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Fall Sale Date:  Friday-Saturday October 19 - 20, 2007
First Baptist Church of Ann Arbor located at 512 E. Huron in Ann Arbor

HVMOM sponsors a clothing and equipment "exchange" twice each year, typically in March and September. Only paid members are eligible to sell items, but paid members, prospective members and guests may make purchases. Both buyers and sellers pay a nominal fee. Items to be sold are priced and tagged by the seller, then dropped off the morning of the sale. A set up crew (volunteer members) place items for sale on tables separated by size. Sellers do not set up and man individual tables; all items for sale are set out together. For more detailed information,
see Rules for Buyers or Rules for Sellers.

Please do NOT call the church with questions about the exchange!

RULES FOR BUYERS:

Checks will be accepted from members. Guests: cash only, please.

  1. Expectant mothers and paid members will shop first.
  2. Guests are welcome.
    1. Guests must be invited by a paid member.
    2. Guests must observe all Buyers’ Rules.
    3. Members are responsible for their guests.
    4. No guests are allowed to set up.
    5. Guests start shopping 15 minutes after the exchange begins.
  3. NO CHILDREN, INCLUDING INFANTS, under any circumstances, on the exchange floor.
  4. Payment:
    1. Checks - accepted from members. Guests will pay cash. Please bring cash in small bills.
    2. Expectant moms and paid members pay a $2 buyer’s fee; guests and members of the public pay a $4 buyer’s fee.
  5. Checkout:
    1. Only checkout personnel will remove tags.
    2. Items with missing tags will not be sold.
    3. All prices on tags are final. No negotiations permitted on exchange floor.
    4. After tags are removed from your items, the prices will be totaled and your items bagged.
    5. Move to the cashier to pay for your purchases plus the buyer’s fee.
    6. All sales are final.
    7. All purchased items must be removed from the exchange area.
  6. Please return any items you decide not to buy to size-appropriate tables as soon as possible. This allows such items to be sold to others.
  7. No refreshments on exchange floor.
  8. No smoking.

RULES FOR SELLERS:

  1. You must be a paid member to sell clothing.

Preparation:

  1. Clothing must be clean, neat, and mended.
  2. Clothing MUST be labeled as follows:
    1. Labels should be approximately 3 x 3 inches square.
    2. Make labels from paper or index cards. No masking tape or self-stick labels. It helps to make your labels all the same and on colorful paper.
    3. Include on all items:
      1. Member’s name.
      2. Size or weight or age of child the item fits.
      3. Item description (in case label falls off).
      4. Price.
    4. Pin labels on with straight pins. No safety pins. Use tape only when absolutely necessary on toys, shoes, and equipment - not on clothing.
    5. Pin together clothes to be sold together with a safety pin. (For example, two-piece outfits; matching outfits; mittens.) Multiple items such as matching outfits must be sold either together or separately. No option labels that read 'Two for $XX or $Y apiece'.
    6. No clothing will be sold without a label.
  3. Due to limited space, only coats, jackets, special dresses, suits, maternity dresses and sport coats can be hung on hangers. Provide your own hangers. All other clothes must be neatly folded by you prior to the sale and will be placed on tables by the volunteers.
  4. Tie boots and shoes together or put them in plastic bags.
  5. Toys and books should be bundled securely. Use pins whenever possible to attach your labels. Avoid tape. Putting items in plastic zip bags with the label inside works well.
  6. Seasonally appropriate clothes only.
  7. You must divide clothing by sizes. (For example, all 3T in one bag, all 4T in another, etc.) Clothing not bagged this way will get low priority and will run the risk of not being displayed if time does not allow.

Bag your items for the exchange as follows:

  • Newborn-6 months
  • 6-9 months
  • 9-12 months
  • 12-18 months
  • 18 months
  • 24 months-2 Toddler
  • 3 Toddler
  • 4 Toddler
  • 5-6
  • 7-8
  1. Large equipment (playpens, highchairs, strollers, portable cribs, etc.) will be displayed on the exchange floor only as space permits. Come prepared with a description of your item on a 3 x 5 card (photo optional, but a nice idea), along with your name, phone #, and price of the item. Your card can be posted on a bulletin board on the exchange floor. You may want to have the item available in your car in case a buyer wants it.

The Exchange:

  1. All items for exchange will be put out by exchange committee members and designated volunteers. No guests or other Club members are allowed to set up. Please deposit your items where instructed and remove yourself from the exchange area to help reduce congestion.
    1. Drop off items between 6:00 p.m. and 7:45 p.m Friday evening only. Items delivered after 7:45 p.m. will not be displayed.
  2. Please label with your name any box or basket you want to keep.
  3. Please bring extra paper bags.
  4. Any unsold items must be removed at the end of the exchange.
    1. Please arrive between 12:30-1:00 p.m. to pick up your unsold items. Unclaimed items will be donated to the church’s own sale.
    2. Please separate clothes for others while looking for your own.

Money:

  1. To have your check mailed to you, bring a large, self-addressed stamped envelope. The envelope must carry enough postage to cover sending your labels back to you.
  2. A $2.00 seller’s fee will be deducted from each seller’s check.

The Club is not responsible for lost or unsold items.

 
 

CONTACT: Membership Director membership@hvpom.org