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FALL 2015 SMOMC GARAGE SALE REGISTRATION APPLICATION

October 2-3, 2015

All sellers are bound by procedures set forth by the Clothing Sale Committee and approved by the Executive Board.

The undersigned seller acknowledges that all items consigned are clean; that all articles of clothing are in good condition

with any faults clearly labeled; that all toys and equipment are in working condition; that no article consigned poses any

potential health risk to members or the general public or has been subject to a manufacturers recall; and that any car seats

consigned are not past the expiration date listed on the seat, and never have been in an accident.

The undersigned seller further acknowledges that SMOMC is not responsible for any loss, damage or theft of any article

consigned; and furthermore seller agrees to consign articles at their own risk.

Name:__________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________City: _________________ Zip:________

Phone Number:_____________________ E-mail:______________________________________

First Time Seller? Yes___ No___

All new Sellers are required to attend 1 New Seller workshop. Please indicate which session you plan to attend (more details to

follow)

_____Saturday August 8th

Noon-1PM Round Table Pizza Lake Forest

_____Wednesday August 19th

10AM-11AM Playdate in Aliso Viejo

_____Wednesday September 9th

7PM-8PM Round Table Pizza Lake Forest

Do you plan to shop on Friday, October 2nd? Yes____ No____

For Non-members: I was referred by (SMOMC Member’s name) _______________________________

Seller Status: (check one) Board Member ____ Member____ Prospective Member____ Non Member____

Entry fees:____ SMOMC club members selling USED items: $15.00 non-refundable registration fee

____ Prospective and Non-members selling USED items: $20.00 non-refundable registration fee

____ SMOMC members, Prospectives and Non-members selling NEW items: $15 non-refundable registration fee

Prospective and Non-members (Please check one):

____ I acknowledge that SMOMC will take 25% of my proceeds by working both Friday and Saturday (including set up and cleanup)

of the sale

____ I acknowledge that I will not work the sale and SMOMC will take 50% of my proceeds

SMOMC Members Sellers’ Fees: (please check one): ____ 5% of Sales: Current Board Members who work both Friday and Saturday (including set up and cleanup)

____ 10% of Sales: Members who work both Friday and Saturday (including set up and cleanup)

____ 20% of Sales: Members who work Friday (including set up only)

____ 15% of Sales: Members who work Saturday (including clean up only)

____ 40% of Sales: Members who do not work at all during the sale

SMOMC Members or Prospectives selling NEW items (please initial):

____ I acknowledge that SMOMC will take 25% of the proceeds from sellers of NEW items

If you are NOT working the Sale on Saturday and you wish to donate ALL of your unsold items please indicate that HERE.

THIS AUTHORIZES SMOMC TO DONATE ALL YOUR UNSOLD ITEMS WITHOUT CONTACTING YOU. If you wish to

claim your items after the sale DO NOT CHECK THIS BOX.

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All sellers please initial all:

_____ Saddleback Mothers of Multiples Club (SMOMC) is not liable for any lost, stolen, missing, damaged items or property. All

sellers accept responsibility for their own property. If tags are not taken at purchase then the item is considered missing as

there is no record of the purchase.

______ Please be aware that failure to comply with the Rules, Requirements and Recommendations set forth by the VP Garage

Sale/Garage Sale and the Garage Sale Committee may result in denial of participation in future sales.

_____ Sellers acknowledge that they must remain on the floor while volunteering, and if, at any time, are not volunteering, must be off

the floor to avoid confusion of helpers. (ie. Outside, in your car, away from the floor)

____ Sellers must agree to not knowingly sell products that exceed lead limits set by the CPSC or to sell recalled products. Each

seller is responsible for checking their items on the CPSC website (www.cpsc.gov) database of recalled items. Sellers will not sell

products that are likely to have lead content, i.e., children's jewelry, painted wooden or metal toys, flimsily made toys that are easily

breakable into small parts, or toys that lack the required age warnings.

____ I acknowledge that I must work scheduled shifts of the Garage Sale or my seller’s fees will be increased.

Please refer to www.myconsignmentmanager.com/smomc to register for open shifts. See the Volunteer section to select the job you

would like to perform.

ALL UNSOLD ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.

(UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

I have read the Garage Sale Rules, Requirements & Recommendations and I agree to abide by all rules set forth by the VP of

the Garage Sale and the Garage Sale Committee. I agree to work the sale as assigned. I further understand that failure to

comply with the rules set forth (and acknowledged by my signature below) may result in denial of participation in future

Garage Sales.

