Friday, January 4, 2013

Cloth Diaper Garage Sale



We have been having some cloth diaper garage sales and they have been a hit!  Now that we have our community room, it is going to be a great location for those that would like to sell off some of their stash or for those that would like to purchase cloth diapers second hand.

Here are a little statistics from our first garage sale (December 8th) at our new location:

19 - Sellers participated
733 - Item brought for sale
278 - Items sold through our register
That's 38% of items that went home with a new owner!
$1785.90 - Made by sellers

All in 2 hours!


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We will be hosting another garage sale on February 9th from 10am-12pm.  It is not too early to sign up to sell or to make sure you have that day off for some great steals!  Make sure you get here early to get the first pick.  

Our hope is to make this a bi-monthly event.  The goal is the 2nd Saturday of every even month from 10am-12pm.  The next garage sale is tentatively scheduled for April 13th.

Have we peaked your interest in our next garage sale?  Here is more information -

Looking to BUY

Free to attend. An inexpensive way to start or add to your cloth diaper stash. You should find a wide assortment of brands probably including some not carried at Little Padded Seats. Already have enough cloth diapers? No problem - bring a friend who may be interested in coming over to the cloth side and show them how easy and inexpensive cloth can be! And unlike traditional garage sales, in addition to cash and check, we accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, PayPal and Dwolla. (And don't forget about LPS Gift Certificates!)

Disclaimer - All transactions are between the buyer and the seller. Little Padded Seats is not warranting any items for sale at this event.

Looking to SELL

For $5 you will get as much indoor table space as you need. We will give you item labels for you to price your items. You set your own prices. Show up around 9:45am to set out your items. At this point you have a choice. You can hang around and negotiate if your prices are flexible or you can leave after setting out your items. (If you need, you can drop your pre-priced items off with us before the garage sale and we'll set them up.) After the event, pick up your unsold items and we will write you a check for the proceeds from your sales – minus the 5% surcharge. We just ask that you don't remove unsold items before the posted end time of the event.

Disclaimer – Whether you choose to stay with your items in the sale the whole time is your decision. If you do leave we will do our best to ensure that none of your items walk off without being paid for. By and large, we've observed very little of this at Little Padded Seats. None the less, the risk is yours.

Cost: $5 for table space + 5% surcharge for sales through our register
How to register for space: Call, email, or come by Little Padded Seats

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