TACHE Used Book Sale Seller Information
WHEN: Saturday, May 31, 2014, 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (1/2 Price Hour 1 pm - 2 pm)
WHERE: Shiloh Road Church of Christ Gate 11 Building (Signs will be posted)
BOOK DROP-OFF: Friday, May 30, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to noon
Your SELLER number: ___________
GENERAL INFORMATION AND PROCEDURE:
1. The purpose of this sale is to provide books and quality education supplies to homeschoolers at a reasonable
cost. Please do not use this sale as an opportunity to clean out your garage by selling items that would be of
little value to homeschooling. Please do not bring filled-in workbooks or other items that cannot be used by
others. Please use discretion at the selection of books, and understand that we have to the right to refuse to
display any items that may be offensive to others.
2. LABELING IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE. Volunteers handle THOUSANDS of books. It is
imperative that you double check your labels before you bring them Friday. Items labeled incorrectly will
be removed and not be a part of the sale. Please carefully read the entire section devoted to labeling in the
following pages. Proper labeling ensures any sets stay together and that either your envelopes or your
money will be returned to you at the end of the sale.
3. If you are selling items that are not strictly curriculum, such as flash cards, games, etc., please put
everything in a re-sealable bag that completely encloses the items.
4. After check-in, sellers will be expected to help place their books on the appropriate selling tables according
to their subject.
5. If you are unable to pick up your own money and books at the end of the sale, you must designate someone,
in writing, to pick them up for you. You will do this by signing a release log with the check-in worker on
Friday when you drop off your books.
NEW for 2014
1.
An expanded FREE book section. Books may be designated as FREE by marking through the front page of
the book with a red marker. FREE books will be placed on a table in the front foyer.
FREE books may not be taken onto sales floor.
2.
NO books may be taken into the sale area (unfortunately this means your little readers will not be able to sit
quietly and read while you shop)
3.
There will be no seller fees this year- the used book sale is a ministry of TACHE designed to bless both
buyers and sellers.
4.
We are adding a half price sale hour at the end of the sale. The sale room will be cleared and all books
returned to their appropriate section then the floor will be open for half price sales. Close attention must be
paid to labeling your books. NOTE: During the half-price hour, you may purchase books marked for halfprice as well as regularly priced books.
DOT = NOT (read on for details)
PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW ON FRIDAY, May 30, 2014:
1. Arrive at Gate 11 Building between 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. to process your books.
2. The doors will be locked promptly at 12 p.m. All items MUST be completely labeled before you arrive.
3. Check in and receive any instructions.
2014 TACHE Seller Instructions
4. Inform the check-in desk worker if someone else is picking up your books after the sale. If so, fill out and
sign the release form and give it to Check-In Supervisor, Tahnesha Cobin.
5. Move to the area where they are checking envelopes. Every book you bring will be checked for proper
labeling. Please read the envelope labeling instructions carefully. Only books labeled will be allowed in
the sale. NO EXCEPTIONS.
6. After labeling is approved, help the volunteers take your books to the appropriate subject tables. Workers
will fine-tune the books into grade levels after sellers have sorted their books to the correct tables.
7. FREE BOOKS: Please have your FREE books separate from your sale books. FREE books will be placed
on the tables in the foyer. Thank you
PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW ON SATURDAY, May 31, 2014:
1. Book and money pick-up time is between 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. If you arrive any earlier than 4 p.m., be prepared
to wait. We have a huge task in separating the books back to the appropriate sellers, so please be patient.
2. Sellers will be charged $15.00 for any books left past 5 p.m.; if they are left past 5:30, they will be donated.
The workers have to get the facility cleaned up, and it is very inconvenient for the volunteer workers to wait
on people who are late.
3. If you are not picking up your own left-over books, please be sure you have filled out a release form stating
that someone else is picking up your books and that your representative is aware of the pick-up times. It is
your responsibility to ensure that they are punctual.
Pricing
1. All prices must be rounded to the nearest QUARTER dollar.
2. Pricing is at your own discretion. Generally, most year-old curriculum is priced at about half-price and
older curriculum is below half price. Remember, other sellers will be selling some of the same curriculum
as you, so you may want to price your books so they will sell.
3. NEW: For our half-price sale hour, any books that you would like to sell at half-price should be left as-is.
Any books that you DO NOT want to be sold for half-price should be marked with a RED DOT to the
left of the item price. Please use RED INK to make your mark. DO NOT use stickers as they can fall off.
REMEMBER: RED DOT = NOT HALF PRICE!!!
4. No books with "or best offer" allowed.
5. No free books are allowed in the sale area.
Labeling
1. Labeling instructions are on the next two pages of this letter. It is of the utmost importance that the
2. instructions are carefully followed.
3. No scotch tape is allowed.
4. Use only black ink. It is also wise not to make corrections or changes once you have labeled your item. It is
better to start fresh, rather than cross out information, especially price! This is for your protection to make
sure your envelopes are not changed. We will not allow any books to be sold if the price has been crossed
out. Unfortunately, we cannot be responsible if your envelope gets changed, though we take every
precaution to prevent it.
