TEACH CT - The Education Association of Christian Homeschoolers

Seller Information & Tagging Instructions

 


This is a great opportunity to earn
money while clearing your shelves
of school-related materials you no
longer need.  

You will also be blessing other homeschooling families by offering them a less expensive alternative to purchasing new curriculum and school supplies from a retailer. 

Before registering to Sell, have you read TEACH’s “Seller Agreement”?  If not, please do so before continuing.

If yes, please continue to Step 1 and follow the detailed, step-by-step instructions.

    STEP 1:   REGISTER TO SELL BY APRIL 18TH

    STEP 2:   SCHEDULE A DROP-OFF LOCATION

    STEP 3:   FILL IN AND PRINT AUTHORIZED BOOK TAGS

    STEP 4:   TAG BOOKS PER INSTRUCTIONS

    STEP 5:   PACK BOOKS BY SUBJECT

    STEP 6:   CREATE A POSTER FOR ANY LARGE SCHOOL-RELATED ITEMS

    STEP 7:   PICK UP UNSOLD BOOKS (this is required to participate)

    STEP 8:   RECEIVE PAYMENT


Please take time to read these instructions carefully and follow them exactly, as they have been proven to work over the years and are written to help you. 

STEP 1:  SELLERS MUST REGISTER BY SATURDAY, APRIL 18th

You will be asked to provide the following information:

► Your name
► Phone number
► Home address
► E-mail address

You will also be asked to provide your preferences for the following:

► Drop-off location for your sale items (by appointment only - see Step 2)
► Reimbursement method for items sold
► Availability to volunteer

Click below to register online.

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STEP 2:  SCHEDULE A DROP-OFF LOCATION

Two options are available for drop off:

  • Drop off at First Bible Baptist Church of Plainville will be Friday, May 1st, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

  • Drop off times before May 1st will be available in designated towns. There are currently drop off locations in the following towns:  Avon, Lebanon, Bethany, Ledyard/Montville, Madison, Morris, Newington, Oxford, Stafford Springs, Stamford and Terryville.

About 2 weeks before the sale, you will be contacted to set up your exact drop-off appointment time.

Please allow sufficient time for drop off of sale items (about 30-45 minutes).  All items are checked individually to make sure they are properly labeled before they are accepted for sale. 

See Five Reasons Items Are Not Accepted For Sale in the sidebar.

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STEP 3:  FILL IN AND PRINT AUTHORIZED BOOK TAGS

ARE YOU REGISTERED TO SELL?  Once registered, you will be sent an e-mail with a link for generating and printing tags, as well as further tagging instructions. TEACH currently uses the MassHOPE* tag generator, enabling sellers to sell at both the MassHOPE and TEACH-CT Used Curriculum Sales. 

Because improperly tagged sale items require many hours of volunteer time for correction, please help us by following these directions explicitly.

  • Once you have entered all your required information on the TAG form, PRINT THREE (3) copies.  Each sale item requires TWO tags, and the additional copy is for your records.

  • FREE items must be labelled, but only require one tag that includes your last name and town, as well as the word ‘FREE’ printed in the title field. If FREE items are not taken during the sale, they are returned to each Seller at the end of the sale.

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STEP 4:  TAG BOOKS PER INSTRUCTIONS

  • Tape one tag on the outside FRONT COVER of the book.  PLEASE EXTEND THE TAPE VERTICALLY FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM EDGES OF THE TAG TO KEEP IT FROM COMING LOOSE AGAINST OTHER BOOKS. DO NOT PUT TAPE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES (See diagram in sidebar »)

  • Tape a duplicate tag on the inside BACK COVER (if you have a rubber-banded set, please put both tags on the front cover and mark the second tag with a highlighter diagonal stripe to distinguish it as the duplicate).  The inside tag can have one strip of tape along the top.  Please use transparent or scotch tape only.  Do not use glue, packing tape or double-sided tape.

NOTE:  If you have books already tagged from previous TEACH sales, and you are not making ANY changes on the tags, you may leave tags taped as they are. 

Tag items carefully – We cannot sell items without tags!

  • For non-book items, such as educational games, flash cards, manipulatives, computer software, and anything that can be used for educational purposes in a home school environment, PLACE THE TWO TAGS NEXT TO EACH OTHER BUT MARK THE SECOND TAG WITH A HIGHLIGHTER DIAGONAL STRIPE TO DISTINGUISH IT AS THE DUPLICATE.

  • To secure sets of items, please use large, strong rubber bands with 1-2 used vertically and 2-3 horizontally.  DO NOT use string, twine, or rope!  IF YOU CAN LIFT THE ITEM AND NOTHING MOVES, IT IS READY TO SELL!  Ziploc bags work well for small sets of items, but make sure everything fits inside the sealed bag. For these sets, PLACE THE TWO TAGS NEXT TO EACH OTHER BUT MARK THE SECOND TAG WITH A HIGHLIGHTER DIAGONAL STRIPE TO DISTINGUISH IT AS THE DUPLICATE. Do not put tags inside bags.

  • Do you have an ODD SHAPED ITEM or are you NOT SURE HOW TO LABEL AN ITEM?  Email our Seller Coordinator at  to ensure your items sell.

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STEP 5:  PACK BOOKS BY SUBJECT

Please pack your books in sturdy boxes in order to protect them and make transporting them easier for our drop-off coordinators.  They should be sorted by subject within each box.

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STEP 6:  CREATE A POSTER FOR LARGE SCHOOL-RELATED ITEMS

There will be a place to post larger school-related items available for sale (i.e. musical instruments, sports equipment, furniture, etc.) without actually bringing the item for display at the sale.  To do so, print a picture of the item on a sheet of paper (8.5” x 11” or smaller) and take it to your drop-off appointment.  Include on the sheet a written des­crip­tion of the item, price, and contact information.  Creating a “fringe” on the bottom with your phone number will allow interested parties to take contact information home with them and contact you outside the sale. 

If your item sells, we request that you make a donation to TEACH of 20% of the selling price, as this helps TEACH continue to make this event possible.

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STEP 7:  PICK UP UNSOLD BOOKS

MANDATORY!  You are expected to return to the sale by 1 pm on Saturday to help unsort whatever is left from the sale.  This is a team effort during which all sellers work together to unsort each other’s unsold items.  All unsold items MUST be removed from the premises by 3:00 pm.  If you are unable to be there, you must arrange for someone else who is not also a Seller to help with unsorting and removal of your unsold books.  Please only do this as a last resort.

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STEP 8:  RECEIVE PAYMENT

You will receive either a check from TEACH within a month after the sale or a direct deposit to your PayPal account (if requested) for the proceeds of your book sales, less a 20% fee for TEACH.  You will also receive the tags from the items sold.  It is your responsibility to keep track of what you bring and plan to sell.  We keep no record of items sold for individuals.

NOTE:  Neither TEACH, nor any person volunteering for TEACH, will be responsible for any damaged, improperly tagged, or lost property or tags on items.  TEACH reserves the right to refuse any item not deemed consistent with our Christian statement of faith.  We will not accept items dealing with the occult, witchcraft, horror, Halloween, New Age, romance novels, magic, etc.

If you have any questions or specific concerns regarding the above instructions, please do not hesitate to contact the Used Curriculum Sale Coordinator at . We want this sale to be beneficial to both the Seller and the Buyer!

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