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June 14, 2022
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What We Do Not Accept
No Recalled Items. Use this resource to search and verify if your baby gear has been recalled: CSPC.GOV
No car seats manufactured more than six (6) years ago, unless a later expiration date is listed on the car seat.
No baby bathtubs manufactured before October 2017.
No crib mattresses manufactured before August 16, 2022.
No Bumbos without straps.
No Inclined Sleepers.
No used nipples – remove nipples from the bottles.
No rubber or silicone coated feeding or serving items (i.e. silverware / food items).
No gel-filled teethers.
No Breast Pumps unless new in box & never used.
No VHS tapes or adult-themed DVDs or books.
No drop-side cribs or cribs manufactured before June 28, 2011.
No coordinated baby bedding (sets or pieces) except Pottery Barn – this is the only category that resells.
No grab bags of smaller random toys (i.e. Happy Meal toys).
No open cardboard box puzzles.
No used chewable infant toys with water or gel.
No items with vulgarity or wording that is not kid friendly.
We recommend not bagging clothing; Bagged socks and underwear are fine – LIKE NEW condition only please!
CDs
Adult clothing
Toys
- Toys sell GREAT! If you price them reasonably, you’ll take nothing home!
- Toys must be clean and complete with working batteries.
Large, Outdoor, and Riding Toys
- Kitchens, work benches, toy boxes, sand boxes, picnic tables, wagons, bicycles, playhouses, Power Wheels, trampolines, slides, patio furniture, climbing sets, slides, castles, tents, and more!
- Clean, no dry-rotting, rust, or sun fading.
- Bicycles must have inflated tires and be free of rust and tears in seat or handles.
- Use rope or packing tape to attach items together (i.e. lids of sandcastles).
Stuffed Animals
- The ONLY stuffed animals accepted are:
- Build-A-Bear®
- Character plush toys such as Mickey Mouse®, Elmo®, name brand book and movie characters
- Interactive plush toys such as a talking or educational toy
- Like-new condition – free of odors, stains, rips, tears, holes or damage
Clothing Prep Guidelines
- OVERALL MAX 200 Hanging Items Per Seller
• Must be seasonally appropriate
• Items that DO NOT COUNT towards the 200-piece clothing limit:- Infant items that are pinned & binned
- Winter Coats and Halloween Costumes
- Athletic / Sports Uniforms (baseball or football pants, dance & karate uniforms, etc.)
- Costumes / Dress Up
- INSPECT – INSPECT – INSPECT before you enter item into the system.
- In good lighting, check for dirt, pilling, stains, broken zippers, torn hemlines, or odor.
- Must be clean, gently worn
- Hang all clothing EXCEPT bundled onesies, sleepers, sleep sacks, undergarments (see guidelines below).
- Hangers should face left, like a question mark (?).
- Pin all pieces of outfits to the top of the hanger.
- Pro Tip: fold packing tape over two top sections of hanger, then pin through clothing and tape to prevent clothing from sliding off.
- Pin tags to the top right corner of the clothing; run pin through tag twice to prevent from tearing off.
- Pin the waist of bottoms to the top of a hanger, not to the horizontal bar or folded over.
- Size ranges will be categorized with the lower size of the range. For example: 3-6 months get sized as 3 months and 4-5T get sized as 4T.
Teen (*NEW REQUIREMENTS JAN 2023*)
MAX Per Seller: 25 per Gender
- *NEW REQUIREMENT* (Jan 2023) – All Teen clothing is required to be PINNED through masking or packing tape at the top bar of the hanger.
- Current Brands and Styles Only:
- American Eagle
- Hollister
- Aeropostale / Aero / Aerie
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- PINK / VS / Victoria Secret
- North Face
- Adidas
- Nike
- Under Armour
- Vineyard Vines
- Champion
- Lululemon
- Columbia
- Gap
- Simply Southern
- Old Navy
- H&M
- Zara
- Lacoste
- Polo Ralph Lauren
- Vans
- Levis
- Express
- Forever 21
- High School Uniform Clothing & Spirit Wear
- Quality Athletic Team Clothing (College / NFL / NBA / etc)
Athleisure
Athleisure is activewear clothing worn to perform physical fitness, athletic activities, or work out at a gym.
