Second Blessings
2008 Spring/Summer Consignment Sale
Forest Hill United Methodist Church
265 Union St. N., Concord, NC 28025
Web site:  www.fhumc.org
E-mail:  foresthillsale@ctc.net

 

Instruction Sheet

HOW THE SALE WORKS:  The sale will be Friday, February 29 from 6-8pm and Saturday, March 1, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.  Consign a minimum of $25.00 worth of clean, already tagged items for us to sell.  You will receive 70% of the proceeds and 30% will go to church mission projects.  Due to limited sales floor space, we will only accept the first 150 consignors.  After the sale, you have the option of picking up your items that do not sell or donating them to a charity (we will give you a tax receipt).  Your proceeds from the sale will be mailed to you within 10 business days.

HOW TO PRE-REGISTER: 

  1. Completely fill out the registration form and mail it to FHUMC Consignment Sale, 265 Union St. North, Concord, N.C. 28025.  (You must include “North” on the address!)  Be sure to include the $5.00 pre-registration fee. Make checks payable to Forest Hill Consignment Sale.  There will be a $20.00 fee for returned checks.
  2. The deadline for pre-registration is Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Pre-registration forms must reach us by this date.
  3. Confirmation will be sent to you via US mail or e-mail. 
  4. Admission times to the consignor sale on Thursday, February 28th, will be assigned as           

registration forms are received.  For example, the first 25 registration packets  received will get to shop first on Thursday night.  This will eliminate coming early to pick up a number to gain entry to the sale.  You will receive your shopping time when you drop off your items.

HOW TO REGISTER (if you do not pre-register by Feb.13):
Please note that we limit our sale to 150 consignors and do not generally have space for last minute registrations.  We strongly recommend pre-registration.

  1. Completely fill out the enclosed registration form and bring it along with your consignment items to one of the drop-off times listed.
  2. A $10.00 registration fee will be collected at the drop-off time.  Pay cash or make checks payable to Forest Hill Consignment Sale.  There will be a $20.00 fee for returned checks.
  3. Please note that pre-registering saves you $5.00 on the registration fee and ensures your items will be accepted for the sale.  If our capacity is reached before the drop off times are over, we regret that we will not have room for your items.

DROP-OFF TIMES AT FOREST HILL UMC:

  1. Sunday, February 24th, from 2-6 PM.
  2. Monday, February 25th, from 9:15-12PM.
  3. Tuesday, February 26th, from 9:15 - 12 PM and 6-8PM.

Please note the change in our drop off schedule.  There is NO DROP OFF on WEDNESDAY.

HOW TO DROP-OFF YOUR ITEMS:

  1. If you have pre-registered, come to any of the drop-off times with your items ready for inspection.
  2. If you have not pre-registered, upon arrival you will need to fill out registration forms, have your code verified and pay the $10.00 registration fee.  Make checks payable to Forest Hill Consignment Sale.
  3. We will inspect your items to make sure they are in compliance with our instructions.  Since our goal is to have high quality items for our sale, we will not display any items that do not meet the requirements.  Any items not displayed will be returned to you during pick up.

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR ITEMS FOR THE SALE:

  1. All items must be clean and in good condition.  Do not bring undergarments or clothes that are off season.  Clothes that are stained, ripped, missing buttons or visibly faded or worn will not be accepted.  Check the knees, elbows and cuffs of clothes as you go through them. 
  2. Shoes will only be accepted in excellent, like new condition.
  3. Bring clothes on hangers with the hook pointing to the left with the front of the garment facing you.  Securely attach pants and skirts to hangers using safety pins.
  4. Sort clothes by size and gender.  (2T boy, 5 girl, etc.)
  5. Price all items using whole dollar amounts ($2 minimum, $5, $6, $7, etc.) typically 25-30% of the original price.  Professional consignment shops have indicated to us that consignors tend to overprice their items.  If you are in doubt on a price, go low.
  6. Items tagged without a price will be priced at the discretion of the consignment committee.

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  1. Tagging properly is VERY important to all of us. If items are not tagged properly, we reserve the right to return them to you at drop off for you to re-tag.    Each item must be tagged.  We recommend you go to the www.fhumc.org and download tags.  These tags should be printed on card stock only. Include on each tag the price and your code (your three initials plus the last two digits of your phone number plus “D” if you wish to donate that item. Please consider marking item to be donated in red, so they will go ½ price if they do not sell by 10am on Sat.   We also recommend that you include the brand name of the item (Oshkosh, Health Tex, etc.) on the tag.  Like items can be combined and priced as one unit (example: 2 shirts). Remember, the minimum price will be $2.00. 
  2. Clothes should be tagged with a safety pin on the front right of the item facing you.  Do not use straight pins, staples, sticky notes, stickers, or tags held by strings.  Allow space between the safety pin and the writing so that the tag can be cut off quickly during check-out.
  3. 1/2 price sale  If your item has not by Saturday and you want it to be sold for half of the price listed, please fill out your entire card in RED ink. (You may also do this for your donated items).  For items you do not want to include in the 1/2 price sale, please complete tags in blue or black ink.
  4. Attach tags to toys and equipment where they can be readily seen using strong clear packing tape.  Scotch tape and masking tape do not work.  If tags fall off, we can not sell your item.  Books, puzzles, small toys can be combined and placed in Ziploc bags. We must be able to inspect these items at drop off.
  5. Electronic toys/games must include batteries to ensure that the items function properly.
  6. Stuffed animals will only be accepted if they are collectibles (i.e. Ty or Disney)

THE PRE-SALE:
A private pre-sale for consignors will be held on Thursday, February 28th from 6-8 PM.
This sale will not be open to the general public and will require an admission ticket that
you will receive when you drop off your items. The ticket will state your shopping time
(based on when your registration is received).
Every individual who enters the pre-sale must have an admission ticket.  There is no
exception to this policy.

PICK UP UNSOLD ITEMS:
Items not sold at the sale will be ready for pick up Saturday, March 1st from 3:30-5 PM.  Items not picked up by 5 PM. will be donated to a charitable organization. There are NO exceptions to this policy.  If you cannot pick up your items at that time, please make arrangements for someone else to get them for you.  Our church facilities need to be in order for Sunday services.