Selling at Green Whimsy Events
Clean out your craft rooms, closets, offices and kitchens and make cash! Sign up to sell at one of our upcoming sales today!
Dropping Off Items Before the Sale
Picking Up Items After the Sale
Why Sell Your Stuff at Green Whimsy?
- It's easy! You get to price your own items or sometimes, we even buy outright.
- You get to shop before everybody else at our special consignor pre-sale event.
- You set your own prices! All items go to 1/2 price on the last day.
- With our easy to use, online tagging/barcoding software, you can track your sales during the sale!
- You can print your tags on several Avery compatible label types or on paper.
- You earn a percentage of your sales - check the sale you are participating in for the percentage earned.
- You can earn an extra 10% on your sales by taking your payment in Green Whimsy Credit*.
- You'll receive your check at the end of the sale - if you don't pick it up, we'll mail it.
*Green Whimsy Credit can be used at any future sale and also for consignor fees.
How to Sell Your Stuff at Green Whimsy
- Register
- Login to your account.
- Click the "My Events" link.
- Sign up for each event you would like to sell at.
- Prepare Items to Sell
- Tag Items
- Drop Off Items
- Shop
- Pick Up Unsold Items
- Get Paid
Sign up online
You don't need to be signed up for a sale to start entering tags. You do need to sign up for each event you want to sell at.
Registration fees are not refundable.
Check each specific sale for specific details on what types of items you can bring - general crafting supply sale info is below in the 'What Can You Sell?' section. Items that are recalled, dirty, damaged or have smoke or other odors will not be accepted.
Login to your account, then click "My Tags" and you can enter away! You don't have to be signed up for a sale to create tags. You set the prices. You can print on plain paper or format the tags to print on several Avery products including labels. Make sure tag is securely on each item.
No Time to Tag? We sometimes buy lots of items outright. Contact us at sales@greenwhimsy.com.
Drop off your prepared items during designated consignor drop off times at the event site noted in the Event Listing.
Consignors can shop before everybody else during the special consignor pre-sales. Check Event Listing for times.
You may pick up your items during pick up times noted in the Event Listing. Any items left after the designated pick up time will become the property of Green Whimsy.
Your check will be available at pick up. If you don't pick it up, it will be mailed within a day or two of the sale end.
What Can You Sell?
Each event has specific requirements for what can be sold. Sometimes space is an issue so we have to limit certain types of items. In general for the crafting supply sales, almost any crafting supply can be sold as long as it is in usable condition - see the category list below. Be sure to check the event signup for any additional instructions.
The categories* of items you can bring to our Scrapbooking & Stamping supply sales:
- Albums, Scrapbooks & Frames
- Art & School Supplies (includes drawing, painting, office supplies)
- Cooking & Baking
- Craft Supplies & Kits (any supplies/kits that do not fall under the other categories)
- Crafting Tools (punches, die cut machines and dies, scissors, etc)
- Jewelry & Beading
- Kids Crafts & Dolls (any crafts geared towards kids, plus doll making supplies and collectible dolls & accessories such as American Girl, Barbie, Build a Bear, etc.)
- Organizing (storage items, display items, bags, boxes, etc.)
- Paper
- Stamping (includes stamps, ink & embossing supplies)
- Stickers & Embellishments
* The table signs in the sale will match these categories. If you pack your items up by category, it will be so much easier to put out your items.
- Crocheting & Knitting
- Sewing & Needlepoint
- Jewelry & Beading
- Kids Crafts & Dolls (any releated crafts geared towards kids, plus doll making supplies and collectible dolls & accessories such as American Girl, Barbie, Build a Bear, etc.)
- Organizing (storage items, display items, bags, boxes, etc.)
Crocheting/Knitting/Sewing/Needlepoint items will no longer be allowed at the scrapbooking & stamping suppy sales.
If you are picking up your items, if possible, please bring your packaged and tagged crafting items in bins labeled with your name/consignor number that you can leave them displayed in at the sale. Please try to group like items in each bin (smaller bins/boxes are fine too). Items with several pieces should be bagged in clear ziploc baggies, tied or taped together. The goal for all packaging is to keep all pieces of your items securely together. This is a big sale with lots of people coming through - the more securely your items are packaged, the better!
Item Condition & Safety
All items must be clean, not smell of smoke or other odors, have no damage and include all parts/pieces.
Items with multiple parts/pieces should be packaged together, for example - put several pieces of paper in large baggie or tie together with string. We cannot have loose items without tags on the sales floor (ie a stack of paper with a separate price tag indicating how much the items are) - there are too many items and shoppers for us to keep track of items that are not securely packaged.
Use the WeMakeItSafer Search Tool to check your items for recalls. You are responsible for making sure your consigned items are safe!
Creating Your Tags
Login to Your Account and click 'My Tags' on the menu. Click the 'Add Tags' button.
Enter Your Tags
- Enter a description (instead of 'stickers', say 'new baby boy stickers').
If a tag gets detached from an item during the sale, we are more likely able to find the tag online and sell it for you if you are as descriptive as possible on your tags!
