When is Consignor Check-in?  Check our Upcoming Sale Information for the details.

Consignors should expect to spend approximately an hour at Consignor Check-In. This time will vary completely on the length of the lines when you arrive and how many items people have.

Typically the busiest time is at the beginning of Drop-off.

[YOU CAN EXPECT]

The Madison Curling Club has great parking!

If you have 1-4 bins of items, the easiest system is to bring a dolley or cart with you and wheel your items up to the entrance.  You may also drop items off onto the grass near the entrance and drop items there while you park.

If you have 5+ bins, you’ll be unloading at the loading dock on the side of the building.  You’ll either park in the short drive, or drop your items off and park in the lot.

GEAR:  All gear goes in DOOR A.  You can drop your items off against the wall.  Your check-in volunteer will check those items during your check-in process.

Once inside we’ll direct you to where you can leave your large items.  Watch for signs so you know which door to go in as we will have a separate line for consignors with 6 or more bins of items.

[AT THE CHECK-IN TABLE]

1) You will be asked to confirm your consignor number.

2) You will be asked to hand in your Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelope (SASE). If you do not bring an SASE, you will be charged $1 (taken off of your consignor check).

3) The volunteer will then check your bin: You must have your consignor number on the outside of the bin and on the inside of the opposite side of the bin. If you do not do this, there is a chance that this will be written in permanent marker on your bin once your bin is at the sale. You should also have your name and phone number written on the bottom of the bin. Your bin MUST be plastic (not a cardboard box or bag) and you MAY NOT leave your lid.  **If you do not plan to pick any items up post sale, then do not leave a bin!  

4) If you are consigning more than 30 items, you will then be given your consignor pass which you will need to get into the consignor sale.

5) The volunteer(s) will then start to sort through your items. They will be checking to make sure all items meet the guidelines (Tags are fully filled out and filled out correctly, Items are hung correctly on the hangers, Items are not stained, out of season, out of date, recalled, or on our not-sellable list, and that any Gear tags are filled our correctly). Please be aware that during this process, some of your items are likely to be rejected. This even happens to even us Every time!  In order to keep the quality of the sale exceedingly high (thus bringing in lots of happy shoppers ready to spend money on your items!) we try very hard to be strict about items coming in. Thanks for understanding!

6) Once all of your items are checked in, you will be putting all of your items on the sales floor. There will be volunteers to assist you in finding the correct areas.  For those of you who have shopped or consigned in the past, the layout of the sales floor will be very similar to in sales past.

* When you are done, make sure you leave your bin (NO LIDS!) if you want unpurchased items returned to you, and that you have your consignor pass, and then you are free to go!

[PLEASE NOTE]

All consignors should be in line no later than 30 minutes before the end of check-in time.  If you have five or more bins, we ask that you try and be in line an hour before the end of check-in time.

BRING SOMETHING WITH WHEELS!  We will have few if any carts available to help you bring items in!  Please bring a cart or dolley, or be creative!  We’ve seen kid’s wagons, rolling suitcases…  The floors are concrete, so you don’t have to worry about damaging the floor.  There is, however, a few inch lip around the sale floor, which means you either have to be able to manage the dolley/cart over that lip, OR unload off your cart when it’s time to put things onto the floor. Your choice!

There is no air conditioning or heat on the sales floor area!  It can be kinda chilly!