ORGANIZE

Click the button below if you have read this page and are ready to enter your items and print your tags.

Materials Needed Suggestions regarding pricing Making your items look their best Tagging Instructions

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED TO BEGIN TAGGING:

• 90 lb white card stock
• Scissors
• Tagging Gun (optional)
• Hangers (shirt and pant)
• Safety Pins (medium)
• Cable Ties (some Dollar Stores carry them)
• Hole Punch
• Clear packing tape
• Scotch tape
• Masking tape
• Gallon size plastic bags
• Permanent marker
• Camera (if selling large unassembled furniture)
• Iron (to press clothes)
• Rubber bands (to group sizes for drop off)

Gather all of these materials and the items you plan to consign in the same room with your home computer. This will expedite the process.

Log in using the ITEM ENTRY & TAG PRINTING LINK
your consignor number and password. Begin entering the items into the Best Dressed for Less online inventory / tagging system. The system is simple to use – and doesn’t require extensive computer knowledge. It is as simple as filling in the blank fields for each item you would like to consign.

After you have entered your items, print your tags using at least 90 lb white cardstock. Be sure your printer has sufficient ink to print clear, high quality bar codes. If your printer is low on ink, the barcodes will not scan correctly at check out. In addition, using a lower weight cardstock creates tags that will not last the duration of the sale.

YOUR PRINTED / COMPLETED TAG WILL LOOK LIKE THIS

SOME SUGGESTIONS REGARDING PRICING
• This guide will give you tips for pricing items so that you are putting dollars in your pocket and not taking your items back home. You are absolutely free to price your items as you see best, but here are a few things to keep in mind when considering your pricing:

• Do NOT price anything less than $2. If the value of one item is not at least $2, you should group several items together. Prices must all be in full dollar increments--no $.50. This will make checkout easier and will also mean less time entering data and tagging items.

• If you want to discount your items 50% for the last day of sale, just check the appropriate box when creating your bar coded tags.

• Price your items as if you were the buyer and not the seller. Ask yourself, "How much would I pay for this?"

• Package similar items together for quicker sale. For example, match a top with a bottom, similar theme/age books or movies, smaller toys or action figures, etc.

• Sign up to work one shift and receive 70% of your price. This will give you a higher profit on each item. Interested in working more than one shift? Your commission could be as high as 80%.

• Clothing is best priced at 25%-35% of the retail price. Below are some suggested price points for different categories of clothing. You should keep in mind the brand/label of your clothing and price accordingly. Consider grouping your clothing into 2 categories—Standard labels and Premium labels to help with pricing.

Some examples of Standard and Premium labels are:

Standard - Faded Glory, Carters, Circo, Healthtex, Osh Kosh, Sonoma, Simply Basic, Kid Connection, Lee, Levi, Old Navy, The Children’s Place …..
Premium - Gymboree, Baby Gap, Limited Too, Justice for Girls, Baby Lulu, , Le Top, Mulberribush, Hartstrings, Flapdoodles, Talbot’s Kids, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Nike, Hanna Andersson, Ralph Lauren, Lacoste….
Consider this a great opportunity to clean out closets and kids’ rooms. Do not let your time and energy go to waste by not selling everything you put in the sale. Price your items to sell!!!

Here's a breakdown of how gently used items would typically be priced:

High Demand Toys can sell for 1/3-1/2 of retail: Any Little Tykes or Step 2 items, playhouses, kitchens, tool benches, and doll houses sell really well.

New With Tags – If you have items that are “new with tags”, you will want to price them higher.

This pricing guide is only a suggestion. You have 100% control when determining the price of your items. If there are any items that you feel unsure on how to price, please contact us at kris@bestdressedsale.com . We are happy to help assist you in selling ALL your items!!!

MAKING YOUR ITEMS LOOK THEIR BEST
Best Dressed for Less is committed to consigning high-quality gently used merchandise. Because we guarantee QUALITY merchandise to our shoppers, they are more likely to come and purchase your items and return to future sales. This is a VERY important detail that differentiates Best Dressed for Less from yard sales and flea markets. We have put together the following tips to help your items be more appealing to shoppers. This is well worth the effort and time you will invest.

Clothing
Please wash all clothing and make sure they are free from stains. Make your items look their best by ironing, buttoning, zipping, and snapping as required. Clothing items will be more appealing to shoppers if they're pressed. Place all clothing on appropriate sized hangers.

Toys and Equipment
Clean by wiping away dirt and stains with your preferred household cleaner. Cotton swabs work well for getting dirt out of small crevices and magic erasers work wonders on plastic items. Install working batteries so buyers can see that the item is in working order (purchase low cost batteries at Dollar Stores). Place small parts (i.e. people, balls, blocks, play food, etc.) in clear plastic bags and securely attach them to the item. Packing tape works really well and discourages children from playing with them!

