Children's Market Consignment Sale
featuring everything for children, teens, and new parents
Sponsored by the Children's Ministry of JFUMC
Jacksonville First United Methodist Church
Located at 109 Gayle Ave, SW,
Jacksonville, Alabama
(Behind McDonald's)
Coordinator Phone: 256.239.6033 (Elizabeth)
Church Phone: 256.435.6021
Email: jfumc_consign@bellsouth.net
The mission of Children's Market is to help families by providing a source to purchase much needed clothing and other items for their children at bargain prices and an outlet for parents to sell items and clothing no longer needed. It is our desire that Children's Market be, first and foremost, a ministry to the community of Jacksonville and the surrounding area. Our secondary purpose is to serve as a fundraising project for our children's ministry, with additional funds supporting mission and community projects anywhere from down the street to around the world. The sale is run entirely by volunteers who receive no compensation for their time.
In addition to the Children's Ministry, proceeds from the sale support our Youth Mission Teams, SIFAT, the Methodist Children's Home, JCOC, and Boy Scouts of America. In 2008, we used $1000 of the money raised from our sale to purchase supplies for the new SIFAT daycare in Ecuador and donated $1200 to Jacksonville Christian Outreach Center to help them meet critical needs in our community.
If your family is not attending a local church or you are looking for a new church home, we would like to invite you to visit one of our Sunday services at 8:30 am or 10:50 am. Please feel free to seek information regarding Jacksonville First United Methodist Church from any of our church volunteers who are helping at the sale.
Shop with Us
Sneak Peek Sale - Tuesday, Sept 14
12-Hour Volunteers - 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
3-hour Volunteers - 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Consignors - 4:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Area Teachers & 1st Time New/Expecting Parents - 5:15 - 7:00 pm
To be fair to all volunteers and consignors, we do not issue extra pre-sale passes. The only exception to this rule is if your spouse or relative is shopping with you for your children. If you have questions about this policy, we will be glad to discuss them with you.
For information on volunteering, read our volunteer information.
Public Sale Dates
Wednesday, Sept. 15 through Friday, Sept. 17
8:00 am until 6:00 pm
Discount Day - Saturday, Sept. 18
8:00 am - 11:00 am - (half-price on many items) and
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - ($1 per item for donated items)
New for the Fall
More time to shop - We're adding an extra shopping day for the public. All of our pre-sales will be on Tuesday, with our doors opening to the public on Wednesday at 8 am!
Tag Printing Tuesdays -We're encouraging everyone to save your ink by having your tags printed at the church. Beginning July 14, consignors can have their tags printed and cut at the church. Just email us by 8 am on Tuesday when you have your inventory entered to have your tags ready to pin by 2 pm that afternoon. Do you want your tags mailed to you instead? Postage for 250 tags is $2.56, which is the most any one consignor would pay. We can add the postage for mailing your tags to your consignor fee.
If you finish entering your inventory before July 14, your tags can be printed anytime.
During the week before the sale, tags will be printed Tuesday through Friday, with one last chance to pick up tags on Sunday afternoon from 2 pm until 5 pm.
Are you tired of buying safety pins? Consider buying a tagging gun from us. For $10, you'll receive a gun, 1000 barbs, and six needles. If you use a tagging gun, be sure to attach your CM tag to the garment's tag or in the seam. The cost of the gun with pay for itself in one or two sales.
Important Recall Notice - Due to numerous crib recalls...we will no longer accept cribs with drop-down sides. We will still accept cribs with stabilized sides. We encourage everyone to check their cribs for recalls...whether you consign with us or sell elsewhere. Keeping our children safe is just too important. For additional information on all recalls, visit http://www.recalls.gov/!
Consign with Children's Market
Check out these great benefits for consignors!
· We offer an easy-to-use online tagging system.
· You'll find quality items at affordable prices.
· Consignors keep 75% - 85% of the proceeds for everything you sell with an affordable $8 consignor fee subtracted from your proceeds check. - No upfront costs!
· Our final inventory report helps you track what you sold, picked up, and/or donated to charity (great for taxes!).
· We provide the cardstock and print your tags. An inventory entry and/or printing service is also available.
· Monitor your sales on the web during the sale.
· Checks are ready in less than a week.
· Shop early as a Consignor.
· Shop first as a Volunteer.
The majority of proceeds from our sale will benefit the Children's Ministry of Jacksonville First United Methodist Church. Additional proceeds benefit mission projects and the Youth Ministry of our church.
To register as a new consignor, click here.
Returning consignors can visit here.
Need help with preparing your items? Visit here.
Are you interested in volunteering with us? Check out our Volunteer Section for all of the details on shopping early!