Or…to appear as if you actually work out.
- T-shirts and casual clothing not acceptable.
- Pajama or loungewear not acceptable.
- Current brands and styles only. Brands not limited to the following, but must fall within the Athleisure criteria above:
- Lululemon
- Gymshark
- Under Armour
- Fabletics
- Glyder
- Champion
- New Balance
- Nike
- Adidas
- Reebok
- Brooks
- Gaiam
- VS/Victoria Secret/Pink
- Athleta
Onesies
MAX Per Seller: 20 Onesies (4 bundles of 5)
- Applies to basic t-shirt type onesies not part of a matching outfit.
- Bundle in groups of five of the same size; four bundle maximum.
- All pieces must be the same size.
- Pin together (5 pieces) with two pins at the top (each shoulder).
- DO NOT bag or hang onesies (with the hanging exception listed below)
Onesies Part of a Matching Outfit – Count in Max Hanging Limit
- Hang & pin the onesie on the hanger if possible or just pin the onesie to the hanger if not
- Make sure to pin all pieces to each other
- If there is a jacket or vest, layer it over the onesie on the hanger
- Pin the waist of the bottoms to top of hanger
Individual Onesies – Holiday Themed Or Designed To Be Worn As A Shirt
- DO NOT bag or hang onesies (with the hanging exception outlined in this section)
- Recommend pair with a bottom (pants / jeans / shorts / skirts) to make an outfit and hang
- Only designer name brands can be hung as an individual onesie – Hang & pin the onesie on the hanger if possible or just pin the onesie to the hanger.
- All pieces must be the same size.
- When dealing with a mix of size specific items (3-6 months or 18-24 months), always bundle the range with the lower size. For example: 3-6 months get sized as 3 months and 18-24 months get sized as 18 months.
Examples of Onesies to Hang
Examples of Onesies to Pin & Bin
Sleepers
MAX Per Seller: 20 Sleepers Size: 0 – 24 months
- Max of 10 sleepers size preemie – 6 mo. Price to sell!
- One-piece with / without feet & sleep gowns.
- Pin together at the shoulders in sets of 3-5.
- Hang specialty or higher value sleepers (counts against hanging).
- Excludes swaddles & sleep sacks.
Swaddlers / Sleep sacks
MAX Per Seller: 20 Swaddlers / Sleep sacks
- Pin foot to shoulder at each should if selling individually.
- Pin together at the shoulders if selling multiple together.
- Only hang if higher value or specialty brands.
Shoes
- Clean, gently worn, seasonally appropriate shoes.
- No footprints (on sandals), dirt, scuffs, tears or excessive wear.
- Must use zip ties to attach the shoes to each other and to attach the tags.
- Place packing tape over the top part of the tag, hole punch through tape and tag, zip tie through hole, and through eyelet or loop of shoes.
- Do not safety pin shoes together.
- No shoe boxes unless high value and secured with a large item tag near registers with high value items.
Infant Gear
- Bumbos / Booster Seats, Potty Seats, Gates, Playmats, High Chairs, Exer-Saucers, Bouncy Seats, Pack-n-Plays, Strollers, Car Seats, Bath Tubs and more!
- Items must be CLEAN!
- Car Seats must have been manufactured within the last six years. It must not be subject to recall or have been in an accident. You are responsible to print, review, and attach the used Car Seat Checklist to each car seat. All seat covers and straps must be thoroughly cleaned.
- No baby bathtubs manufactured before October 2017.
- Pack-n-Plays must be assembled.
Infant Carriers
- Must be clean and complete with all pieces.
- Hang & pin the carrier on the hanger.
Feeding / Nursing Gear
- Burp clothes, bibs, bottles (no used nipples), plates, sippy cups, nursing covers, etc.
