Registration
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Registration forms are due by 2/25/2008. The registration form will be sent to all members
via email in January, posted on our members only group area and available at the January and
February CAMOMC meetings. Rules and Regulations will also be emailed to all outside
consignors and vendors upon initial contact. Once you have read the Rules and Regulations
Informational form, sign the Seller/Consignor Release Form (Or the Vendor Release Form) and
return that form to Jennifer Gibbs (Email Jennifer!). Jennifer can also be reached at
423/774/4488. Jennifer will assign you a consignor number. Then you will be registered for the
sale. Please DO include the registration fee with your registration form. Please make checks
payable to CAMOMC.
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Registration
Fee
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The registration fee is $12 per Seller. Please DO make a separate check to the club and
submit it with your registration form. For the first time, CAMOMC members who sold at
either the Spring or Fall 2007 sales have the option of skipping the mandatory
meeting. Should they choose to use that option, they will pay a registration fee of $17
instead of $12. Only those CAMOMC members who sold at those two sales are
eligible to skip the mandatory meeting. All other CAMOMC member sellers must
attend either the January or February 2008 meetings in order to be allowed to sell.
The registration fee must be PAID UPFRONT and is NON-REFUNDABLE should you decide
not to sell. The registration fee must be paid by 2/25/08 or you will not be allowed to
sell at the sale. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE.
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Registration
Fee for
Vendors
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The registration fee is $20 per vendor. Please make your check payable to CAMOMC. The
registration fee must be PAID UPFRONT and is NON-REFUNDABLE should you decide not to
be a vendor. The vendor registration fee must be paid by 2/25/08 or you will not be
allowed to sell at the sale. There are no exceptions to this rule.
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Membership
Dues
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Membership dues for the year must be paid in full prior to the sale in order to sell at or shop
during the member shopping time at the Rummage Sale. No renewing members will be
allowed to pay dues at the consignment sale. This has caused too much confusion in
the past. The last day that a renewing member will be allowed to pay dues and still
shop during the member shopping time is 2/25/08 (date of the Feb. CAMOMC
meeting). The last day that a new CAMOMC member can pay dues and still shop
during the member shopping time is 3/26/08. Any dues received after 3/26 will not be
processed in time for member shopping time.
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Directions
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Brainerd United Methodist Church is located at 4315 Brainerd Road. Directions to Brainerd
United Methodist are as follows:
From 75:
Take 75 to I-24W
Take Exit 184 (Moore Road)
Merge onto North Terrace Road
Turn Right onto South Moore Road
Turn Left onto Brainerd Road
The consignment sale will be held in the gym. Please use do not use the church entrance.
The Gym entrance is located on the right side of the complex.
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Working
Member Seller
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A Working Member Seller is a CAMOMC member who:
(1) is a member paid in full by the CAMOMC 2/25/08 meeting
(2) works their entire shift (Friday 11-5:30pm or Sat 7:30-2pm) or has a substitute work in her
stead; and
(3) sets up on Friday night and cleans up on Saturday 2pm until finished. Everyone will be
dismissed at the same time on Saturday.
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Non-Working
Member Seller
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A Non-Working Member Seller is a CAMOMC member, who may be a member paid in full and
sells items at the sale, but cannot work (or have a substitute work for her) the day of the sale
and/or set up or clean up.
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Outside
Consignors
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CAMOMC will be accepting a limited number of outside consignors at our sale. Outside
consignors will also pay the $12 set up fee. Outside consignors need to contact Jennifer Gibbs
by 2/25/08, in order to get a copy of the rules and regulations, a consignor number and
information regarding tagging. Please call 423/774/4488 or email Jennifer for additional
information.
The Chattanooga Area Mothers of Multiples Club is not responsible for any consignor
items unaccounted for, damaged, missing or placed in the donation area at the end of
the sale and will not reimburse any seller/consignor for any such item.
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Vendors
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CAMOMC will be accepting a limited number of vendors; such as Southern Living at Home,
Pampered Chef, Monogramming, and Cookie Lee, at our sale. Vendors will pay a flat fee of
$20. The vendor fee must be paid up-front and submitted with your registration form. The
vendor fee is NON-REFUNDABLE should you be unable to serve as a vendor. Vendors will be
allowed to set up a table in the sale area. Vendor set up is between 12 p.m. and 5:00 p.m on
Friday, March 28, 2007. Should you be unable to set up at that time, contact Jennifer for an
appointment. All sales made during the sale go directly to the Vendor. CAMOMC does not
receive any percentage of the sales.
We ask that vendors set their table up on Friday between 10am and 5:00 p.m. and sell on both
Friday during the member/guest sale and Saturday during the public portion of the sale. Any
vendor unable to
complete setup during that time needs to contact Jennifer for an appointment. Anyone
interested in having a vendor table, please contact Jennifer Gibbs at
jennifer@chattanoogamothersofmultiples.com.
