsold colored-tagged items that are not picked up by 4:00 will be donated to charity.

 8. Payment

You will receive a check within 2 weeks following the sale date.  Please make sure you enter a full address when you register or you will not receive a check in the mail.  Please be sure to update your contact information on your personal consignor homepage if anything changes.

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