- No rubber or silicone coated feeding or serving items (i.e. silverware / food items).
- Bundle and pin bibs together; pin the tag to the bibs.
- Bag other items and bundle multiples together.
- Try to make sure all items in the bag are as visible as possible
- Make sure to attach the tag to the item if possible, but if not then attach the tag to the bag itself.
Books
- All stages of reading: Educational Workbooks, Parenting, and Homeschool Resources.
- Group books together in bags; do not rubber band as books will separate.
- Use masking or painters tape to attach tag (over barcodes).
Electronic Toys & Games
- Nintendo Switch, Wii, Xbox, Playstation, PSP, DS, Leap Frog, etc.
- Secure game cases closed with tape.
- Bag individual game cartridges (missing case) and tape them to a large piece of cardboard with packing tape.
- Battery-operated items must have working batteries.
Games
- Games must be complete with all pieces, not exceptions. If the game has a box, tape it closed with masking or painters and note on tag that all pieces are accounted for; boxes will be opened at Check-It Table.
- If no box, bag any small parts and securely attach the bag to the main game; if parts get separated the item will not sell.
- painter’s tape. This is to ensure that the label does not damage the game when it is removed.
Movies
- DVD and BluRay movies; no VHS
- Prescreen the Movies for any skipping or viewing issues.
- Wipe them clean & place in the correct case. Tape the case closed with packing tape.
- Place rubber bands around groupings or place them in a bag; clearly identify the titles on the tag or written in sharpie on the bag.
- If books or DVDs are in a bag, please attach the label directly to the bag with packing tape.
Puzzles
- Puzzles must be complete.
- Wrap assembled wooden puzzles with plastic wrap.
- Attach tag to box with masking or painters tape.
Sports Gear & Equipment
- Bats, golf clubs, baseball gloves, skateboards, skates, hockey sticks, helmets, fishing poles, tents, sleeping bags and more!
- Cleats, cleats, cleats!
- Sports clothing for all sports.
- Helmets that have not sustained a major impact.
- Batting tees, nets, slings, etc.
- Secure tag to item with zip tie when feasible.
- Tents must be complete and free of mold and musty odors. These sell best when setup at the venue.
- All sports equipment must be CLEAN from dirt, mud, clay. Cleats should be washed prior to selling.
Backpacks, Lunch Boxes, Luggage
- Must be clean, free of damage with working zippers or latches.
- Children’s styles only.
Furniture
- Cribs (manufactured June 28, 2011 or later), changing tables, dressers, twin beds, bunk beds and more!
- Cribs must be assembled.
- Nursery and Youth Furniture
Decor
- Children’s Room Décor only
- lamps
- wall hangings
- photo frames, etc.
Blankets & Bedding
- Do not hang blankets / bedding.
- Only Pottery Barn bedding sets.
- Separate fitted sheets, flat sheets, blankets, pillowcases and breathable bumpers.
- Pin all pieces to each other (if multiple pieces) and pin the tag to the items.
- Blankets and sheets must be secured neatly with pins or bagged so they do not come unfolded.
Fall/Winter
- Boots
- Sneakers
- All Jackets
- Snow Pants / Bibs
- Sweatshirts / Fleece
- Long Sleeve-Shirts
- Pants
- Heavy Skirts
- Jeans / Denim
- Fleece PJs & Sleepers
- Long Sleeve / Pant PJs
- Hats & Gloves
- Short & Long Sleeve Onesies
- All School Uniform Clothing (shorts & short sleeves sell better in Spring.)
- All Sports Wear (baseball or football pants, dance & karate uniforms, etc.)
- Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Spring / Summer
- Sandals
- Swim Shoes
- Sneakers
- Short Sleeve-Shirts
- Tank Tops
- Shorts
- Jeans / Denim (Sell better in winter)
- All Skirts
- Bathing Suits / Swim Wear
- Puddle Jumpers / Life Vests
- Short Sleeve / Shorts PJs
- Rain Boots
- All School Uniform Clothing (long sleeves & pants sell better in Spring)
- All Sports Wear (baseball or football pants, dance & karate uniforms, etc.)
