Dropping Off Your Items at Madla Bydelshus

How to Drop Off Your Items + Check In

Items should be dropped off on Friday, 13 September 2024, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY between 08.30-17.00 at Madla bydelshus.
Each seller is responsible for placing their items in the appropriate spots on the sale floor.
Check-in appointments can be booked from the seller's user account on MyCM beginning on Monday, 17 June at 20.00 (after the seller has registered for the upcoming sale).
The deadline to select a check-in appointment is Sunday, 8 September at 20.00.

Seller's Guide for the Sale Weekend

We have put together a SALE WEEKEND GUIDE FOR SELLERS that contains a lot of useful info from how to prepare, what to do when you drop off your items, pre-sale shopping times, collecting your unsold items, and more. PLEASE read through the guide before you come to your check-in appointment on Friday :)

DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE

BEFORE YOU ARRIVE

1. Double check your appointment time on MyCM. Make sure you plan enough time (up to 1.5 hours) to place your items in the appropriate spots on the sale floor.

2. Do one last check of your items and ask yourself the questions listed below:

Are my clothes current, in season, clean, and like new (no stains, rips, tears)?
Have I followed the rules on the What Can I Sell page regarding what types of clothing and how many pieces of clothing I can sell?
Are my shoes in excellent condition and clean? No dirty soles! Remember max 8 pairs (not including athletic shoes and bunad shoes).
Do my battery powered items have working batteries?
Are my tags printed on white/light-colored 160g or heavier paper? (If not, they must be laminated). Have I reinforced my tags with tape? Are my barcodes clear? (We'll scan some of your tags to make sure we can read your barcodes.)
Are my tags securely attached? Are items with multiple parts securely attached to each other?
Am I bringing items the sale does not accept: stuffed animals, VHS tapes/DVDs/Blu-Rays, household items not related to kids/maternity, car seats that were produced before 1 October 2020?
If I have electrical items which were not purchased in Norway (i.e. USA or UK) which use a different electrical current or plug, have I stated this information in the tag description?

3. Sort your clothing items by gender and size.
4. Pick out 30 items that you want to hang on the racks. Put these items in a separate bag or box so to make the process go faster.
5. Place up to 8 pairs of shoes in a paper/plastic bag labelled with your Seller Number.
6 You are encouraged to come without children, but may do so if needed. Make sure you have something to keep them occupied, and keep them with you at all times!
7. Remember to have your bank account number with you.

MAP OF THE SALE

CHECK-IN PROCEDURES

Station 1: Check In (Main hallway, by entrance to the big hall)

You will check in at the table by the doors to the big hall. Our volunteer will give you a registration form in which you will:

provide us with your bank account number so that we can pay you your sale revenues
sign a waiver stating that Stavanger Kids Sale is not responsible for loss, theft, or damage to your items.
confirm your shifts(s) if you are a volunteer

Together with your registration form you will find:

2 passes (color-coded wristbands) to the Friday evening Pre-Sale (see Pre-sales for more information)
1 or more passes (color-coded wristbands) to the Half-Price Pre-Sale on Saturday evening if you are a volunteer
a small Seller ID card which you will hand in when you collect your items on Sunday evening (the last day of the sale). (Note: the is not the same as the yellow seller ID badge you will pick up in Station 2. You need to turn this yellow badge back in when you are done dropping off your items on Friday).

Station 1: Sellers checking in.

Station 2: Pick Up ID Badge + Scan Tags (Main hallway, across from Station 1)

We will:

provide you with a yellow ID badge (on a lanyard) to wear while you are in the sale hall that identifies you as a seller. You need to return this badge when you are done dropping off your items as we use them for future sales -- many sellers forget!
scan some of your price tags to make sure that they can be read by our scanners.

Station 2: Picking up ID badge & scanning tags

Station 3: Shoe Inspection ("Stova" by the café)

We have a shoe inspection room in the “Stova” just off the café area.

Station 3: The inspection team checks shoes.

You are allowed to sell 8 pairs of seasonally appropriate shoes. Place your shoes in a plastic/paper bag clearly labelled with your Seller ID.

