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! We do all the selling while you relax, watch your sales online and pick up your check at the end of the sale.
- You set your own prices! All items go to 1/2 price on the last day.
- You get to shop before everybody else at our special consignor pre-sale event.
- 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.
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 (listed below under the Printing Your Tags heading). Make sure tag is securely on each item.
***Also, please make sure all bins/boxes that you are leaving have your consignor number written on them. Things get moved around during the sale, so bins/boxes not marked may not make their way back to you.
No Time to Tag? We accept donations. 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 on the My Events Page.
Consignors can shop before everybody else during the special consignor pre-sales. Check Event Listing for times.
You pick up your sorted 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 Crafting Supply Sales that don't include Yarn/Fabric:
- Albums, Scrapbooks & Frames
- Cooking & Baking (limited to those items used in baking/cooking, please no home decor items)
- Craft Supplies & Kits (any supplies/kits that do not fall under the other categories)
- Crafting Tools (any tools used in crafting)
- Cutting Tools (punches, die cut machines and dies, scissors, etc)
- Drawing & Painting
- Jewelry & Beading (supplies/findings only - no wearable jewelry)
- Kids Crafts & Dolls (any crafts geared towards kids, plus collectible dolls such as American Girl - no toys or games)
- Organizing (storage items, display items, totes or craft carrying bags, boxes, etc. - no purses or wallets - no decor items)
- Paper
- Stamping (includes stamps, ink & embossing supplies - see limits below)
- Cling Stamps (non-clear red rubber) - limit of 20 Stampin Up sets (if they are bundled with matching dies or punches, then no limit and they don't count towards the 20 limit)
No limit on Stampin Up clear stamps or other brands of cling stamps - Wood Stamps - limit of 10 (can be individual or a few similarly themed stamps in a bag)
No Stampin Up sets or bags of random wood stamps
- Cling Stamps (non-clear red rubber) - limit of 20 Stampin Up sets (if they are bundled with matching dies or punches, then no limit and they don't count towards the 20 limit)
- Stickers & Embellishments
You can bring the following categories* of items to the Yarn & Fabric Sales :
- Crafting Tools (any tools used in crafting related to sewing, needlepoint, knitting, crocheting)
- Crocheting & Knitting
- Fabric
- Jewelry & Beading (supplies/findings only - no wearable jewelry)
- Kids Crafts & Dolls (any crafts geared towards kids, plus collectible dolls such as American Girl - no toys or games)
- Needlework
- Organizing (storage items, display items, totes or craft carrying bags, boxes, etc. - no purses or wallets)
- Patterns
- Sewing Notions
- Yarn
* The table signs in the sale should match these categories. If you pack your items up by category, it will be so much easier to put out your items.
The All Crafting Supply Sales will include everything above - please be sure to check each event for any other limitations.
Please make sure any bins or boxes you leave are marked with your consignor number. The bins may be moved around the sale and won't necessarily stay with your items, so we need really your consigner number on them - thank you!
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 necessary parts/pieces (unless noted on tag).
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 (for example, instead of 'stickers', use 'Jolee's 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 - categories will match the category signs in the event room, putting a category will make it easier to put your items out.
- Enter a price - think about what you'd be willing to pay for the item. The minimum price is $3 - if you have lower value items, consider bundling and pricing them together in a baggie or with a string.
We will still allow tags entered previously that are under $3. - 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 - no worries - they aren't deleted on our end. Your tag will work even if you can't see it in your list. 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. You can also use on fabric if you tape over and staple or pin to the item.
Labels:
Labels can be used for almost any item with a flat surface to stick to (or staple or pin to fabric) - 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 other items that you can't easily adhere a label to. 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.
We do not allow handwritten changes to prices - if you want to change the price of an item and you have already printed the tag, you'll need to edit the tag in the system and reprint it.
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 can 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. You can also print on regular paper and tape over or use labels and staple to fabric.
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.
Multiple items or several pieces: Items with several pieces should be bagged in clear ziploc baggies, tied or taped together. Please do not just put items in a box or bin with one price for eveything - it is too easy for those items to be moved around and others added to the container. 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!
Mark your containers with your consignor number: When leaving bins, please try to group like items in each bin (smaller bins/boxes are fine too). Please make sure any bins or boxes you leave are marked with your consignor number (even if you don't want them back). The containers may be moved around the sale and won't necessarily stay with your items, so we need really your consigner number on them - thank you!
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. The signs match the tag categories, so if you've grouped your items together by category, drop off should be a breeze!
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 credit and gift certificates.
Picking Up Items After the Sale
All unsold items will be sorted and will need to be picked up during the designated time. If you are planning to abandon your unsold items, please let us know.
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 during the designated time 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, 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.
Getting Sale Payment
You will receive your check for your percentage (60%) 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.
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.