- St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Independence Day
The following items can be in the Spring / Summer Sale, but MUST be lightweight fabric & spring colors/designs:
- Jackets
- Long Sleeve Shirts
- Pants
- Long Sleeve / Pant PJs
- Sleepers
- Short & Long Sleeve Onesies
Help us, help you sell your gently used children’s items! This guide gives you general information and tips on best practices that lead to a higher sell-through percentage and helps prevent tags from being separated from your items. Lost Tags = Lost Sales!
- Organize your items into groups by type: toys, clothing, equipment, etc. Sort all clothing by gender, type, and size. Sorting before entering items will save you time, as you’ll only have to re-enter the price and description for each new item. Item categories remain the same until you change them.
- Add working batteries to all items.
- Costumes / dress up go on a hanger (sell better in Fall / Winter).
- CLEAN all items well: wipe them down with a wet or dry cloth. Check for stains, rips, tears, holes, odors or damage.
- Attach the tag using pins, packing tape, masking / painters tape or zip ties; depending on the material of the item.
- Zip tie bags or multiple pieces to the large item.
- With large items, we suggest also placing a piece of masking tape directly on the toy with your consignor number, item number, and price. This will enable us to sell your item even if the tag comes off!
- Use masking or painters tape to attach tag on items that tape would damage.
- Bagged items – attach tag to item inside the bag.
- Very all parts and working order.
- Pins must be run through the tag twice on clothing to prevent from being torn free from item.
- Instruction and Warranty Documentation – added bonus for buyers on larger items! Visit the manufacturer’s website to download instructions; use a zip-lock bag and zip tie to item.
- Use packing tape to seal baggies.
- Use packing tape folder over part of tag when tag could be torn free from item (i.e. when punching hole for zip tie).
- Bag any small parts and securely attach the bag to the main item.
- Use masking or painters tape for books, DVDs, games, puzzles or other items where regular tape may damage the item.
Instructions:
Log in to MyCM.
From the “Manage Items” page, select the drop-down menu next to “Show [#] entries”, and then select the maximum number to print all entries.
Select the blank box in the top left corner of the grid. This should select all checkboxes. (Note: If you will be printing any of the “hold item” tags, you will need to uncheck these boxes when printing “full tag”.)
Select “Print“ at the top of the page.
Select the appropriate tags you wish to generate. (Note: If you have additional pages, the select all option does not grab those pages. You will need to print the second page of items as well.)
Download the file. This will print to a .pdf. You must have Adobe to open this file. Choose to save to your computer or to print.
Print at home on your excellent quality home printer… or use one of our partner printers.
Full Tag – 8 tags per page are the standard tags used for most items.
Hold Tag – 2 tags per page are the “large item” tags used for placing items in the hold areas or securing high value items to the rack by the registers. This tag is not used during the Holiday sale.
- Multi-piece large items – print a copy of full tag; write on each copy: “1 of _”, “2 of _”, etc.
Is it sale time? Phew! You made it! There are two ways to check in as a seller—Standard Check-In and Valet Check-In.
BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST…
Prepping Non-Clothing Items
Place non-clothing items in disposable bags or ones you do not expect to get back (i.e. larger paper or plastic shopping bags, please reserve boxes for fragile and heavy items such as books, etc.)
Number bags accordingly for smooth check-in.
- Shoes, Backpacks, Purses (cleats go with shoes)
- Kids Accessories, Belts, Underwear, Socks, Training Pants
- Winter/Sun Hats, Mittens, Hair Accessories, Gloves
- Sheets, Blankets, Pottery Barn Bedding, Room Décor, Room Accessories
- Infant Items: Feeding, Infant Blankets, Home Safety, Crib Accessories, Car Seat Accessories, Onesies, Sleepers, Diaper Bags
- Toys
- Electronics, DVD / BluRay, Etc.
