Want to MAKE MONEY on your gently used children's items?

The deadline for entering items is Tuesday August 19th at midnight.

It's easy.   Organize and list your items on our website...and then hang, tag and deliver items to the sale location, which allows us to give you 55% of your sales price. Consignor's reports are available online or on pick up day after the sale. Plus, you will make much more money than you would at a garage sale. We only take HIGH QUALITY ITEMS, if you would not buy it yourself, do not bring it!

NEW to our Fall Sale: Refer a friend who consigns a minimum of 30 items and you will BOTH be entered into a drawing for $50 in "Wee-Sale Bucks" to spend at the fall sale! The more friends you refer, the better your chances of winning are! Your friend simply writes your name in the consignor registration form at drop-off.

Also NEW to our Fall Sale:  We will be running "Consignor Training Sessions".
Please consider coming to one of these two sessions to help you learn how to prepare and price your items. Tuesday August 5th OR Monday August 11th from 7-8PM at the Community Center (623 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd) in Severna Park. Please email us at info@wee-sale.com if you plan on attending!
This will save you time at drop-off as well as help you make the most money you can make!

Follow These Directions to Consign:

 1.                  Decide if you want to print out labels yourself or have us print them. If you are slightly technical and you are used to printing labels, then this should be easy for you! If computers are not your thing, then you might want to have us print them.

 2.  Gather things everyone will need: String Tags, Safety Pins, and plastic hangers (either new or ones from clothing stores in your closet).
    At Wal-Mart: String Tags, 1 3/4 in. x 1 3/32 in., Pack Of 100
    At Office Depot: Maco White String Tags, item# 524652 , 1 3/32 in. x 1 3/4 in., Pack Of 500 (go in with some friends, or save the extra tags for our next sale!)

     If you are printing yourself:
You can either print on the same size labels that we use (1 x 2 5/8ths, 30 to a sheet)

 OR

 You can print on card stock (then you can use any card stock paper (please no regular paper) The card stock labels will print 8 to a page, so buy the appropriate amount of card stock.

 If you have trouble printing, go to this trouble shooting page:

http://www.rhealana.com/troubleshoot.asp?dbsale=mary

 If you still cannot print, PLEASE email us at Mimi@wee-sale.com and let us know you cannot print and we will print out the labels for you. You MUST email us by Wednesday August 20^th at 12:00 NOON for us to have time to print out the labels for you. Please don’t wait till the last minute!

 If you thought you were going to print, but couldn’t, and we ended up printing for you, still attach the string tags as instructed below OR pin the card stock labels (cut into 8 per page) to the item on the top right shoulder or side, so when you drop off it will be easy to affix the labels to your tags.

3.   GATHER AND ORGANIZE the items you are selling.

The more organized you are, the quicker Drop Off will be! Sort your items by GENDER and SIZE before you start.

4.   PREPARE your items (See Below for Merchandise Preparation)

Wash, iron, repair buttons, gather loose pieces of toys and do what is necessary to ensure that your items are in excellent condition. Items will not be accepted that do not meet our guidelines.

Hang clothing on Hangers.

Please hang on children’s size plastic hangers. You can reuse hangers you have from new clothing you have purchased, or you can get hangers at Target, Wall Mart, Kmart, Dollar Tree, etc. Hanger should look like a question mark when you are looking at the front of the garment. Start buying hangers early, the local stores often sell out of the children's size close to the sale!

5.   COMPUTER ENTRY (It's easy!)***BE SURE YOU HAVE REGISTERED -- CLICK HERE TO REGISTER -- If you were a consignor before, but you can't remember your consignor number, email info@wee-sale.com and we will send you your number!

Gather your items in a neat pile beside you at the computer.

Register and Train - You will be asked for your name, address, email and you will choose a password (Write this down.) You will then be asked to complete some "training" screens to assure that we are on the same wavelength regarding quality, pricing and organization. Once you finish, you will be given a Consignor ID and a Batch number (write these down!!)

Enter your descriptions and prices on the Web. Enter a description and price for each of your items. Do this carefully and accurately. You will be able to save your work and come back to it later if you'd like.

(See Below for Merchandise Pricing Guidelines)

NOTE: There is a $4 minimum for items. If you have things which you would like to sell that do not meet the minimum, bundle things together. See below under merchandise prep. for more information on this. We realize that our system will allow you to put in a item less than $4 (because this computer system is used by many sales across the country), but please only enter items $4 or more.

Choose if you would like to DONATE items to charity which do not sell. You will be able to choose NONE, ALL or select certain items to donate after the sale if they do not sell.

For the sale our charity is the Mission of Peace. They are an outreach to the needy families in W. VA & Virginia. Each year they supply hundreds of needy children with school supplies as well as clothes and shoes. They have also given away thousands of books. Please consider donating your unsold items to this wonderful group. You will receive a tax donation sheet from M.O.P when we send you your check.

Choose if you want to discount the items on our sale days. Clothing often sells on the last day so please consider the discounting option. Definitely consider letting things go 1/2 price if you are going to donate them to our charity anyway!

PRINT your inventory sheet. You can print it after you finish the Donate Screen, or go back to the Check Sales button and pull up your batch.

