All items are priced by you prior to Drop Off. Pricing instructions and guidelines are outlined below. It is very important that your tag is placed securely on your item! This means safety pinning your tags to clothing and securing them to toys with heavy string or clear tape.
Tagging Instructions
All items must be tagged using our tag barcode system. This is something we implemented as of our Spring 2009 sale and we received extremely positive feedback on the process. There are many benefits to the online tagging system:
- Huge time savings! You enter your tags online, which is much more efficient and time effective than manually writing tags.
- You can also print a Donation List for your tax filings.
- Your account will be updated so that you can view which items sold at our sale prior to receiving your check.
- You can calculate your potential sales in dollars.
- The system will allow you to receive your checks more quickly than you would with a manual system.
- You can transfer unsold items to future sales without creating new tags.
Getting Started
Once you have created an account and registered for the sale, it is time to start creating your tags. It is helpful to sort all of your items by clothing, toys, equipment, etc. You should further sort clothing by gender and size. Then you can sit down at the computer and begin entering the information for your tags. After logging in, go to the tab "Enter Items." By sorting prior to entering, you will save a lot of time because you will only have to enter the price and description for each similar item. You also can avoid using the mouse entirely by simply using the tab button, selecting the first letter of each entry in the drop downs and the enter key to add items. You will be asked to enter the following information:
Price. Prices are in 50 cent increments and items cannot be priced below $1.00. If you have items valued less than $1.00, consider bundling them together.
Donate. Decide whether or not you would like to donate the item if it does not sell. If you are going to donate your unsold items, it makes sense to mark them for half price! All donations will become the property of My Child's Closet and will be donated to Door of Hope.
Discount. Determine if you would like the item to be sold at half price if it does not sell for full price during the main sale.
Size. We added as many size options as we could think of. However, if you do not see the size you need in the drop down list, you can opt to leave it blank and can fill it in using the "Item Description" field. For toys and other non-sized items, you can leave the field blank or choose “Not Applicable”.
Description/Brand Name. Be as descriptive as possible! For example, “Girl’s Gymboree Blue/ Red Long Sleeve Polo Shirt” or “Leap Frog Electronic Activity Table/Chair”.
Description. This is an additional field if you would like to be more descriptive. Again, we encourage as much description as possible!
Category. This field is a drop down list and can be used to provide a little more detail. It is not required, but it can be helpful when you are sorting through your items online.
Power Tagger. This option can be used if you want to generate the same tag for multiple items: for example, if you are selling 2 pair of Boys Size 4 Levi’s or you are selling 10 Dr. Seuss Books. Simply enter the number of tags you would like created and the system will duplicate it for you.
Generating Tags
You will need Adobe Acrobat reader to create your tags. If you do not already have it installed on your computer, there is a link at the bottom of the “Seller’s Home Page”. Once you have entered your tag information into the system, you can choose to generate your tags. You DO NOT have to print your tags before logging out. The system will automatically save them for you. That way, you can enter on multiple days and not worry about losing your data. On the other hand, you can choose to print each time you enter tag data. The system has a field that will tell you if a tag has been printed, so that you can avoid printing duplicates. You have the option of saving your tag file on your computer so that you can print it later or refer to it at a later date.
Tags should be printed on white cardstock or paper. Do not use fuzzy or textured paper (because the barcodes will bleed). The best type of paper is 60#–67#, 110# card or cover stock. There are 8 tags per sheet of paper. Once your tags are printed, make sure the bar-code is clear and is not excessively dark. (Use "normal" setting when printing—NOT "best quality"). Please note that we will accept tags not printed on cardstock, as long as they can be read by our scanners. Thicker tags are less likely to come loose from the item than paper, but the choice is yours.
A 25¢ per tag fine will be assessed for tags that cannot be read by our scanners and have to be entered manually. This includes all hand-printed tags.
If for some reason you are unable to print your tags, you have several options. You can save the file and bring or email it to a print facility such as Staples or Kinko's, or you can ask a friend to print it out for you.
Attaching Tags
IMPORTANT: Do not place tape over barcodes!
When attaching to clothing, you may find it easiest to put a paper hole punch in the top left hand corner of the tag. For clothing, attach pin to left hand corner of tag and place tags on the upper right hand corner of the item (when you’re looking at the garment). For shirts, this is the shoulder area. If possible, try to place the pin on a seam so that the safety pin does not make a hole in the item. Large safety pins work best. Do not use straight pins or staples. Hangers should face left and should resemble a question mark (ex ?)
Tags for baby equipment, nursery furniture and toys should be attached with tape, cording or string or in some other secure manner. Remember not to place tape over barcodes.
Pricing Guidelines
Remember we do not accept items priced less than $1.00.
Bring top brand names to buyers' attention in the description. The description should be accurate to avoid price tag switching by buyers. If you are asking a high price for an item, feel free to mention what it cost new or that is has never been worn.
Items with holes, stains or in otherwise poor condition will be removed from the sales floor.
Price items reasonably. Keep in mind what the item retails for, what someone would pay for it second hand, and the condition of the clothing. As a general rule, price items in great shape at 1/4–1/2 of the original price.
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