5. Your name should NOT appear on the envelope, only your seller number.
6. If your books don't have a seller number, we will be unable to identify your sale proceeds.
7. NEW: For our half-price sale hour, any books that you would like to sell at half-price should be left as-is.
Any books that you DO NOT want to be sold for half-price should be marked with a RED DOT to the left
of the item price. Please use RED INK to make your marks. DO NOT use stickers as they can fall off or be
removed. REMEMBER: RED DOT = NOT HALF PRICE!!!
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Conclusion
We appreciate the generosity of the church that is allowing us to use their facilities. Instruct your children
to treat both the building and church grounds with great respect. Secondly, volunteers working the book
sale are graciously donating many hours of time to make it a success. Therefore, please follow all directions
for labeling books. It will greatly help those who are working the sale and will help ensure accuracy in keeping all
sales attributed to the correct person. It is also of the UTMOST importance for everyone to adhere to the drop-off
and pick-up times. Volunteers handle THOUSANDS of books during the course of the sale; to ensure that it runs
smoothly, there will be NO EXCEPTIONS to the rules on labeling, drop-off times, or any other procedures.
Thank you again for your cooperation. If you have any questions about these instructions, please e-mail Tracy
Malone at [email protected]. Thank you!
General Labeling Rules
1. Use only standard, letter-size envelopes (3 5/8" by 6 1/2"))
2. Print legibly in black ink.
3. Do NOT put your name on the envelope; put only your seller
number.
4. Round all prices to the nearest quarter.
5. Do NOT tape your envelopes in the books.
6. Attach using only ONE staple or we could accidentally tear the
curriculum trying to remove extra staples.
7. If using staples won't work, you may use large re-sealable bags
with the envelope stapled inside the bag. The greater chance
for loss will be at your own risk Please close bags.
8. Put a RED DOT to the left of the price for any books you do
not wish to sell at half-price.
For Single Books (see example #1)
1. Put your seller number in the upper right hand corner.
2. Write the name of the book in the center of the envelope.
3. Put the asking price in the lower right corner.
4. Put a RED DOT beside the price for any books you do not
wish to sell at half-price.
5. Using only one staple, staple the envelope inside the right front
page of each book, with the flap side of the envelope facing up and
closest to the binding. In other words, at the check-out desk, the worker
will open the book, and the envelope will be visible on the right side,
ready for quick & easy removal with a staple remover. This also ensures
money doesn't fall out of the envelope before check out.
For Multiple Sets of Books
(See examples #2, #3, #4, #5 below)
1. Assemble all parts of the set you are selling. For example, if you are
selling a student text, test key, quiz key, and teacher's edition, put them
all together. Put the main book at the front of the set and put the other
pieces under the main book.
2. Label the envelope for the main book with your seller number, the title
of the set, an abbreviated list of all the pieces being sold in the set,
underlining the main book in which you are stapling the envelope. See
example #2. In the upper left corner, put #1 of 4 (or however many
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pieces there are in your set - if there are six, put 1 of 6). Using a single staple, staple the envelope onto the
inside right front page of the book, the flap side up and facing the binding of the book. An envelope is used
in the main book only. Sticky notes should be used for the other items in the set. Proper labeling is the
only way volunteers can keep your items together during the course of the sale.
3. On your second book and any subsequent pieces, follow examples #3, #4, and #5. These labels will all be
made using sticky notes. (Please use standard 3x3 sticky notes. Half-size notes, paper cut to size, etc. will
not be accepted in the sale.) Each additional piece in the set will have a numbered sticky note in it. DO
NOT put the price for your set on these subsequent tags. The price for the entire set will only be on the
envelope in the main book.
4. Put the sticky note on the inside right front page of each book. This will prevent the labels from being
knocked off. In other words, at the checkout desk, the worker will open the book and the sticky note will be
visible on the right hand side. Workers will remove labels from every piece of curriculum in the set.
5. Put a RED DOT beside the price for any books you do not wish to sell at half-price.
6. Fasten all the books in your set together with rubber bands, or put them
together in a see-through re-sealable bag. We recommend a two gallon
re-sealable bag. If the set is large, please be sure that you can fit all the
pieces in a box that is labeled (such as 10 piece set), and still label each
piece. If the set is too large to fit in a box, break it down into two sets.
7. For flashcards, etc. put them in a see-through re-sealable bag, and
place the envelope in the front so it is visible through the bag.
8. The purpose of this detailed labeling is to protect YOU as a seller.
It is the ONLY way volunteers can keep your sets together if the
pieces get separated during the course of the sale.
TACHE Volunteers handle THOUSANDS of books during the course of this sale. We charge no
seller fees and there is no entry fee to shop. This sale is a ministry of TACHE to the homeschooling
community. Your careful attention to these instructions and guidelines will be a tremendous help
to the volunteers who generously donate their time to sell these books AND will help to ensure
every seller receives either an envelope with the sale price of each of their books in it or receives
their books back at the end of the sale.
THANK YOU for helping to make the TACHE book sale a blessing for everyone involved!
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