Signature:__________________________________________ Date:_______________

Mail this completed registration application (the first two pages), registration fee* (check for $15/$20 made out to SMOMC)

and 1 FULL PAGE of sample tags by September 25, 2015 to:

Jennifer Gardner | Attn: SMOMC Sale Registration | 21092 Primrose Ln, Mission Viejo, CA 92691

*The check for your registration WILL be cashed. The registration fee will NOT be deducted from your cash proceeds.

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Rules, Requirements & Recommendations

October 2-3

Location

Geneva Presbyterian Church

24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92637

Important Dates

June 15th

, 2015-September 25th

2015 - Registration and volunteer sign up

September 30th

Midnight - TAG GENERATION ENDS

October 1st 8PM-11PM – PreSale Storage run and early church set up, volunteers with trucks welcome)

October 2nd

Sale

October 3rd

Sale

Garage Sale Dates, Times & Schedule

Friday October 2

10:30 am – 4:00 pm Early set up/drop off (bring your clothing racks and large/bulky items)

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Check In, Set-Up and Drop-off (last drop-off @ 5:30pm)

6:00 pm – 6:50 pm Final Set-Up

6:50 pm – 7:00 pm Seller Meeting

7:00 pm – 7:45 pm Sellers and Volunteers exclusive shop

7:45 pm – 8:15 pm Board Members Shop

8:15 pm – 9:00 pm Club members & Prospective Members shop

9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Shopping for non club members (General Public) Paying $10 cash at the door

10:00 pm – 10:15 pm Clean up, leave the building

Saturday October 3

7:45 am – 8:00 am Sellers Arrive, Check-In, & prepare to assume duties

8:15 am – NOON General Public Shopping

11:30 am Begin encouraging public shoppers to make their final selections and check-out (Noon doors close)

Noon – 2:00 pm Begin break-down/clean up. Remove all unsold items (DONATIONS to a charitable cause will be accepted.)

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Raffle, load items for storage and Check Out Exit the building

Registration and Fee Schedule Application:

All members wishing to sell must first complete a Registration Application, must agree to abide by SMOMC’s Garage Sale Rules,

Requirements and Recommendations, and must mail the Application, Registration fees, and 1 PAGE sample tags to the address

provided. See the Tags section for information on tagging. Incomplete applications or applications with the incorrect

registration fee will be returned to the applicant. Seller spots are on a first come first served basis.

• Prospective and non-members who are sponsored by an SMOMC member ARE permitted to register as sellers at the Garage Sale.

Fees for ALL Sellers:

The following is the Fee schedule. The SMOMC Clothing and Gear Sale is a fundraiser for the Saddleback Mothers of Multiples

Club. A percentage of your sales go to the club for our community services and to cover our costs for the sale:

SMOMC Members Sellers’ Fees: 5% of Sales: Current Board Members who work both Friday and Saturday (including set up and cleanup)

10% of Sales: Members who work both Friday and Saturday (including set up and cleanup)

20% of Sales: Members who work Friday (including set up only)

15% of Sales: Members who work Saturday (including clean up only)

40% of Sales: Members who do drop off their tagged and sorted items on Friday but do not work at all during the sale. These

members must arrange for their items to be picked up on Saturday at the end of the sale unless you indicate on the registration form

that you want ALL UNSOLD ITEMS DONATED TO CHARITY. WE MAY OR MAY NOT CONTACT YOU AGAIN TO

CONFIRM THIS.

SMOMC Members or Prospectives selling NEW items:

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SMOMC will take 25% of the proceeds from sellers of NEW items

We will have a drawing at the end of the 2nd

day of the sale for those SMOMC club members who work both Friday and Saturday

(including set up and clean up). The winner of the drawing will receive 100% of their sales! Volunteer MUST BE PRESENT to win.

Members’ seller fees will be based on the amount of time that you spend working at the sale. If you are not available to work for part

of the sale, your fee schedule will be changed accordingly

Failure to work your shift in its entirety will result in an increase in your seller's fees. Please be sure to see the VP or Co-VP of

Garage Sale (Jen Gardner and Tish Pilon) to sign in/out for the sale to account for time worked.

Non-Members and Prospective SMOMC Members:

• Non-members/Prospective must be referred by an SMOMC member to the VP of Garage Sale.

Non-members/Prospective must work both days of the sale, including set up and clean up, or split proceeds with SMOMC

50%/50%.

Non-members/Prospective pay a $20 non-refundable registration fee

25% fee: A percentage of your sales goes to the club for our community services and to cover the costs for the Garage Sale.