The Chattanooga Area Mothers of Multiples Club is not responsible for any Vendor Items
unaccounted for, damaged, missing or placed in the donation area at the end of the sale and
will not reimburse any Vendor for any such item.
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Sales
Proceeds
Percentage
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Member Sellers receive 90% sales proceeds.
Non-Working Member Sellers receive 70% of their sales proceeds.
Outside Consignors receive 80% of their sale proceeds.
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A Member who
wishes to both
be a seller and
a vendor
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Occasionally, the issue has come up that a member wishes to be both a seller and a vendor. In
that situation, the member can do the following:
1) work the rummage sale, receive 90% as a working member seller, and have someone else
serve in her stead at her vendor station;
2) work her vendor station, have someone else work in her stead at the rummage sale and
receive 90%
or
3) work her vendor station, have no one work the rummage sale in her stead and receive 70%
as a non-working member seller
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Set-Up and
Clean-Up
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RULE: ABSOLUTELY NO CHILDREN are allowed during the set-up or pre-sale time on
Friday night. FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL PARTIES, THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO
THIS RULE.
All Working Member Sellers must assist in the set up and clean up of the facility. The
facility will be open on Friday, March 28th, starting at 10 am for set-up. Set-up consists of
readying the center for the sale by removing and/or rearranging tables, chairs, and other
furniture, hanging signs, setting up racks, merchandising racks, and other preparations
necessary for the sale. Completion of setup is at the discretion of the rummage sale
committee. Sellers should bring their items to be sold and put them out during the following
times 11 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. All items must be sorted by sex and size.
There will be a thorough inspection of all items before any items are allowed to be sold. Please
ensure that you allow enough time for items to be inspected. You DO NOT have to wait while
items are inspected. If you are unable to drop your items off between 11 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.,
please contact Jennifer Gibbs for an inspection appointment. All tags must follow our tagging
guidelines. Any items that do not comply will be removed and can be fixed by the seller.
Clean-up consists of clearing the hall of all sale items, replacing tables and chairs to original
places, breaking down clothing racks, removal of signs and restoring the facility to its previous
condition.
At the end of the sale, you may donate any or all unsold items to Brainerd United Methodist
Church Clothes Closet. Please place a red “D” on the tag if you wish to have this item donated.
This will speed up the clean-up process.
All working member sellers must participate in roll call at the following times:
All working member sellers must participate in roll call at the following times:
March 28th, 2008 at 6:15 p.m right before Member Shopping Starts
March 28th, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. before we leave the facility for the night.
March 29th, 2008 at 7:50 a.m. prior to General Public Shopping
March 29th, 2008 at 3:30 p.m or when all clean-up is completed.
Any working member seller who does not participate in set-up or leaves the facility
before clean up is finished will have a $25.00 fee deducted from the seller’s sales
proceeds.
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Shopping
Schedule
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March 28th:
9 am - 11am Set up and signing of racks and tables, set up of check outs, assignment of
vendor tables
11am – 3:00pm Inspection of items and distribution of inspected items on tables and racks.
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Consignment Sale Committee Shop Time. Consignment Sale Committee
members are not allowed to shop for other members at this time.
6:15 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. Announcements by President; Roll Call
6:20 p.m. - 7 p.m. Member Seller shopping time, Final check out and payment for items by
Sellers. Members and their spouse only are allowed to shop during this time. There are no
exceptions to this rule. Please don't ask. If your spouse is unable to attend, there
will be members available to assist you with lifting of heavy items.
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Member Guest and Outside Consignor admitted for shopping.
8:00 p.m. Clean up for night, Roll Call. Any purchased merchandise must be removed from the
building at this time. Any items left will be returned to the selling floor and profits from sale will
go to CAMOMC.
March 29th:
7:30 a.m. Member Arrival and final check of merchandise
7:50a.m. Roll Call/Announcements by President
8:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. General public admitted for shopping.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Half-price Shopping Hour
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Clean-up, including removing unsold items and breaking down tables and
racks. Restoring facility to previous condition.
3:00 pm Outside Consignors pick up items unless other arrangements have been made. Any
items not removed by 3:30 p.m. will be put in the donation area.
3:30 p.m. (or whenever clean up is finished) Final Roll Call
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Tagging Your
Items
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PLEASE NOTE: CAMOMC WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING MENS OR LADIES CLOTHING
(EXCLUDING MATERNITY CLOTHING).
All items must be tagged before Friday set-up. Sellers are not allowed tag items during set-up.
For information regarding how to properly tag your items, please contact Holly Rann (Email
Holly!), or Jennifer Gibbs (Email Jennifer!).
