How it Works...

Consigning with The Picky Chick is a fun & easy way to recycle your gently-used children’s clothing, toys and equipment and MAKE MONEY! Many consignors are able to clothe their children essentially FREE by consigning. The money they earn from consigning their outgrown items is often equal to or more than what they spend on clothing for the upcoming season!

Prepare & tag your items and let The Picky Chick do the rest! We make every effort to sell your items during our 3-day sale. It's so much easier than organizing a Garage Sale & you don't have to haggle with "garage-salers" offering you a quarter for EVERYTHING! Our shoppers have come to expect quality merchandise at our events & they are willing to pay a fair price for them! This means you end up making more $$ for less WORK!

Consignors are invited to attend our Private Sale where they get to shop PRIOR to the public. This is where the best selection & best deals are found, so you don't want to miss it! See the Calendar for a current listing of Private Sale dates and entry times. Remember the more you volunteer, the earlier you get into the Private Sale!

Ok, now for the MAIN CONSIGNOR QUESTIONS....How much $$ do I make, what fees are involved & how long does it take to get my check? We charge a $7 participation fee, which is deducted from your earnings. Your check will be mailed out within 10 days of sale end and earnings percentages are figured as follows:

Consignors who do not Volunteer earn 60% & shop the Private Sale at 3pm

Consignors Volunteering for 1 shift earn 70% & shop the Private Sale at 2pm

2 shifts 70% & shop the Private Sale at 1pm

plus shop 1/2 OFF Private Party at 8pm

3 shifts 70% & shop the Private Sale at 12noon

plus shop 1/2 OFF Private Party at 8pm

4 shifts 75% & shop the Private Sale at 11am

plus shop 1/2 OFF Private Party at 8pm

AND $7 participation fee is WAIVED!

Preparing your Items…

Clothing

All clothing is to be clean, pressed, smoke-free and on hangers, with hanger facing left. See picture below. Clothing will hang/look better (which means it sells better!) if all snaps/zippers/buttons are fastened. Be sure the item will not slip off the hanger.... there will be hundreds of shoppers going thru our racks & nothing sells off of the floor! If necessary, use safety pins to secure item onto hanger (also a great deterrent for shoplifters). Pants must be hung by the waist on either a "pant hanger" that has clips or by safety pinning the waist to the "neck" of the hanger. Shoppers need to be able to see front and back of clothing at a glance, we will not accept pants that are folded over a hanger. Try to make sets of clothing instead of single items, matched outfits sell better and bring a better price. You can also sell 2 shirts as a set. REMEMBER, everything must be priced $2 or more. Tags should be safety pinned to right side of clothing. Make sure the pin is in an area that will not pull the fabric or leave a hole....pin into seams. Pin thru the tag in the area indicated on the tag.

Group clothing by size & gender with hangers rubber banded. Check and then double check your items for stains....especially white or light colored infant clothing. Count your items and make sure you have a minimum of 25 and a maximum of 200. If you have more than 200 items, go ahead and tag them and you may bring an additional 100 items during Restock Dates. See Calendar for these dates. You will need to make an appointment for Restock, schedule this early...these appointments fill up! Contact Beth at 865.789.7525 to schedule Restock, this schedule is not available online.

Shoes

Please look at your shoes with an “outsider’s view”, not how cute they looked on your child when they where NEW or how expensive they were.... if they look dirty or “worn” they will not sell. Shoes must look practically NEW in order to be accepted....they simply WILL NOT SELL if they don't look Great! Tie shoes together with zip-ties or use safety pins on cloth infant shoes. If you have the original shoebox, use it…this is preferred (shoes must still be bound together with zip ties). Depending on the shoe type, attach tags with pins or packing tape. Remember that children will be trying on shoes at the sale...tags can come off and shoe mates can get lost. Consider this and be sure shoes are securely bound & tagged.

Toys and Misc.

Attach tags securely to toys and equipment with packing tape. Battery operated toys must have working batteries. Gather loose pieces in a Ziploc bag, tape top of Ziploc bag closed and attach it with tape to the main toy. Clear packing tape works best, scotch tape does not hold for the duration of the sale. Insure that the item will not be damaged when the tape is removed. Remember that children attend these sales and they tend to play with the toys....if pieces can be easily accessed, they will get lost!

Please check your toys against the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's recalled toy list. Due to the many recent toy recalls, we are checking toys closely and cannot accept any item that has been deemed unsafe by the CPSC. To make sure your children's toys are safe and find out more info, go to http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html

Important Note: Do NOT put tape over the barcodes on your tags! This makes it difficult for the barcode scanners to read the codes.

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