- Enter a category.
- Enter a price (think about what you'd be willing to pay for the item - minimum of $1 and try to make it an even dollar or 50 cent amount).
- If you have multiple items that are exactly the same, you can create several of the same, by changing the number in the "Create Duplicates" drop down.
- Click 'Add tag' - a small green notice will pop up above the tag letting you know it was entered.
The Category option will 'stick' so you don't have to keep entering it when doing a batch of similar items.
To view all of the tags you've entered, click the "Back to Tag List" button. From there you can edit or delete tags.
Tip: If you accidentally delete a tag, you can click the "Undelete Tags" button and a list of your deleted tags will appear. Select those that you want to restore and click the "UnDelete Selected" button to restore them.
More than one person selling on the same account? Want to get a few friends together to sell under one account?
We have a way for you to identify tags belonging to different people. When logged in, click on 'My Account' and click 'Edit your Tag Groups'. You can create a group ID for each person. When entering tags, a 'Group ID' box will appear on the bottom left, you then choose the person to whom the tag belongs. Note that this ID will not appear on the printed tag.
When looking at your created tags list on the website, you can sort or filter by Group ID, so you can see what each person has sold. When you filter by the ID, the total at the bottom will reflect that ID only.
Printing Your Tags
A great feature of our system is that you can print your tags in different formats to fit your needs.
We currently have 4 print formats:
- 8 to a page (compatible with Avery 5390 cardstock namebadges)
- 10 to a page (compatible with Avery 5371 cardstock business cards
- 10 to a page (compatible with Avery 5163 labels)
- 30 to a page (compatible with Avery 5160 labels) Any of these options can be printed on plain paper
What should I print on? Paper, Labels, Cardstock?
Remember, the goal to tagging your items is to make the tag as secure as possible on the item so that is less likely to become detached during the sale. We cannot sell items without a tag.
Plain paper:
Plain paper can be used for any item with a flat surface that can be taped over with clear tape.
Labels:
Labels can be used for almost any item with a flat surface to stick to - please try to put the label in an area that won't damage the item when removed (ie the back of a book, not the front).
Cardstock or heavy paper (non-textured):
Cardstock is great for fabric or irregularly shaped items, such as bags, shoes, etc. You can either attach with a safety pin or punch a hole in the tag (not over the price or barcode) and attach with a string, ribbon or tag gun.
Be sure to follow print instructions on the page, especially when printing 30 to a page.
Attaching Your Tags
For non-fabric items, use either the label or tag with clear tape to attach to your item.
For fabric items, tags should be printed on heavy paper, if possible, and attached attach with a safety pin or punch a hole in the tag (not over the price or barcode) and attach with a string, ribbon or tag gun.
Make sure the tag price and description are visible and the barcode is flat so it is easy to scan.
Remember, the goal is to make sure the tag is securely fastened to the item, thus reducing the risk of it becoming detached during the sale.
Dropping Off Items Before the Sale
Registered Consignors bring your tagged items to the sale location during the designated times.
Drop off times/location are available for each sale by clicking the name of each sale on the main page of this site or by clicking the Sale Details link under each event on the 'My Events' page (you must Login to see the 'My Events' link).
- Please park and come inside to check in.
- Once you've checked in, we will direct you to any available carts to help you bring your items in.
- You will put your items out on the sales floor. We will have tables with category signs out to help you put them out.
Picking Up Items After the Sale
All unsold items that are not marked 'D' will be sorted and will need to be picked up during the designated time.
Pick up times/location are available for each sale by clicking the Sale Details link under each event on the 'My Events' page (you must login to see the 'My Events' link).
- Items not picked up will become the property of Green Whimsy. We are unable to leave items at the venue or transport them elsewhere for you.
- If you decide that you are not going to pick up your unsold items not marked with a 'D', please let us know by emailing us during the sale at sales@greenwhimsy.com
- Your check should be ready at the unsold item pick up - if you don't pick it up, we will mail it out within a day or two.
Shopping Early
Shop at the consignor pre-sale!
Registered consignors get the perk of shopping early during the sale they are consigning in.
Consignor Presale times are available for each event on the 'My Events' page (you must Login to see the 'My Events' link).
- Please don't arrive early and expect to get in early. To be fair to everyone, we will not allow consignors in until the designated times.
- There will be a hold table/area as well as shopping bags for your convenience.
We accept cash, credit cards and Green Whimsy gift credit/gift certificates.
Getting Sale Payment
You will receive your check for your percentage of your sales at unsold item pick up.
- If you don't pick your check up during the unsold item pick-up time, we will mail it to you.
- We also offer the option of getting paid via Paypal. Let us know at drop off if you'd like to receive your payment via Paypal.
- You can earn an extra 10% by taking your payment in Green Whimsy Credit*.
*Green Whimsy Credit can be used at any future sale and also for consignor fees.
You can watch your sales online during the event by logging into your account and clicking the "My Tags" link on the left. Sold tags will be displayed in green with the sale price and sale date.