Tagging Tips: Preparing your Items

03.15.2024 01:31 PM By allieshelman

Tagging Tips: Prepping your Items

Now that your tags are ready to roll, let's make sure your items are prepped and ready for their spotlight at the JBF Bloomington/Burnsville sale. Presentation is so important when it comes to second-hand shopping; clean and coordinated items have a better chance of finding new homes. Organization is key to prepping your items, so start by separating them into categories such as clothes, toys, shoes, baby items, and so on!

Clothing

After checking your clean clothes for stains, holes, wrinkles, and such, make sure all the buttons/zips/snaps are fastened. JBF Bloomington only accepts clean and stain free clothes, but ensuring that they are not wrinkled, among other things, makes them more likely to sell. Once you have checked the clothes, sort them by size before you can begin putting outfits together. Everything you put together on one hanger needs to be the same size.

Make sure that the hanger is in the direction of a question mark. " ? "

Clothing sizes 6/6X or larger needs an adult sized hanger. Once the first piece of clothing is on the hanger, attach additional items to the back of the first, using safety pins. Make sure the pin goes around the hanger, to prevent them from sliding off. When using safety pins, make sure to put them in a place that will not tear the clothing, such as along the neckline or in seams. Be careful not to harm the first hanging piece by putting too much weight on it which could stretch or rip it.

Shoes and Boots

Footwear should have tread on the bottom, no holes or tears (especially near the toes), no discoloration, no smell, etc. One of the easiest ways to clean shoes is with disinfectant wipes or magic erasers. The newer they look the better they sell! To prep shoes for tagging, clean them and attach the pairs together. This can be done with string, ribbon, zip ties, or anything you have in hand. Use a hole punch on the tag and run the tag through the string or zip ties.

Toys

Once your toys are clean, make sure that there are no missing pieces. For toys that play music or make sounds, these toys must still make all the sounds to be sold. Make sure to check that your toys work and replace any batteries if necessary. Use Ziplock bags to secure small items. You can also use tape, zip-ties, or string to keep larger pieces together. If you can, try to bundle things together; for example, if you’re selling a Little People farm, attach the bag of matching people or animals in a Ziplock bag to the barn. For items like puzzles, games, and DVDs, tape boxes closed with painter's tape, preventing damage to packaging.

Utilize Ziplock bags to neatly bundle various items, such as sets of socks, hair accessories, Legos, or other small items. Taping the bag closed ensures items stay together and prevents any unfortunate separations during the sale. Also, Saran Wrap secured with tape works well to wrap up items like wooden puzzles so all of the pieces stay in place and the shopper can still see the item.

Large Items

Baby equipment that is too big to comfortably carry is considered a large item. Equipment like high chairs, bouncers and swings usually have a removable cover that can go right in the washing machine. Clean off any dirt, food, smudges, etc. Once the items are clean, make sure that all of the parts are attached. If there are any loose pieces, like power cords, you can either put them in a Ziplock bag and attach the bag to the item or use painters’ tape to tape the loose piece to the larger item. Including a manual enhances the appeal of larger items.

Important: Cribs and Car Seats

All Car Seats must be checked for recalls before selling at JBF. A completed Car Seat Waiver is required for all car seats, booster seats, and bases. For safety, you must fill out a waiver and include it with your item.

Cribs will be set up on the sales floor at the sale to ensure all pieces are included. For cribs that convert to toddler beds, the bed must be set up as a crib at the sale. All Cribs made before June 28, 2011 are no longer considered safe for infants. For cribs manufactured on or after this date, a completed Crib Waiver is required.

***Car Seat Waivers and Crib Waivers, along with safety information on all products sold

at JBF can be found in the Safety Matters Guide.***

Not only does JBF Bloomington help you declutter your space, but it also allows others to enjoy the items you no longer need. So, clean, tag, and organize your way to the sale! Good luck, happy selling, and may your clutter turn into cash!

Blog by Audrey Norton

allieshelman

Categories :

Selling

Tags :