TAG AND NUMBER your Garments

Once you have priced your garments and have a listing on the website, safety pin a price tag to each item. If the item is laying on a table in front of you, the tag will go on the right side -- on the top of the shoulder. To help you, keep your items in order, you should write the assigned (item) number onto each corresponding tag. No need to write the price and other info, as that will be printed out on the label.

6. DROP OFF

Drop-Off is right where the sale is. See the home-page for specific times and dates.

When you come to the sale with your items, we will have your price labels (bar code labels) printed out and you can attach them to your tags quickly and accurately before you leave. Make sure and bring them in numerical order. After you put your bar codes on the items, you will place your items in the appropriate areas within the sale. We will have volunteers there to help you as much as we can, but if it gets busy you will need to place all the items around the room yourself, so plan on allowing an hour for Drop Off.

If you have more than 100 items please email Mimi to arrange to get your labels early. It will save all of us time at drop off! Mimi@wee-sale.com.

If you get your labels early or you have printed your own labels, and you are tagging your things at home, do NOT stick the label right on the item, it will not come off, and we have to have the labels for our records in case our computer system crashes during or after the sale. Stick the label onto the tag or on a card and then tape to the item. Also, if you are labeling your items at home before the sale, bring in the labels for any items which you do not intend to drop off so we know for our inventory that you did not drop them. Make sure when you are labeling your items that the bar code is not folded over. We cannot scan it when is folded.

NOTE: If you are bringing any furniture to the sale that needs to be assembled (cribs, etc) please allow extra time at drop off for you to set it up. People are much more likely to purchase things that are set up so they can visualize it in their home!

7. CHECK SALES

With our online inventory system, you will be able to check our website on the last night of the sale (Sunday) to see how your things sold!

8. PICK UP YOUR UNSOLD THINGS

It is very important if you want to pick up your things to come before the deadline. This is very important since we can't store your items. We have to completely clear out of the building so there can be no exceptions. You will receive a detailed inventory sheet (or you can print it off of our website), then you may gather your items and your check will be mailed to you within two days. ALL ITEMS LEFT AFTER PICK UP WILL BE DONATED TO CHARITY, SINCE WE HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE FACILITY.

Please allow time on pick-up day to gather your things. Unfortunately we do not have the girlpower to sort all of the items being picked up.

Also remember, consignors may shop early. The Consignor's Pre-sale is Friday afternoon -- don’t forget to come shop! Also, you will be able to shop first during the 1/2 price sale! See the main page for times.

One of the only reasons we can offer you 55% is because of our volunteers. If you can volunteer please check back in the fall so you can shop during the volunteer shop!

Merchandise Preparation

Here are some guidelines to help as you prepare your items for the sale.

Pricing
We really suggest you set the price at 30% (or slightly less) of the retail value. Less expensive brands should be priced lower. Baby Equipment, Furniture and Large Indoor/Outdoor Toys usually sell for more and are in high demand. We have an abundance of 0-3T sizes, so should be priced a bit lower in order to sell. It is important that you not set your prices too high, the object is to make sure things sell! Think about what you would pay for an item, and what you would consider a "great deal".

Clothing
The better they look, the better they sell! Please take time to wash and iron your clothes if necessary. Please check for stains, broken zippers, torn hemlines, etc. The clothing should be odor free (Please no smoky smelling clothing!).  We will be double checking at the sale and will not receive any item that is not in excellent condition. Use children's plastic hangers for sizes 10 and below. Use larger plastic hangers for sizes 12 and above. No metal hangers, please! Plastic hangers can be purchased at discount stores. This makes shopping more pleasant for everyone! 

Items must be less than 5 years old and still "in fashion". Things will be turned away if they look dated or old.

For the August sale, we will be receiving Fall and Winter children's clothing (including Holiday dresses), Junior and Maternity clothing, and coats, snowsuits, etc.  Don't forget about Halloween Costumes! All kinds of baby gear is welcome, almost anything you would buy at a baby or toy store, see below for more detail.

For the March sale, we will be accepting Spring and Summer children's clothing (including swimsuits), Junior and Maternity clothing, outdoor slides, pools, and furniture. Be sure to power wash and/or scrub the outdoor items, if they are not clean we will not accept them.

Please group items together so that they will equal a value of at least $4.00. They may be pinned together on a hangers, and rubber-banded together or grouped together in Ziploc bags. For example, if you have some small toys to sell, put 3-4 together in a bag! $4.00 is the minimum price, so think about what you would pay $4.00 for! When you put a price tag on an item, make sure the tag is secure on the item. We lost many tags at the last sale. We want to make sure you get paid! If you put something in a Ziploc bag, tape it shut with packing tape, especially toys. Little hands open the bags and then the toys are all spread around the room while mom is shopping.

All pants must be pinned to a hanger, not folded over, as they tend to end up on the floor. Please do not jam a hanger in a pair of pants. It will ruin the pants and they will look terrible. Safety pin the pants onto a hanger. Safety pin all sets and accessories securely together, with pants pinned to the hanger. Both pieces need to be viewable without unpinning them.