• Sellers who have a business specializing in the sale of child related items may sell new baby/child related items. See fee

schedule.

• *Fees will be based on the amount of time that you spend working at the sale. If you are not available to work for part of the

sale, your fee schedule will be changed accordingly.

• Advertising, supplies and shortages in accounting will be covered by registration fees.

Merchandise:

Only maternity, parenting, pregnancy, baby, and child-related (toys, furniture, equipment) items will be accepted for the sale. NON-

CHILD RELATED ITEMS ARE NOT PERMITTED. YOU MAY NOT SELL ITEMS FOR NON-SELLERS.

Checklist of items that you need to bring with you to the Garage Sale:

→ Your merchandise, tagged and sorted by size and gender: *REQUIRED*

NEWBORN & INFANT SIZES: Preemie, Newborn, 3m, 0-3m, 6m, 0-6m, 3-6m, 9m, 6-9m, 12m, 9-12m, 18m, 12-18m, 24m, 18-

24m, TODDLER: 2T, 3T, 4T, etc.

→ Enough clothing racks to sell the clothes that you are bringing to the sale. They should be labeled with your name on them.

Please purchase the inexpensive clothing racks at IKEA/Target/Walmart or other retailers.

→ Enough plastic bins to sell the items that you are bringing to the sale. Both your bin and its lid should be labeled with your name on

them.

→ A box for your hangers labeled with your name on it, if you want them to be returned.

→ Extra tags (see Tagging Section)

→ Tagging gun

→ Wear a RED SHIRT to distinguish between buyers and sellers and wear comfortable shoes.

Tagging:

• All items MUST be tagged using the bar-coded tags from www.myconsignmentmanager.com/smomc Sellers must sign-up

for the SMOMC Fall2015 Garage Sale at myconsignmentmanager.com/smomc and follow the instructions provided to create

and print the tags. DO NOT ALTER the price tag in any way (and DO NOT photo copy your tags, each tag must have a

unique number or you WILL NOT get credit for selling the item). Start tagging your items early. Tag generation ends at

11:59PM , September 30th

. NO EXCEPTIONS!

• You can create “generic” tags if you want to save time. Use “non-descriptive/generic” tags for lower priced items. Enter

$1.00, clothing Misc. You can hand write the size with a sharpie on the tag (do not write near the bar code). You can

generate 20 tags in the matter of seconds. The downside to using generic tags is it’s difficult to identify your sold items on

the inventory report.

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• All clothes and shoes MUST be sized correctly on the tag! If there is no size, or an item is sized incorrectly, it will be placed

in the lost and found until claimed and corrected. If an entire bag/box/tote/bin is dropped off and is not in size order, it will

NOT be hung on racks! Everyone is responsible to tag and size their own items! NO EXCEPTIONS!

• For higher priced and large items, be specific as possible: Bob Double Jogging stroller $200, Britax car seat (pink and white)

$75, Toy Story Bike $25, etc. *SMOMC is not responsible for lost or stolen items*

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• When tagging, use #60-67 cardstock paper (NO dark colors – only pastel colors and white are acceptable; no multicolored or

patterned paper).

• Use an inkjet or laser printer (no dot matrix) with a normal/fast setting (NOT BEST QUALITY) printout. Faded barcodes

may not work and some that are too dark may not work because the lines bleed into each other. The barcode needs to appear

crisp and clear. Please make sure that you have enough ink in your printer so that the bar codes are readable.

• If you are a returning seller from previous Garage Sales, please re-use your seller # from those sales. In doing so, you can re-

use the tags on clothes/items that you did not sell at that sale. You must transfer the tags from the previous sale using

myconsignmentmanager.com/smomc (For instructions, refer to Question #15 in FAQ file). If the tags are old and worn out

from previous sales, please generate a new set and retag your items.

• If you are a new seller, please use the first initial of your first name and the first 4 letters of your last name when

choosing a seller number. For example, if your name is Jane Smith, your seller number will be JSMIT.

• The tag must be attached to the LEFT arm pit of clothing using plastic tag fasteners (tagging gun) ONLY (please NO new

safety pins. Only safety pins from previous sales will be permitted). No Straight Pins are allowed. Items which have cards

attached with straight pins will NOT be placed on the racks for sale. Clothes must be placed on hangers with the hook

pointing toward the right sleeve of the garment (see picture).

• Place the tag in one of the upper corners of the tag so the bar code is not altered when removing the tag

from the item. Do not place the tack in the center of the tag.

