What to Sell

At Dittos for Kiddos, we want our consignors and shoppers to have a positive experience and have quality items to choose from. These item prep guidelines are intended to help fulfill this purpose. BEFORE spending time entering your items into the database, please make sure to review and follow these guidelines.

It is the consignor’s responsibility to check items for quality and recalls before entering them into the database. We recommend using the US Consumer Product Safety Commission website for information on recalled items.

REMEMBER:

  • Dittos for Kiddos is NOT a garage sale.

  • Every item must be clean with minimal wear and tear.

  • All parts and pieces must be included.

We will not accept any items with the following issues:

• Stains
• Holes
• Tears
• Not clean
• Pet hair
• Odors
• Overly worn
• Out of season
• Outdated
• Missing Pieces
• Broken
• Items with non-working batteries

What Can I Sell?

  • Clothing for girls and boys sized newborn to 20.

  • Shoes (seasonally appropriate) for girls and boys sized newborn to youth 7. Shoes must be clean on top, bottom, and inside.

  • Clean Baby Gear: strollers, pack n’ plays, high chairs, swings, baby carriers, baby and children’s furniture, exersaucers, johnny jumpers, bumbo seats, Boppy pillows, bouncy seats, etc.

  • Car seats  Dittos for Kiddos will accept car seats that meet the following criteria and have at least ONE FULL YEAR of use before expiration.

    • Seller must be the original owner of the car seat. If you are reselling a car seat that you purchased at Dittos for Kiddos (or at any resale venue) you are not the original owner and cannot consign that car seat.

    • Seat must not have been in an accident or recalled.

    • The seat is not expired. Seller must check the recall status of their car seat before dropping off.

    • Seller must show us manufacture date and/or expiration date of seat at drop off.

    • Seat must be clean, stain-free, with clean belts that easily snap.

  • Baby Needs: monitors, feeding, swaddles, wraps, bath, towels, new pacifiers, etc.

  • Play items:

    • Large Outside: bicycles, power wheels, play houses, wagons, slides, picnic tables, swings, scooters, sand boxes, Little Tykes play sets, etc.

    • Large Inside: kitchens, work benches, play houses, doll houses, etc.

    • Toys & Pretend Play: Fisher Price, American Girl, Little People, Pokemon, Lego, Barbie, Shopkins, dolls, cars, trains, trucks, action figures, super hero, sporting equipment, musical toys, and much more.

  • Books, board games, wooden puzzles, boxed and floor puzzles in original box, media (i.e. DVDs, CDs, games and accessories for game systems like Wii, Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation, etc.)

  • Current Educational items/homeschool materials

  • Children’s luggage, bags, purses and backpacks

  • Dress up items (all seasons)

  • Halloween costumes and winter wear (fall/winter only)

  • Swimwear and swim equipment (spring/summer only)

  • Dance wear and cowboy boots (all seasons)

  • Infant and children’s bedding

  • Infant and children’s room décor

  • Baby and children’s blankets

  • Cloth diaper covers and liners/inserts in immaculate condition

  • Infant accessories (hats, headbands, bows, leggings, etc.)

  • Girl and Boy Accessories (hats, belts, bows, ties, etc.) No more than 4 hair bowes may sold together as one item.

  • Socks and underwear (only if new in package)

  • Just about anything related to children!

ITEM LIMITS

  • In the spring/summer sale, there is a limit of 5 pairs of jeans per gender, per size.

  • No limit for jeans in the fall/winter sale

  • Limit of 3 dolls/stuffed animals

  • Limit of 5 bibs in like new condition

  • Limit of 5 each of infant and kid’s blankets

  • Limit of 10 seasonally appropriate maternity items

SEASONAL GUIDELINES for Clothing

When choosing your items to sell, focus on these types of items for each sale.

Spring/Summer – Lightweight fabrics, short sleeves, tank tops, shorts, capris, summer shoes, light weight jackets and pajamas, etc.

Fall/Winter – Heavier fabrics, long sleeves, long pants, winter shoes and boots, jackets, pajamas, holiday clothing

What We Don’t Accept

• Drop-side cribs, baby bathtubs, and inclined sleep products will not be accepted due to safety and recall standards.
• Cribs manufactured before June 28, 2011.
• Car seats that don’t have at least one year before the expiration date.
• Breast pumps or accessories
• Onesies, unless NEW in package or part of a matching outfit. WHAT IS A ONESIE? We define a onesie as a basic short sleeve infant undershirt that has snaps between the legs and has flaps at the neckline. FLAPS & SNAPS is the key. It can be any color, with or without writing. A polo type shirt that snaps between the legs or a onesie with ruffles on the bottom, for examples, are an NOT considered a onesie. For spring/summer sale we also take rompers and bubble suits, which are not considered a onesie. See photo below for our definition of a onesie.

  • Opened/partially used crafts, coloring books, workbooks, etc.

  • Jewelry
    • Grab bags of any kind, including, but not limited to, toys, arts/crafts, hair accessories, etc. We DO take items bagged by theme (i.e. Hot Wheels, Star Wars, Polly Pockets, play food, etc.)
    • Newborn gift items (for example, silver gifts, photo albums, piggy banks, etc.)
    • Party supplies that are not a complete themed set, cake pans, etc.
    • VHS and cassette tapes
    •DVDs/games/books that are R rated or Mature rated or not appropriate for children
    • Parenting books
    • Clothing and shoes for wrong season
    • Used socks, underwear, and nursing bras
    • Used pacifiers and bottle nipples. You may bring bottles without the nipples. (If you want to donate the bottle nipples to one of our charities, please bring them to drop off in a zip lock bag marked for donation.)
    • Sippy cups and plastic forks/spoons that have teeth marks

We no longer take gaming systems and consoles, tablets, etc.

Here is a photo example of what we consider a onesie:

Cutest models ever!