- Puzzles, Games, Crafts
- Seasonal Accessories: Halloween / Easter / Summer Pool Toys / Life Jackets
- Sporting Goods (sports clothing should be grouped with clothing, cleats go with shoes)
- Books
When gathering your tagged items for check-in day please use bags and NOT boxes when possible – paper grocery bags, old gift bags, shopping bags, etc. If you use them, TAKE BOXES BACK HOME WITH YOU.
We plan to reduce the amount of cardboard waste each sale which will also help reduce the amount of time we spend breaking down cardboard boxes and trips to the dumpster. Thanks so much!
Prepping Clothing
Clothing MUST be bundled with a rubber band LOOSELY attached at the top of the wire hanger; grouped separately by size and gender. Up to ~15 items per bundle.
*Bundling with rubber bands is an integral part of the inspection process as well as making flooring clothing quicker. Be prepared to leave the rubber bands on the clothing when you arrive.
Teen clothing racks are ranged from sizes XS – XL. Please bundle your sizes as indicated below:
Teen sizes 00-1 & XXS: bundle with XS
Teen sizes 2-5: bundle with S
Teen sizes 6-9: bundle with M
Teen sizes 10-13: bundle with L
Teen sizes 14+ & XXL+: bundle with XL
Standard Check-In
- Bring in your items and place them where they belong on the sales floor. See procedures in the ‘Check-In Appointment Types & Procedures’ section.
Valet Check-In *Changed as of Jan 2023
- Pull up to the venue, we unload your car and we put away all of your items. See procedures in the ‘Check-In Appointment Types & Procedures’ section.
- A QR code is REQUIRED for valet check-in.
- Valet is available to sellers who have earned this incentive. Space is limited.
- Limited valet tickets are also available for purchase. See check-in appointments for details.
Restock Check-In
- Pull up to the venue, unload your car into the lobby and park.
- Bring in your items and place them where they will be sold on the sales floor.
Click here for the Check In Map!
STANDARD CHECK-IN PROCEDURE
- Arrive at the venue at your scheduled check-in appointment time. Scan the QR code posted under the portico and in the lobby.
- Sellers place non-clothing items inside each door entrance, based on the numbering system (#1-11), and hang your rubber banded groupings of clothes by size & gender.
- Unload items packaged #1 – #9 into the lobby. Drive around to back door to check-in large toy items and furniture and sporting goods bag #10. Then proceed to garage door to unload clothing and books bag/box #11 .
- Once unloaded, park your car, return to the venue to complete check-in by putting all of your bags in the appropriate area on the sales floor – our KidStuff Team will provide direction. Lastly, put out your clothing, books (#11) and shoes (#1).
- While we do have rolling racks and carts, we cannot guarantee they will be available, so we recommend you bring your own wagon or cart to carry your items.
- Clothing will be placed on the racks in the correct section by gender & size STILL IN GROUPS WITH THE RUBBER BANDS ON THE HANGERS. This is very important as it helps to facilitate our inspection process.
- When you are finished putting items away in appropriate areas, make sure you have completed your QR code check in and you are done!
VALET CHECK-IN PROCEDURE *Changed as of Jan 2023.
***A QR CODE IS REQUIRED FOR VALET CHECK-IN***
Valet is available to sellers who have earned this incentive. Space is limited.
Limited valet tickets are available for purchase. See seller check-in appointments for details.
- Arrive at the venue portico at your selected check-in appointment time. Present the unique Valet QR code for each seller number to the Team Member. We will unload your car and then we will place all your items on the sales floor for you!
- Scan the QR code posted under the portico for seller check-in.
- The Team Member will validate the Valet QR code for the seller number with the items brought to the venue. Any additional seller numbers brought to the venue without a QR code will be assessed fees.
- If you will be entering at the front door and the clothing door, you are required to notify team personnel in order to obtain a pass for valet check-in at the next door. Large items may be dropped off multiple times with no pass required.
