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I started the Kids Clothing Trading Post back in March, 2010 with just two racks and a few bins of clothes. In just 6 months we grew to 16 racks and tons of bins with more in backstock! Finally in October we built a 10x20 shed in our yard to house the KCTP and it is fabulous! Our community has come together in a huge way and we want you to join in on the fun!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Tips for trading!

Hello "Traders",

After being open for a while and seeing the rush of people that come each day to trade, I've come up with a few tips and requests to help make everyone's trading experience more enjoyable and make it go a bit more smoothly!  Please take a moment to read over these and let me know if you have any questions!


1. Read over the Guidelines for Acceptable Items and go through the clothes that you want to trade to make sure that you're not lugging over items that I won't be able to take as trade ins.

2. Have the clothes "right side out". When the clothes are inside out, it takes longer to go through them and asses the value, making your wait time longer.

3. If you can, please have the clothes folded or laid out neatly. This will also save time. Digging through giant garbage bags of clothes to sort them takes a lot of time and you may not want to wait that long.

4. Try to match up the 2 or 3 piece outfits. Your credit amount could be higher if items are counted as 2 or 3 piece sets and not on their own.

5. If it takes you more than one trip to your car to load up all the boxes or bags of clothes, then please schedule a time with me to drop them off so that I can go through them prior to your trading day. That way when you do come to trade, you'll have your credit amount waiting for you and you won't have to spend so much time waiting for me to sort through them. To schedule a drop off just email me at michele.evans@wavecable.com

6. Get here at least 15 minutes before closing time to ensure that you are able to get your trade on! I close promptly at closing time, so that I can get back to my other jobs of being a mom and a wife. The average trade takes 15 minutes, so please give yourself enough time to get here before closing.

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