Aside from my kids clothing, toys are one of my favorite things to consign. I find myself on a regular basis going through toys and putting things away that they haven’t played with in FOREVER for the consignment sale. Here’s a few tidbits on how to successfully consign your toys.

First make sure they work correctly Who wants to buy a toy that doesn’t work? Look them over and remember to always have working batteries in the toy so that whoever is looking at purchasing the toy can be assured that they are making a good investment. After I look over them I start cleaning and touching them up. The two cleaning supplies I find myself using over and over again are Clorox wipes and the Magic Eraser. These are miracle workers! I make sure to go over each toy and wipe it down along with concentrating on any spots that might need to be worked on.

After this I go to packaging them up. Always put any small or loose pieces in a Ziploc bag to ensure that they won’t get lost(in this case our airplane set has a ton of little pieces). I even tape my Ziploc shut just to be safe.

Throughout the year when I purchase things that come in large bags I always put those in the closet along with my hangers that I collect for consignment time. This was a bag that I got one of the kids comforters in and it was perfect for this airplane set.

You can also zip tie the pieces together if you don’t have a bag to ensure that they are not lost in transit or the shuffle of the sale. When you’re doing your barcodes you can even put on the back of the index card or another sheet of paper attached to the bag that it’s a multi piece set if you’d like.

It takes a little time but the cleaner and more presentable the toys are then the better they are going to sell. As always if you have any tidbits or advice please visit our Facebook page or comment on our blog so we can all share.