Here are some frequently asked questions and their answers:

1. What is the difference between this consignment event and a yard sale or consignment shop?
All items are inspected for quality. All items are organized for shoppers. There is no digging through piles of stuff like you might encounter at a yard sale. And unlike a consignment shop, you set the price and can receive up to 75% of the earnings.

2. How many sales are there every year?
I do three sales, one in late April, one in late July and one in mid-November.

3. What does a consignor need to do?
It is up to the consignor to gather all items together, make sure they are clean, complete and still in top quality (See PREPARATION and ACCEPTED ITEMS). Then sign up online under CONSIGNOR button. Once this is done, they will use notecards to PRICE & TAG the items. Then sort clothing items by gender and size and put them in a bin that you can leave at the sale and bring them to the sale during Intake Time (Wed or Thurs of the week of the sale). The items that did not sell can be picked up on Sunday between 2pm to 5pm. Make sure to bring a marked bin during intake.

4. What if I don't want my items back?
Place an X on the cards and the Foster Families of Pinellas County will come by Saturday evening, after the sale and will take those items.

5. What can I consign?
Children's clothing sizes 0 to 16. Maternity clothing. Children's furniture, toys, books, DVD's, and equipment. Check ACCEPTED ITEMS.

6. How much do I earn by consigning with Fancy Pants?
If you just consign, and do not volunteer, you will earn 65% of the price of your items. There is also a $10 consignor fee that is taken out of your earnings. However, if you volunteer 4 hours, you earn 70% and if you volunteer 6 hours you earn 75%. The fees remain the same. You will receive your check 10 business days after the sale ends.

7. What are the sale hours? Is there a discount sale?
There is a volunteer pre-sale on Thursday from 4pm to 6pm. There is a consignor and their friends pre-sale on Thursday from 6pm to 8pm. The public sale is on Friday from 9am to 8pm. The discount sale is on Saturday from 9am to 5pm.

8. What if I do not want my items discounted?
Place ND next to the price on tag. These items will not be discounted during the discount sale.

9. How do I price my items?
One thing to keep in mind is that sentimental value should not increase the price of any item. I made a general price guide under PRICE & TAG that can help you. Most items usually sell between 20% to 50% off original price.

10. Can I bring my children during the sale?
Yes, children are welcome. We would like to discourage the use of strollers during the sale due to safety.

11. Do I have to find my stuff on the floor after the sale if it doesn't sell?
No, volunteers will find and sort out your stuff and place it in the BIN YOU PROVIDE during intake.

12. If I shop at the sale, can I use a credit card?
Yes, Visa, Mastercard and Discover are accepted.

13. Do you offer any coupons?
Any consignor who would like flyers to pass out at their children's schools, daycares or play groups will receive a 10% discount on any purchase they make.

14. What does the consignor fee pay for?
Professional quality flyers are mailed out to over 800 households a week before the sale. 1000 flyers for each sale are mailed to consignors to hand out to family, friends and mommy group friends. Hired workers help set up and break down racks for the sale and help run the sale. It also pays to rent a truck to haul racks and sale items to and from the sale. All of these things help consignors sell their items.

15. What should I do if I don't have time?
Fancy Pants offers several services for busy moms.
Tagging Parties- The weekend prior to the sale event, consignors can bring over their stuff on either Saturday or Sunday between 10am to 6pm and use racks and all supplies they could possibly need to get their stuff tagged. If they do this, they can skip the intake process. This service is free to all consignors.

Drop and Go- For $3.00 Consignors can drop off their things at intake and go. They do not need to wait around for their stuff to be reviewed nor do they need to put out their stuff. This saves them at least 30 minutes of time.

Tagging Service- Consignors can have Fancy Pants tag their stuff. They earn 50% of their sale earnings and DO NOT have to pay a consignor fee. They do not need to attend drop off or pick up, because we will hold any items that do not sell for the next sale. After the 2nd sale, they can choose to pick up items that did not sell or donate them. So they gather, give and receive checks.

16. Do you do barcoding?
Not yet. I currently offer Tagit where you can have your items put into a spreadsheet and printed via a printer. It does save you time and keeps a record of your sales.

17. Do I get my tags back?
Yes, that is the only way you know what you have sold. Consignors need to bring in 4 stamps to help fray the costs of mailing back tags or have $2.00 dollars taken out from their earnings. I will also provide the tags of the items you donated with a Fed. Tax ID number for you to claim on your taxes.

18. I would like to buy a table as a vendor what do I do?
Any mom friendly business can purchase a table for $25.00. They just need to email me prior to the event. Any person who would like flyers, coupons, etc. stuffed into sale bags can drop the flyers off during intake time (Wed 2pm to 10pm and Thurs 8am to 2pm) with a check. (10 cents a flyer)

19. I do not want to consign, but I would like to volunteer, what do I do?
Just email me your name, phone number and time you would like to volunteer so that you can earn a pass to the volunteer pre-sale.

20. I am a consignor and would like to bring friends to the pre-sale, can I?
Of course! You may invite friends to the pre-sale starting at 6pm.