- Make sure your inventory is accurate and the total # of items is what you will actually have time to tag and bring to the sale.
- When transferring items from a previous sale, make sure you intend to sell them in the current sale – do not transfer items that are off-season, you’ve decided to give away, or have sold elsewhere. Any item in your current inventory that is not brought to the sale will count against your sell-through rate.
- Inspect EVERYTHING at home first to ensure they meet KidStuff Sale quality expectations. Unsellable items removed from the floor negatively affect your sell–through rate.
- Make sure toys have working batteries and large equipment has been wiped down. Dirty or non-working items will be pulled from the floor and negatively affect your sell-through rate.
- Secure your tags to your items properly. Use packing tape, a hole punch and zip ties to reinforce tags. (Place packing tape over the top part of the label, punch a hole through the packing tape and label, zip tie it to the item.)
- Place higher value items; $20+ near the register area at check-in so they can be secured.
- Pin clothing tags through the middle of the tag, with the safety pin going through the clothing twice. Lost tags = lost sales.
- Use detailed descriptions on your tags to help your tag be “reunited” with the item if they are separated.
- Price competitively and discount your items! Don’t “price up” to try earn a few extra dollars. If a toy typically sells for $5.00 and you price it at $6.50, it may not sell until discount day – then you’ll only earn $3.25 instead of the $5.00 if you had priced it correctly!