Pricing Suggestions

The traditional consignment rule of thumb is 25 - 40% of an items retail value is what you can expect to get at consignment events.  Brand name items can sometimes sell at an even higher percentage of the retail value (45-60%).  Larger ticket items like strollers and highchairs tend to sell at higher percentage values as well as long as the item is in good condition.  Here are a few other pricing tips:

• Try not to get caught up in an emotional attachment, which we all have, to your stuff
• Consider your reason for consigning, clearing out the clutter or making some extra money
• Ask yourself as fairly as possible, "How much would I pay for this item used?"
• Consider using the half-off option so your items are marked to sell at 50% off on the final day of the sale.  This can help if you've overpriced an item or just clearing final inventory.
• The minimum price that can be set for an item is $1 and you can choose the item's price in $.50 increments after that
• Package similar items together to sell faster
• If you're really unsure of how to price your items do a quick EBay or Craigslist search and use those prices as a guide
  

Items Accepted

Lowcountry Tot Swap accepts most child-related and maternity items for infants through teens, but there are a few simple guidelines we ask all consignors to follow:

• All clothing must be in season and in good to excellent condition
  
• Toys and equipment must work and should be no more than 5 years old
  
• Items that are included on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's recall list will not be accepted!  Please check this site first to ensure none of your items have been recalled.

CLOTHING

• all boys and girls clothing from infant to junior size 12
• swimwear (Spring sale only)
• dance, gymnastic, scouting and sporting uniform clothing
• pajamas
• coats, mittens, and other winter wear (Fall sale only)
• dress-up clothing
• costumes (Fall sale only)
• shoes, size infant - children's size 13 and kids sizes 1-6
• belts 
• tights, socks, or underware - only if brand new in original packaging
• all maternity clothing

Items NOT Accepted

This list of items NOT accepted will be your best guide when preparing your items to sell.

• NEW FOR FALL 2011 - Drop down cribs (related article)
• Car seats (unless sold with a stroller system and is less than 5 years old) 
• Stuffed animals (unless they are battery operated characters)
• Bottles, pacifiers, breast pumps and other personal items
• Socks, underware, cloth diapers, tights, hats (unless new and in original packaging)
• Pillows
• Chew toys
• Swing sets or other large outdoor items
• No toy guns or violent video games (Nerf guns are accepted)
• Barrettes, headbands, or other hair pieces (unless sold with a matching outfit)
• VHS or cassette tapes