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DECEMBER 2024 (online sale):

The ONLINE TAGGING SYSTEM is easy to use and will allow you to maintain an inventory of the items you are bringing to the sale. You will be able to see exactly which of your items sold and how much you’ve earned at the close of the sale.

Via our online tagging system, you will log-in to your consignor account and enter your item information (description, size, price, discount on 50% off day yes/no, donate yes/no, and a photo).
Use your computer, laptop, phone or other mobile device for item entry.
A phone or mobile device is the easiest and most seamless way to add photos.
A good photo can be the difference between an item selling and not selling!
You will NOT print a tag for each item as you would for an in-person sale.
Instead, you will only print tags for the items that you SELL.
At the close of the shopping portion of the sale, the tagging system will generate tags for you to print (on plain paper, it does not need to be heavy cardstock), which you will then cut out and attach to your SOLD items.

To access the online tagging system, you must be a REGISTERED CONSIGNOR who is registered for the DECEMBER 2024 ONLINE SALE. Click here to Register.

After registering for the DECEMBER 2024 sale, follow the instructions below.

Choose “Work with consigned inventory” and follow the prompts to enter your tag info.
A photo must be added – you can do this when you enter the item, or you can go back and add the photo later.
If you choose “item can be DISCOUNTED”, your item will be marked down to 50% off during the 50% off sale days.
Once you are satisfied with your item specifics and the photo attached, choose “this item is ready to be sold online”. At the start of the sale, only items marked “ready to be sold online” will be uploaded to the online store.
You can toggle this setting off and on until the point that it has been uploaded to the online store. Once uploaded, the item is ‘locked’ and if it sells, you are required to bring it to the sale location (Shrewsbury City Center, 5200 Shrewsbury Ave, 63119) during scheduled drop-off times (Monday, December 9th, day & evening hours available).

Click “I’m finished for now” when you are ready to exit the tagging system.

*** RETURNING CONSIGNORS: Please read about ACTIVE + INACTIVE inventory here.

For the online sale: All items must have a minimum price of $3.00.
You may sell more than one item together to help get to the $3.00 minimum if necessary.

Price in whole-dollar increments only (for example $3.00, $4.00 $5.00).

*** Our most successful consignors price their items ‘TO SELL’! ***

Visit our ‘Pricing Guide’ for suggestions on how to price your items.

CATEGORIES:
● Choose the best and most specific category available for your item. This is where your
item will show up in the online store. It is important to choose the correct category so that online shoppers can find your item!
● Note: We’ve expanded our categories for the online sale to provide more options – adding
specific baby gear and toy categories for example, as well as others.
● Be as detailed as you can with your description – brand, actual name of item,
size, and condition. (Example: Fisher Price Little People Caring for Animals Barn
In great condition One animal missing Preschool Playset)
● You will have 3 lines to add your description. Add as many keywords as you can that describe your item. Think about what words a shopper might use to search for your item.

SIZES:
● Once you select a Category, you’ll be able to select from a range of sizes for that particular category. Be sure to select the correct size – again, accurate info is critical in order for shoppers to find your item. Example: Shoppers do a search for Girls Size 4 clothing, if your item is in incorrectly in the Boys Size 4 clothing category, or listed with the wrong size, the shopper will not see your item.
● For items with a size range – round up (ex: for preemie-3 months, use 3 months; for 3-6 months use 6 months; for sizes 7-8 use 8).

APRIL 2024:

Via our online tagging system, you will log-in to your consignor account and enter your tag information (description, price, donate yes/no, etc).

The system will generate tags for you to print (on white cardstock), which you will then cut out and attach to your items.

PLEASE NOTE: *** The TAGGING DEADLINE for the APRIL 2024 event is: SATURDAY, APRIL 20th at 6:00 am. At that time you will NOT be able to enter new items for tags, schedule drop-off appointments or volunteer shifts, make any changes etc. *** You will, however, be able to log-in to your account and PRINT any tags that were entered before the system shut off. ***

To access the online tagging system, you must be a REGISTERED CONSIGNOR who is registered for the APRIL 2024 sale. Click here to Register.

After registering for the APRIL 2024 sale, follow the instructions below:

Click on “Work with consigned inventory” and follow the prompts to enter your tag info.

Click “I’m finished for now” when you are ready to exit the system.

(RETURNING CONSIGNORS: Please read about ACTIVE + INACTIVE inventory here.)

All CLOTHING items must have a minimum price of $2.00. (You may hang or bundle more than one item together to get to the $2.00 minimum if necessary.)

All OTHER ITEMS must have a minimum price of $1.00.

Price in whole-dollar increments only (for example, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00 $5.00).

*** Our most successful consignors price their items ‘TO SELL’!! ***
Visit our ‘Pricing Guide’ for suggestions on how to price your items.

If you want the item to sell for 50% off during the 50% off sale, check the box next to “Check To Discount” (the words ‘DISCOUNT: YES’ will print above the price on discounted tags).

If you would like us to DONATE the item if it doesn’t sell, check the box next to “Check To Donate” (the words “Donate: Yes” will print in the left-hand corner of the tag if you would like the item donated). Please consider utilizing this option. We work with several great St Louis charities that would be thrilled to pass your unsold items on to children & families in need.

Unsold items may be picked up SATURDAY, APRIL 27th from 4:00pm – 6:00pm. All items remaining at the end of the pick-up time become the property of The Stork Lady LLC and will be donated.

See: Avoiding Pick-up Paranoia

All tags must include a FULL DESCRIPTION of the item.
Single word descriptions like: “toy” or “shirt” or “book” will not be accepted.
Include specific info like: brand, color, or how many pieces are included.
Include anything that will help us determine which item goes with which tag.

EXAMPLE:
YES: 2pc Ralph Lauren s/s shirt shorts boys blue green
NO: shirt + shorts

Handwritten info on tags will not be accepted/honored.

If you make any changes to your tag’s info in the online tagging system, you MUST reprint a new tag.

TAGS ARE CHECKED WHEN CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THEIR ITEMS. We will not sell an item that does not accurately match the description of its tag. This is for our consignor’s protection – please be specific in your tag descriptions!

Select a SIZE from the drop-down menu.

For items with a size range – round up (ex: for preemie-3 months, use 3 months; for 3-6 months use 6 months; for sizes 7-8 use 8). For items sized Small, Medium, Large, etc, use your best numeric estimate.

TO PRINT YOUR TAGS: Enter CTRL-P on your keyboard OR at the top left in the tag window, select: ‘File’ then ‘Print’. Tags will print 6 to a page.

Use white cardstock only (no lightweight copy paper – tags printed on plain copy paper tear & fall off very easily!) Cardstock is available from Amazon, Target, Wal-Mart, office supply stores, etc.

Visit our ‘Preparing Items for Sale‘ guidelines for info on attaching tags to your items.

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