Tips to get more of your kids clothing accepted to sell

Check clothing in natural light. We know it’s tempting to get jobs done when the little ones are down for the night, but stains are best found in natural light. When we are processing clothing, we hold them up and check them in front of a big window, that way we catch all the wee stains that like to hide in the dark!

Take care when washing and drying your kids clothing, a simple tip like washing your merino clothing on a delicate cycle and lying flat to dry helps to keep them nice. Have you ever seen those little wee holes in merino garments? The fibres of merino snap easily, so taking care when washing helps stop this.

Washing and drying clothing inside out, and remembering to not leave them on the line for too long stops that nasty sun fade. Often we get gorgeous clothing in that is faded at the seams and under collars. We cant accept clothing with sun fade so its a real shame!

Zip zippers up, and button up buttons before washing. Not only does this help keep your clothing in shape when washing, but it also makes the job a lot faster at our end. 

When selecting kids clothing to sell, keep our 5 yes test in mind. Our 5 yes test is the questions we ask ourselves when processing clothing

1. Is it gently worn? 

2. Is it in fantastic condition?

3. Would we buy it?

4. Would we dress our own children in it?

5. Can we sell it? 

Make the most of the postage price. Fill the bag as much as you can, and send us your best. Higher end brands fetch a higher price, which means more money for you. Also check out the ‘what we accept’ page. If all your clothing is accepted, we will give you a bonus of $10 into your store credit account to offset the shipping cost. 

Once your kids clothing is sent off to us, we will take care of the rest. We steam all the clothing to make them nice and fresh and to remove wrinkles. We photograph them, code them so we know what clothing belongs to who, and list them on our website. Once a week we send an email to all our email subscribers, and we also post new arrivals on our Facebook page.

You can help sell your clothing faster by sharing our website with your friends, and liking and sharing our Facebook posts on your own Facebook profile. The more people that know about Little Poppets, the more people there are to buy your items and also a bigger stock selection when they too become sellers!