Please be sure that all price tags are complete and legible. If a tag is incomplete or illegible, the
amount paid for the item will go to CAMOMC. If an item for sale has more than one piece,
please make sure that the pieces are attached securely as to not get separated. Attach your
index card via safety pin to all items. Any items that you can’t use a safety pin on (such as hard
plastic toys), use packaging tape to hold the index card to the item. Please do not use scotch
tape, as it will not remain secure. All price tags must be attached to equipment, toys, books,
etc. in an obvious spot.
It is critical that when making your tag you do not cross out the price. If you make a
mistake on the price of the item, you must do another tag from scratch. This is for
your protection and to make sure that we don’t have shoppers who are changing
prices.
Untagged items: If circumstances permit, an attempt will be made to find out whom the item
belongs to and how much to charge. However, if it is not possible, the item will be sold with the
proceeds of the item going to CAMOMC or, if not sold, will be put in the donation area.
Sales tags will not be returned to sellers at the end of the sale.
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Pricing
Guidelines
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All items must be priced in dollars and 50-cent increments. Any item not marked
appropriately will be rounded down to the nearest $.50 increment. For example, if an item is
marked $1.69, the amount charged will be rounded down to $1.50. As for how much to price
items, individual members are solely responsible for setting the prices for their items. However,
keep in mind that both club members and the general public are shopping for bargains, cannot
try on any clothing or test out equipment, and that all items are final sale. That being said,
general rules of thumb for pricing clothing for newcomers are as follows:
Shirts/Sweaters $1.00 - $6.00
Sets $5.00 - $15.00
Pants/Skirts $1.00 - $8.00
Dresses $2.00 - $12.00
Coats/Jackets $3.00 - $15.00
Shoes/Sneakers $1.00 - $5.00
Boots $2.00 - $7.00
Hats/Mittens/Gloves $0.50 - $3.00
Better quality garments and sets (Ralph Lauren, Hartstrings, boutique brands) may be priced
higher if in good used condition. Used equipment is often priced at 1/2 or less of it's original
purchase price. These prices are not set in stone; this is only a general guide for sellers who
are unsure of pricing. Bear in mind that the higher the price the higher quality and better the
condition the item should be. Another thing to keep in mind while pricing is that some sellers
price their items on the lower end of the scale to ensure that their items will sell quickly.
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Sales
Proceeds
Check for
Working
Member
Sellers
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Sales proceeds checks will be issued within two to three weeks after the sale. An example of a
proceeds check amount for a Working Member Seller follows:
Gross Sales Amount $100.00
Less 10% for CAMOMC Chapter – 10.00
Sales Proceeds Check Amount $90.00
If Seller believes she has received an incorrect amount for her sales (i.e., seller sold a large-
ticket item for $200 and accounting misread the tag and credited the Seller for $2.00), Seller
must contact the Treasurer and Club President and report the alleged error immediately. Every
effort will be made to rectify the matter fairly.
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Sales
Proceeds
Check for
Non-Working
Member
Sellers
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Sales proceeds checks will be issued within two to three weeks after the sale. An example of a
proceeds check amount for a Non-Working Member Seller follows:
Gross Sales Amount $100.00
Less 30% for CAMOMC Chapter – $30.00
Sales Proceeds Check Amount $70.00
If Seller believes she has received an incorrect amount for her sales (i.e., seller sold a large-
ticket item for $200 and accounting misread the tag and credited the Seller for $2.00), Seller
must contact the Treasurer and Club President and report the alleged error immediately. Every
effort will be made to rectify the matter fairly.
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Sales
Proceeds
Checks for
Outside
Consignors
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Sales proceeds checks will be issued within two to three weeks after the sale. An example of a
proceeds check amount for an Outside Consignor follows:
Gross Sales Amount $100.00
Less 20% for CAMOMC Chapter – 20.00
Sales Proceeds Check Amount $80.00
If Seller believes she has received an incorrect amount for her sales (i.e., seller sold a large-
ticket item for $200 and accounting misread the tag and credited the Seller for $2.00), Seller
must contact the Treasurer and Club President and report the alleged error immediately. Every
effort will be made to rectify the matter fairly.
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Payment
Procedures
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Sales Proceeds Checks will be mailed to Outside Consignors. OUTSIDE CONSIGNORS need
to provide a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope when bringing clothes for inspection.
NO TAGS WILL BE RETURNED to MEMBERS OR OUTSIDE CONSIGNORS.
Any CLUB MEMBERS wishing to have their check mailed also need to provide a SASE. Club
members should provide a SASE with one stamp on it at clothing inspection if they wish to
receive their check. All checks will be available to club members for pick up at the
monthly meeting following the sale.
Stamped Envelopes will be available for purchase for $1 for both club members and outside
consignors at clothing inspection.
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Racks and
Tables
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IF YOU ARE A CAMOMC MEMBER, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ENOUGH
RACK SPACE FOR THE MERCHANDISE THAT YOU BRING.