We will inspect the shoes and put out the ones we accept (tags will be marked with a colored sticker), and give you back the ones we reject. During busy times, we may ask you to pick up rejected shoes on your way out, or we'll put them by your pick up pile after the sale.

Sports shoes and bunad shoes do not count toward this limit of 8 pairs of shoes. Take all types of sports shoes directly to the sports gear section (see map) - ski boots, ice skates, ballet shoes, water shoes, football shoes, etc.).

Station 4: Pick Up Max 30 Clothes Hangers (Closet off the main hallway)

Space is limited on the clothing racks. To give every seller an equal opportunity to display their items on hangers in the main hall, we will hand out a maximum of 30 hangers to each seller to hang up their children’s clothes and outerwear. These are to be used for YOUR items only--do not share with other sellers.

To make this process go smoothly, please select your 30 pieces before you come. We’ll ask you what items you want to hang and give you the appropriate size/type of hangers for your clothes. We’ll keep track of how many hangers we give you, and you can keep coming back for more hangers until you have reached the max of 30.

Hangers are supposed to show off your items -- and make the racks look appealing to shoppers. It is imperative that you hang your clothes nicely:

Use the correct size/type of hanger for each item -- no big hangers for baby clothes!
The hanger should always be hung with the hook facing left so that it looks like a question mark "?????"
Use the big wooden hangers to hang outerwear.
NEVER hang up bodysuits or pajamas. We will take them down.

PLEASE hang like items together within each size: dresses, skirts, trousers, sweaters, blouses, etc. It makes the racks look so much more organized!.

Station 4: Pick up clothes hangers.

Station 5: Pick Up + Attach Security Tags (Café)

This is an unmanned station in the café area. Please stop by and attach a security tag to the following items before you place them yourself in the sale hall:
BABY CARRIERS + PRAMS + CAR SEATS + ALL BAGS (DIAPER BAGS, SUITCASES, BACKPACKS, PURSES, etc)

Station 6: Car Seats (Disco / Baby Gear Room)

We will have additional security tags available in the disco / baby gear room to attach to car seats, prams, and baby carriers.

If you have a car seat, take it to the disco / baby gear room. Talk with the volunteer there who will inspect your car seat and have you fill out a car seat form.

CAR SEATS
We will inspect your car seat to make sure that:

the seat was manufactured after 1 October 2020.
there are no cracks, bends or breaks in plastic shell
the metal frame and parts are not rusted, bent, broken
the car seat has all its parts - harness straps, clips, seat cover , tether, padding, ISOfix, etc.
the harness straps are not worn or frayed
the buckle does not show signs of rust.
When buckled, does mechanism lock securely?

We will then have you fill out the yellow Car Seat Form with:

the make and model number of the car seat

the manufacture date
confirmation that the car seat has not been involved in an accident (even a minor one)
your signature, date, and seller number

We’ll attach this form to your car seat.

Car seat with yellow Car Seat Form.

PLACING YOUR ITEMS IN THE SALE HALL

Remember that you are responsible for putting clothing where they belong. The nicest items (dresses skirts and blouses for girls, and nice trousers and shirts for boys) should be hung on the racks according to gender/size. All other items (pajamas, bodysuits, t-shirts, etc.) are placed in the labelled bins below. Outerwear (coats, jackets, rain gear, etc.) should be hung in the "Outerwear" section according to size (girls and boys outerwear is hung together). Space is limited on the racks, so as items are purchased at the sale, we hang up items from the bins. Fleece items go in the bins below the racks .
We will check sellers as they enter and leave. You may only bring in items that you are selling as well as boxes/bags to hold those items.
You will have up to 1.5 hours to place your items in the designated spots on the sale floor.

ALL DONE, NOW PLEASE RETURN YOUR YELLOW ID BADGE!

When you are all done, you'll turn in your yellow ID badge at Station 2. We'll check your boxes/bags to be sure all sale items remain at the sale! See you at the pre-sale!

For information on picking up your unsold items at the end of the sale, see Pick Up Items & Payment.