• Tags can be taped to large items, but only use 2 pieces of tape in the upper/sides of the tag. DO NOT PLACE ANY TAPE

OVER A BAR CODE.

• Tags for sold items will not be returned after the sale, they stay with the club (NO EXCEPTIONS).

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• Make extra tags: print tags with no description or a generic description with various prices. This will allow you to re-tag

items towards the end of the sale on Saturday so you can discount your items.

• No safety pins are permitted from this sale forward due to time restraints at check out.

• When using a tagging gun, tags should be attached to clothing at the LEFT under-arm seam for shirts or dresses, the LEFT

hip seam for pants/shorts/skirts, or the brand name tag. Tagging guns can be purchased from ebay.com at a low price;

purchase them early, as they take 2 weeks to be delivered. Tagging guns may be available for rental or purchase from the

Club.

Preparing Your Items for Sale

• Please sort your items by size, type and/or category: clothes by gender and by size, toys, books, etc.

• To prepare clothing for easy setup, organize all clothes by gender and size and use a rubber band around the hangers, a

tie/twist, shrink wrap, separate boxes/bins. You must have your clothes sorted so they can easily be hung up on our clothing

racks. There is a holiday section for costumes, and an outerwear rack for heavy jackets and winter/ski clothes.

• Clothes on hangers sell better. You can get your clothing hangers back. Label the hangers that you want back (an address

label around the “neck” of the hanger works well) and bring a box for the hanger sorter to use. Garage Sale committee will

not be responsible for unsorted or incorrectly sorted hangers.

• Any items that cannot be put on hangers, package in Ziploc bags. Place the price tag inside the bag, press the air out, seal it

and tape it shut.

• Ziploc bags work well for grouping small items together or for holding small parts of larger items plus blankets, bedding,

toys, shoes etc.

• Shrink wrap/saran wrap works well for large items.

• Toys with moving parts or sound that require batteries sell better when the batteries work.

• Shoppers like it when an item includes the original box and/or instructions/manuals. Manuals can often be found on

manufacturer’s Web Sites. You may get a higher price this way.

• Cribs and similar items should be unassembled with all screws and parts included in a plastic bag and taped to the item. Tape

the price tag in a prominent location. Include a picture of the assembled item.

Pricing • Pricing must be in 50 cent increments. For example, if you have 5 items you wish to sell for 10 cents each, group them

together in a bag and sell them for $.50. Nothing will be sold for less than 50 cents. (if you have an item from a previous sale

with a different increment, feel free to leave it as is)

• We will not change the price on a tag at a Garage Sale. If you wish to re-price an item, it will be necessary to replace the

higher priced tag with a new tag, so make sure to print extras ahead of time and bring them with you to the sale.

• Pricing Equipment (strollers, exersaucers, baby carriers, cribs, etc.): a good place to start is 50% of retail price. For well used

equipment consider a range down to 25% and for excellent condition and high demand items, consider a range above 50%.

• Toys: price competitively as there is always a lot of toys. Only great toys can command prices in excess of $10.

Seller Schedule & Duties

Jobs include but are not limited to: cashier, bagger, common set-up and take-down, clothing area, nursing area, stroller area, potty

area, furniture area, high chair area, toys, tag sorter, hanger sorter, price-check & go-backs, door and security. See the Job

Descriptions as new ones may have been added.

You will see these choices under myconsignmentmanager.com\smomc. Once you’ve logged in, see the “Please make a selection for

your next step Volunteer. Pick any empty shift.

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Each seller will have a designated duty or duties during the sale. You are expected to work in your assigned area. You may be

asked to change your job/duty as needed by the VP or Co-VP of Garage Sale. PLEASE maintain your assigned section as if the

items being sold were your own.

Please check in with VP or Co-VP of Garage Sale at the beginning and end of each shift to sign in/out. Proceeds of the

sale will be affected if you fail to work your scheduled shift in its entirety.

• No room for error has been built into the schedule. All sellers and volunteers will be very busy and everybody must work

together to make this work. Breaks will be provided as needed.

• The earlier you register the more likely you are to sign-up for the job(s) of your choice.

• Sellers are not permitted to accept payment for any items at any time. All items must be checked out with a cashier at

Check-Out. The sale is CASH ONLY. NO EXCEPTIONS. If anyone is found to be accepting cash for their items and

disposing of tags, they will be banned from future sales! See a cashier and pay appropriately! * Please read this

section carefully-you will be banned indefinitely if you take any cash and dispose of any tags!!

