* If you haven't already, please register so you can secure a spot for us to sell your items!

Below you’ll find detailed rules on what you can and cannot sell. Here are a few guidelines to get you started and thinking in the right direction:

• Please note that the minimum number of items you can bring to the sale is 30.   Currently there is no limit on the number of items you can bring to the sale.  If you have more than 350 items, you would need to register for an additional consignor spot for each 350 items.
• We carefully screen all sale items to ensure they are clean, in good condition, and in working order. If you're in doubt on the quality of one of your items, just ask yourself, “Would I give this to my child in this condition?”

Rules/Steps for Selecting and Preparing Your Merchandise

1. Selecting Your Merchandise – what you can and cannot sell
Generally, we accept most children's items as long as they are in clean, in good condition and conform to the rules in the Accepted Items table below.

Accepted Items

1PLAY YARDS AND PORTABLE CRIBS:

Inspect all mesh-sided play yards and portable cribs, and play yards with wooden side slats and portable wooden cribs for the following safety features:

• mesh-sided play yards and portable cribs with drop sides have warning labels that say the sides should never be left in the down position;

• top rails of mesh-sided play yards and cribs with a hinge in the center automatically lock when the rails are lifted into the normal use position;

• mesh-sided play yards or portable cribs have no rivets protruding 1/16 inch or more on the outside of the top rails;

• the mesh has a small weave (the openings are less than 1/4 inch);

• the mesh has no tears or loose threads;

• the mesh is securely attached to the top rail and floor plate;

• the covering of the top rails has no tears or holes;

• any staples, rivets, or screws used in construction are not loose or missing; and

• wooden play yards and portable wooden cribs have slats that are no more than 2 3/8 inches apart and no broken or missing parts.

2WALKERS:

Walkers should either be at least 36 inches wide at the base or have gripping strips under the edge to help stop it at the edge of a step. 

3CRIBS:

• make sure your product is not the subject of a recall;

• slats spaced no more than 2 3/8 inches apart;

• no missing or loose slats;

• no recalled crib with drop side (millions of cribs with drop sides have been recalled)

• a properly-sized mattress. The mattress is too small if you can fit more than two fingers between the edge of the mattress and the side of the crib. An infant can get his head or body wedged in the extra space and suffocate.

• corner posts are no more than 1/16 inch high. They can be catch points for objects or clothing worn by a child and cause strangulation.

• no missing, broken or loose hardware;

• no decorative cutouts in the headboard or footboard. Cutouts can entrap a child’s head; and

• no unsecured mattress support hangers that can be easily dislodged. Children can be entrapped and suffocate.

• Each mattress (and accompanying box spring) must have a "Part 1633" compliance label which is included on all mattresses manufactured on or after July 1, 2007 to show that the mattress meets CPSC's flammability standard.

4BATH SEATS:

Don’t sell bath seats that:

• attach to the tub floor with suction cups;

• were made before 2007 (see date code stamp on the bottom of the product);

• are broken or damaged;

• do not have warnings visible on the product.

Non-Accepted Items

Please check to make sure that none of the items you are selling have been recalled for any reason Consumer Product Safety Commissions Recall List by Manufacturer.

If you visit this link you can select the manufacturer from the menu then click "Find" above the list.  To find the item you are looking from the results click on "edit" in your Internet menu bar at the top then "find on this page" and enter the name of the item and click "next" repeatedly until you have searched through all the items.  

Also, for CAR SEATS, please check the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Child Restraint Recalls at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov

IMPORTANT: There is a new law that has been passed called the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).  It prohibits retailers from selling children's toys, clothing, etc. that contain high levels of lead, lead paint, and phthalates (a group of chemicals that are used to make vinyl and other plastics soft and pliable).

In the future, children's products will be required to have labels indicating their compliance with this law.  Children's products that have been manufactured prior to this labeling requirement (2/10/2009) must be tested by a government-approved testing agency to ensure they do not contain levels of lead paint, lead content or phthalates in excess of the new standard.  This testing requirement can be costly.

To make sure we are compliant with this new law, certain items are no longer accepted at the sale.  They are included in the list above. 

If you are interested in reading additional information on the new CPSIA, visit these links on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's website:

Retailers Information on CPSIA (especially Table C)

Manufacturers Information on CPSIA (especially "What products are covered by the prohibition on the use of phthalates" section).

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2. Preparing Your Merchandise for Sale

Parents are very picky when buying for their kids. These rules and tips will help your items sell, as well as, pass the careful scrutiny of our merchandise screeners at your Drop-off.

• Cleaning your items: ALL items must be clean. Make your items look brand new.  The more time you take to wash and iron your clothing, the more likely it will be purchased.  You want items to look as close to new condition as possible. Toys should be washed and disinfected to remove any dirt and odors. We will NOT accept toys with any kind of dirt on them. All clothing and items with cloth need to be washed. Clothing that has been stored for awhile should be washed again to rid any musty odors or wrinkles developed during storage.
• Books: Books must appear in good condition without any writing or large page tears. Clean book covers to remove any dirt. 
• Clothing preparation: All clothing must be washed and hung on hangers.
  • Wired hangers are preferred. If you need wire hangers, you can purchase hangers inexpensively at 99 Cent Stores, Dollar Tree, Big Lots!, etc.  Dry cleaners are also a good source for wire hangers.  Please note, hangers are not returned to you.
  • Be sure to inspect the items you plan on selling carefully.  Make sure that everything you bring is clean looking and smelling.  If you would not buy it, please don't ask us to sell it.
  • Items with stains, tears, pills, holes, missing buttons or snaps, broken zippers, unraveled hems/seams, and items showing signs of excessive wear (e.g. faded, worn knees or worn elbows) will not be accepted.
  • Do not use ziploc bags for clothing.  People don't like to buy things they can not look at directly.
  • Maternity clothes must be of a current style that buyers would like (find attractive).
  • Button all the buttons, zip all the zippers, tie all the bows, etc.
  • Hang the clothes well.  If it is a two-piece set, safety pin the pants to the back shoulder part of the top and hang the top on the hanger.  If the neck hole is large and item keeps falling off the hanger, safety pin the shoulders to the hanger.  If things look sloppy or are constantly falling to the floor, they will not be sold and will probably get lost or stolen.
• Linens: If possible, hang your linens on wire hangers and make sure set pieces are pinned together. Larger crib sets (that cannot be easily hung) should be packaged in sealable plastic bags (linen bags).
• Battery-operated Toys: Batteries must be inserted in toys with batteries so that screeners and shoppers can test to see if the toys are in good working condition.  People generally don't buy things that they can't try out first.
• Toys with many loose parts:  Toys with multiple pieces need to be packaged and sealed together in Ziploc type bags.  Place the tag on the front outside, and tape the top of the bag shut (see more detailed info here).
• Shoe preparation: All shoes must be cleaned on the top AND bottom then zip-tied together to ensure they don't get separated during the sale. Shoes with dirt or visual signs of wear on them will not be accepted.  They just don't sell.  Only bring your best looking pairs of shoes.  Please use packing tape on the top part of the tags so they don’t fall off easily, but please don't tape over the bar codes.
• Diaper bags: Do not seal diaper bags in plastic wrap so they cannot be opened. 
• Please do not put packing tape over the barcodes.  This makes scanning more difficult.

*Seller's Cheat Sheet: Consolidated info/tips on preparing, pricing, tagging and dropping off your items properly.

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