If you are selling a set, top and bottom, the best way to do this is to put them on separate hangers and rubber band (or zip tie) the hangers together. This will make it very clear that they go together. The items must be visible without taking them off the hanger, otherwise everything ends up on the floor.

If you have a shirt or something that looks like it might fall off a hanger, it will! Pin it to itself inside the hanger so it is sure to not fall off. We pick many things off of the floor and then they are separated from their other items and it is hard to keep track of.

NO UNDERWEAR - unless it is new and in the package!

Maternity Clothing
Maternity clothing in general does not sell very well. If you want to try it, please price it accordingly, bring your best and have realistic expectations about how much will sell. You may be better off trying it on eBay or giving to a friend!


******************Special Note: Children's Boutique Clothing**************

Your high dollar boutique name brands will be placed on the sales floor in a special "Wee-Sale Boutique". This will give you the chance to get top dollar for your more expensive items. Your boutique items should be priced at 30-40% of what you paid, if they are in excellent condition. Lilly Pulitzer is very popular, you could price that brand at 50% of retail.

We will also accept boutique shoes, diaper bags, bedding and other items as well, please just ask at drop-off!

Please separate your boutique clothing at drop off. These items will be sorted. Clothing placed in the boutique will be at our discretion. If we do not feel that your items are suitable for the boutique area, we will place them in the regular racks for sale. These items must be in excellent condition as well, if they are boutique -- yet worn, they will be placed on the regular racks. 

Only clothing bought in children boutique shops will be placed in the boutique.  It will depend on the name brand. We are talking about brands like Lilly Pulitzer, Anavini, Baby Sarah, Nick Nack Patty Wack, Sarah Louise, Flap Happy, Baby LuLu -- Here is a link to a list of examples, click here. Some higher end brands that you can buy at a discount at Marshalls or TJ Max will NOT be included. Ralph Lauren is not boutique.

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Sporting Gear
Sporting gear sells well, as mentioned before, please price appropriately. If there are balls that go with an item, put in Ziploc backs and tape together with clear packing tape. As with all shoes, cleats and sporting shoes must be in good condition and clean. Sailing gear is very desirable. Make sure lifejackets are in good working order and dry suits and spraytops cannot have tears.

Shoes
Please only bring your like-new shoes! Safety pin your price tag through an eyelet or shoe lace. No bags or boxes please. Tap and dance shoes are very desirable. Cable ties also work very well to keep shoes together. We like bright colored cable ties! They are also good for security reasons.

Bedding
It is best to package a bedding set together in its original clear plastic bag with zipper. These can also be purchased at discount stores, or re-use the ones you have at home from recently purchased bedding. (those new zip lock big bags are great for this!) Try not to overprice your bedding. We know it was expensive, but think about what you would pay for it. Sets over $40 rarely sell. If you have a boutique bedding set you might be better to try it on eBay.

Blankets
Hang and pin blankets over hangers so that shoppers can see them. If they are small receiving blankets, group 2 or 3 together in a Ziploc bag and seal with clear plastic tape. Safety pin tag to Ziploc bag. Loose Items Bibs, rattles, socks, bows, etc group together appropriately in Ziploc bags. Seal with clear packing tape. Pin tag to Ziploc bag. It also helps to write your consignor code on the Ziploc with a Sharpie in case the tag comes off during the sale.

Toys, Furniture, Equipment
Must be clean and in working order (batteries included). Small parts must be bagged and attached to the main part very securely. If parts get separated it will not sell. Games should be taped closed. Puzzles, books, videos and small toys should be grouped accordingly and put in Ziploc bags. Secure with clear packing tape tag to the Ziploc bag. It is also good to write your consignor number and info on the Ziploc bag with a Sharpie in case the tag comes off. Puzzles should be wrapped securely in clear Saran wrap to keep the pieces intact. We do not accept plush animals (stuffed animals), they do not sell!

TOYS NOT PACKAGED APPROPRIATELY WILL BE TURNED AWAY. When tagging large toys it is best to also attach a piece of masking tape to the toy with your consignor information. This will enable us to sell your toy even if the tag comes off!

Due to the recent toy recalls, we ask our consignors to check the  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website to make sure your toys have not been recalled. This item will be added to our consignor checklist at drop-off.


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We will also set aside space in our "Wee-Sale Boutique" for high end furniture and gently used accessories. This is the place to unload that $2000 crib your husband yelled at you for buying!!! Once again, it must be a great name brand. Please email us if you have a question about your specific brands Mimi@wee-Sale.com

Also, set aside some extra time to set the crib up so it looks beautiful!

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Diaper Pails and Potty Training Items
We WILL be selling diaper genies, diaper pails, potty training rings and little potties. HOWEVER, they MUST be clean! Please wash them with a bleach solution thoroughly. Any items which are not clean will not be accepted at drop-off.

Car Seats
Your car seat must have been manufactured within the past five years. It must not be subject to recall or have been in an accident. Here is the website to check to see if it has been recalled, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. All seat covers and straps must be thoroughly cleaned. Car seats will be closely inspected for safety reasons. You will be asked to fill out and sign a car seat questionnaire at drop-off. Please remove the covers and wash before you bring them in.

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