Set-Up

• Be at the site as early as possible on Friday (4:30-5:30 at the latest) for set up and then again no later than 7:45 am on

Saturday morning. It always takes longer to set up than you think. Those arriving past 5:30pm will not be permitted to set

up inventory for the Friday night sale but are still required to work it. Your percentage will reflect it.

• Upon arrival at the Sale Site, pull up to the curb. There may be people waiting to unload your car for you. After your car is

unloaded, park, and then come back to check-in, check your schedule and proceed to help set up. If there is no one to assist,

unload your items yourself or ask one of the Sellers in a red shirt for help.

• We will not set up any items until all clothing racks and tables are set up in the room. Please unload your clothing racks first

and bring your items in second. We will set up all items after the room has been set up. Racks can be dropped off the day of

the sale starting 10:30am when the Sale Committee will be setting up.

• There will be no individual seller areas. ALL items to be sold will be combined with same items from all sellers.

• THERE WILL BE TIME TO SHOP. DO NOT SET ASIDE ANY ITEMS TO PURCHASE LATER AS IT ADDS TO

THE CONFUSION OF SET UP.

Seller & Volunteer Exclusive Shopping – Friday night

All sellers who are shopping on Friday, must pay for the items immediately and then promptly store all items in your car before

returning to perform your job. DO NOT SET ASIDE ITEMS TO PAY FOR LATER. ITEMS THAT ARE NOT PAID FOR WILL

BE RETURNED TO THE COMMON SELLING AREA. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO REMOVE TAGS FROM ITEMS YOU WISH

TO PURCHASE EXCEPT FOR THE CASHIER. TAGS ARE ONLY TO BE REMOVED AT THE CASHIERS’ STATIONS BY A

CASHIER OR BAGGER. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS.

No sale may be paid for with expected income from your own sale. No I.O.U.’s.

Take-Down

• All sellers who are working the sale are expected to help clean up. We would appreciate all sellers remaining until all cars

are loaded and everything has been cleaned up. We want to be able to leave the facility by 2:30pm. If we are cleaned up

earlier, we will leave earlier! The more people that help, the quicker it will go!

• All unsold items will be separated/distributed by seller at the end of the sale. It is the responsibility of each area monitor(s) to

ensure that all unsold items in each area is separated by seller and put into each seller’s box/bin. All sellers – INCLUDING

THOSE NOT WORKING ON SATURDAY – are responsible for removing all their unsold items from the premises by 1:00

pm at the conclusion of the sale. DONATIONS will be permitted at this sale. NO SELLER WILL BE PERMITTED TO

LEAVE UNTIL ALL UNSOLD ITEMS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.

• At the end of the Garage Sale you may go through the unclaimed hangers and take a fair share of what is remaining. Please

be respectful of the sellers who have labeled their hangers with their name.

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Closing Accounting & Payout • If there is a shortage in accounting, the shortage will be deducted from each seller on a percentage basis to cover the loss.

• All money will be accounted for at the end of the Garage Sale. Cash will be distributed once all tags and inventory have been

entered and settlement reports generated. Results of your sales may be available to you via myconsignmentmanager.com

within 2 weeks of the sale’s end. The amount shown on myconsignmentmanager.com/smomc will not reflect the deduction

of SMOMC fees. NOTE: Please DO NOT contact the Garage Sale committee members regarding your sales. Please do

not log on to myconsignmentmanager.com after the sale expecting to see totals before receiving an email to reconcile your

items. Everything is done in steps and will not show items necessarily sold or not until the reports are completed and an email

has been sent out. Any emails received regarding missing items prior to the reconciliation email being sent out WILL NOT

be answered!

• Once the preliminary seller reports have been created by the Garage Sale Committee, sellers will be notified via e-mail.

There will be a 24 hour time period to review the ending seller reports for discrepancies. Sellers must e-mail

Garagesale@smomc.org with any discrepancies between the seller report and the sellers ending inventory.

• When all discrepancies are resolved by the Clothing Sale Committee, SMOMC will process the final amounts to be paid to

sellers. Sellers will be notified via e-mail of final seller reports and proceeds earned. Seller will have 10 days from the date

to claim sale proceeds in person. After 10 days, a cashier’s check will be mailed to the seller (at seller’s expense).

Questions & Other Miscellaneous

Questions and/or comments should first be posted on Facebook under SMOMC Semi-annual Garage Sale. Let’s try to keep everything

on Facebook so everyone can benefit. Please email Garagesale@smomc.org only as a last resort.