It may be worth your effort to purchase replacement parts for certain items to make them acceptable to Best Dressed for Less. These numbers may be helpful:

800 Numbers to order parts:
Little Tikes - 1(800) 321-0183
Power Wheels - 1(800) 348-0751
Fisher Price - 1(800) 432-5437
Hasbro/ PlaySkool - 1(800) 752-9755

Original Packaging
If possible, package items in original packaging and include manuals and instructions if you have them. Place instructions on a clear plastic bag and tape to item with packing tape if you do not have the original packaging.

Games and Puzzles
Tape boxes closed with scotch tape so pieces are not lost at the sale. Put puzzles with no boxes in large zipper bags and seal with packing tape or wrap securely in clear plastic wrap and seal with packing tape.

Videos, DVDs, CDs and Books
When grouping together more than one item, please put them in clear plastic bags. Use only ONE tag per grouping, and try to fit all titles on the tag (abbreviate as necessary).

Furniture
Any furniture with multiple pieces must be clearly labeled with consignor number and 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3, etc. using masking tape on each piece. Remember to securely attach all hardware, screws, or springs in a sealed plastic bag. IMPORTANT!!! YOU MUST INCLUDE PICTURES OF THE ASSEMBLED ITEM FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES, CLEARLY DISPLAYED. This is necessary because large furniture items will remain unassembled on the sales floor to conserve space. Including photos will help you sell the item. Leaving it unassembled will save you the time needed to assemble the item during drop off, and save the buyer hassle when having to take it home.

If you are not sure whether Best Dressed for Less will accept an item you plan to consign, please refer to Items Accepted list.

Please Note: As a consignor YOU are responsible for checking for recalled items. Remember, you are selling your items to other families....

If in doubt, here is the link for recalls:
www.cpsc.gov

TAGGING INSTRUCTIONS
All of your items MUST have a bar coded tag that was created using our software. High quality tags are crucial to an efficient check out, effective inventory and accurate earnings. These tags also help us sort unsold items quickly after the sale. Please make sure you tag clearly and according to the process described.

Attaching Tags To Items

Attach tags to items securely using a tagging gun, medium size safety pins and/or tape.

You may purchase an inexpensive, but good quality tagging gun to easily attach your tags to clothing by clicking the box on the right.


These types of tagging guns typically retail for $35.00 or more. Through our supplier you can buy a tagging gun, needle and 1000 barbs for $6.50 including shipping. The supplier accepts PayPal payments, and your purchase should arrive in 6-14 days.
Buy one and share it with your friends.

Hanging Clothing
Please hang clothing and prepare non-clothing items as described and shown below:

If the item is a 2-piece outfit, attach both parts together so they will not be separated. Please use only ONE tag on these items. Describe both parts on the tag so they can be matched if they are separated. This happens!

Attach tags to the garment’s left front, toward the top if possible (as pictured) using safety pins or cable ties. Be very careful where pins are placed. You do not want to damage the garment. It is always safest to tag though the label at the neck of the garment if there is one. Cable ties can be placed through button holes.

If you need hangers, try calling a local store like Carter’s or Old Navy. They throw away lots of them. Get a big bag to share with friends. Inexpensive hangers are also available at most Dollar Stores.

Size
Use the most descriptive size you can on your tags (i.e. 6-12 months, 2T, etc.). Children’s clothing labeled small, medium, and large is vague and difficult for people to interpret.

Below is a conversion of European sizing to American sizing:

SHOES
Make sure shoes are attached together with a cable tie, strong string or sealed in a clear plastic bag. After putting a piece of packing tape on the corner and punching a hole, attach the tag to shoes with a cable tie or pin (or include the tag inside the plastic bag). Also, please write your consignor number and the price on a piece of masking tape and secure to the bottom of each shoe in case they are separated.

TOYS and EQUIPMENT
Attach the tag with clear packing tape to a flat surface or use a cable tie in a prominent place on the item. Be sure to reinforce the tag with a small piece of clear packing tape on the corner before punching a hole for the cable tie.

ORIGINAL PACKAGING
Be sure to securely tape the tag to the box or plastic packaging in a place that is clearly visible.

GAMES and PUZZLES
Attach the tag with scotch tape to the underside of boxes that have a picture on the front, or choose another location on the box to ensure the least damage when the tag is removed. Use packing tape to attach tags to items in clear plastic bags. Large wooden puzzles too big for plastic bags can be held together with plastic wrap.

VIDEOS, DVDs, CDs AND BOOKS
Use scotch tape to secure tags to single videos, DVDs, CDs and books. Packing tape is nearly impossible to remove without damage. Any items in plastic bags should have packing tape to secure the tag (or put tag inside bag).

FURNITURE
Secure the tag in a highly visible location on item 1 of x (x being the total number of pieces). Use packing tape if it will not cause damage. Otherwise use a cable tie after reinforcing the corner of the tag with packing tape. Be sure you have identified each piece of the item with your consignor number and 1 of X on each to ensure that no parts are lost. Don’t forget to include photos of the assembled item in plastic bag.