YOU must provide your own racks. If you do not have any racks please contact an officer
regarding purchasing a PVC rack. Only PVC racks or racks purchased from a retail store
going out of business will be accepted.
Rental stores also rent clothing racks. For more information on this, contact the following:
Rent All Store, 2510 Dodds Avenue, 698-2531
Dependo Rent-All, 706-866-6845
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Displaying of
Items
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All clothing must be hung on hangers. Please note: There will not be table space available for
clothing to be folded on tables. Several local stores will hold hangers for you if you call them.
Hangers can be purchased from dollar stores or mass merchandisers such as K-mart, and
Target. CAMOMC will have a limited number of hangers available on first come, first serve
basis at the January and February meeting. If any hangers are left at the end of the January
meeting, they will be available at the February meeting as well.
CAMOMC members: It is critical, that if you are selling clothing, you must hang it and you must
provide rack space for your merchandise. Tables are available for displaying small toys,
books, videos, bedding, housewares, shoes and accessories only.
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Merchandising
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PLEASE NOTE: CAMOMC WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING MENS OR LADIES CLOTHING
(EXCLUDING MATERNITY CLOTHING).
Clothing racks will be arranged by separating the girl/boy areas and then by size in each area.
Racks will be set up and signed prior to any clothing being put out on them. Clothing sells
better if it is button, snapped, belted, tied, etc. Clothing that is dated looking or has stains,
tears, buttons missing do not sell well and we would prefer to keep the integrity of the CAMOMC
Consignment sale for gently used, quality items. Please do not bring items to sell if you
would not put it on your own child(ren). Please inspect your items at home before
bringing them to the sale. All items (not only clothing) will be inspected before being
put out for sale as well.
Large equipment such as cribs, high chairs, car seats, strollers, etc. will be kept in a separate
area from clothing.
For items in zip-lock bags, all seals should be stapled, barbed or taped, so items cannot be
removed.
Toys, books and accessories are also kept in their own individual areas.
Any car seat that has been in a car wreck, fender-bender or is extremely old (more
than 3 years past the manufacture date), will not be allowed for resale. There are new
regulations and recalls regarding the safety of these types of items. Please do not
sell an unsafe car seat.
New this sale, there will be a form for all consignors/sellers to fill out regarding their car seats.
If you are selling a car seat, please insure that you complete this form. If you need a copy of
this form, please let Jennifer know.
Also, if you have an item that you know is a recalled or defective item, please do not attempt to
sell it at the sale. Selling defective or recalled merchandise is not fair or responsible to
the general public, club members, and CAMOMC.
All items must be in good, saleable condition. Items should not be ripped, stained, soiled
or otherwise damaged. At the discretion of the rummage sale committee, any items that
are in unsaleable condition will be pulled from the selling floor. If clothing cannot be
worn or equipment cannot be used upon purchase, then it is NOT a saleable item. If you would
not put it on or use it for your child(ren), please do not try to sell it to others. There have been
numerous complaints from previous sales where people buy an item that, on closer inspection,
is in disrepair or unusable. CAMOMC strives to preserve the integrity of its sales in order to
ensure that the general public and other members will return to future sales.
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Hoarding
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Hoarding clothing, equipment, or any other item is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Following are
examples of “hoarding”:
(a) Stacking items together during set-up time for an easy sweep into your bag;
(b) Hiding desired items on another table or under other things so other members will not have
a chance to see or buy them.
c) Removing large ticket items (riding toys, car seats, etc.) from the large ticket area and
placing them in a separate area so other members will not have a chance to see or buy them.
If a member is found hoarding, for the first offense the member will be assessed a 50% penalty
on the hoarded items from their sales proceeds. If a second offense occurs, the member will
not be allowed to participate in future sales. Remember: the sales are for the benefit of all
members, not a select few.
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Terms of
Payment
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While the sale is cash and carry only for the general public, CAMOMC and outside consignors
members are permitted to pay for their purchases by personal check. There will be a $25.00
fee for returned checks, and the offending member will not be allowed to pay by check at future
sales. The sale is CASH ONLY to the general public.
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Donations Area
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Brainerd United Methodist Church will be accepting our donations for this sale. If a donation
area is designated that day, items put into the donation area are for that purpose only.
Members are not allowed to rummage through donated items for their taking.
Please mark your tags with a "D" if you wish to have that item donated. This will also speed up
the clean-up process.
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Missing or
Damaged Items
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The Chattanooga Area Mothers of Multiples Club is not responsible for any Vendor,
Consignor, or Member Seller item unaccounted for, damaged, missing or placed in
the donation area at the end of the sale and will not reimburse any Seller, Vendor or
Consignor for any such item.
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For More
Information
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Please call 423/774/4488 or contact Jennifer via email for any additional questions.
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