- All guidelines for seller check-in must be followed or fees may be assessed. A few examples follow:
- You MUST bundle your clothing with rubber bands; grouped separately by size and gender. You will be required to remove trash bags and install rubber bands prior to acceptance if this is not properly completed.
- The category # must be written on the outside of each box/bag. Items are inspected as they are placed on the sale floor. You must have all items properly bagged and marked prior to acceptance or fees may be assessed.
- High-value items must be kept separate and handed to a Team Member to be secured in the high value item area. KidStuff Sale is not responsible for securing high value items that are placed in numbered bags.
- Present the unique QR code per seller number to the Team Member to validate your appointment to the items brought.
- If multiple seller numbers are brought in one carload, multiple valet QR codes are required.
Restock Check-In
- Bring your items to the venue at any time.
- Unload items into the venue lobby and park your car so the portico is not blocked.
- Notify a team member that you are restocking items.
- Scan the QR code for seller check-in at the greeter table for seller check-in.
- Place all items on the sales floor where they will be sold.
Woohoo! The sale event is over, all the hard work is done, and, if you’ve inspected and priced right, you’ve sold almost all your inventory! So, what about items that didn’t sell?
Donate Procedures
- If you selected “DONATE” all items will be donated.
- If you did not select “DONATE” but have so little left that you’ve decided you no longer want to pick up your items, great! Just leave them and any items not picked up will be donated.
- A donation tax slip is available for you to list your unsold/donated items.
Pick-Up Procedures
- Sellers unsold item pick-up is listed on the seller timeline – unsold items must be claimed at that time, NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Sellers may run an unsold item report from the event navigation tab prior to arriving at the venue or cross reference inventory to settlement reports.
- Park and come into the venue; please DO NOT leave your car unattended in the loading area!
- Once you’ve gathered all of your items and checked out, then you may move your car to the portico to load your items if need be.
- We recommend you bring your own bag or wagon to collect your unsold items. We do not have wagons to loan during this time.
- Remaining unsold items will be displayed in retail display order, by type, gender, size, etc.
- Items with lost tags will be on display – MyCM inventory descriptions must match in order to claim an item with missing a tag.
- Items found to be unsellable or rejected will also be displayed to be claimed.
- Sign out your inventory with a KidStuff Sale Team Member before leaving.
As stated in the seller agreement, KidStuff Sale cannot take responsibility for lost or stolen / creatively shopped items. We also cannot hold items after pick-up ends. You are welcome to notify us of items that you cannot locate and we will ask the donation pick-up team to check for them when loading.
- KidStuff Sale uses PayPal to transfer seller proceeds 10-14 days after the event.
- If you already have a PayPal account that has the same email as your KidStuff Sale registration, email you are good to go.
- If your PayPal account was created with an email that differs from KidStuff Sale registration, login and add your KidStuff registration email as the secondary email.
- If you do not have a PayPal account go to PayPal.com and click on Sign Up – or you can wait until you are prompted when receiving our proceeds email from KidStuff Sale.
- Once you receive your proceeds, you can deposit your sales directly into your personal bank account or shop using PayPal.
- If PayPal is not an option for you KidStuff Sale will mail paper checks (less an $7 processing fee) once unclaimed funds are returned to KidStuff Sale. It is a PayPal policy to return unclaimed funds 30 days after the date of issue.
- Question about PayPal? Contact PayPal customer service at 888-221-1161.
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Document Library
Car Seat Sale Checklist
In order to sell a car seat at KidStuff, you'll need to complete and sign the attached checklist and acknowledgement. (PDF 123KB)
Check-In Map
Follow this map for unloaded your category bagged items. (PDF 123KB)
Children's Hospital Foundation Donation Receipt
Receipt for donation of in-kind goods to Children's Hospital Foundation. (PDF 246KB)
Real Family Church Donation Receipt
Receipt for donation of in-kind goods to Real Family Church. (PDF 55KB)
