• When deciding on the price, keep in mind the type of product, its condition, age, brand, demand, etc.
• All items must be priced in increments of $.50 (no items under $.50).
• Don’t price your item based on its sentimental value. Emotions often lead to overpricing. The buyer will be purchasing the item based on interest, condition, original price, brand, age, asking price, etc., not on sentiment.
• Ask yourself: “Why am I selling this item?” “What is the lowest dollar amount I would accept for this item?” “Do I want to take this item back home?”
• Do your research. Visit sites such as Craig’s List or eBay to compare prices of similar merchandise.
• Visit the manufacturer’s website to determine approximate retail value. This will be especially helpful if you are unsure of the price you originally paid.
• Keep your ‘competition’ in mind. Ask yourself: “Will there be many other items like this one from which to choose?”
• When in doubt, price your item lower. Worst case, your items will sell faster than other similar items.
• Price to sell! Items that are priced too high won’t sell.
• Don’t raise or double your price so you can sell it for ½ price on our discount day. The majority of our buyers will shop during ‘full price’ times.
• Consider grouping lower priced items together to save time on tagging.
• Shake off the traditional rule of thumb of pricing items 25-40% off --we recommend that you price your gently used educational materials at 50% - 80% off the retail price.*

“The National School Supply and Equipment Association’s (NSSEA) 2013 Retail Market Awareness Study estimated that public school teachers spent $3.2 billion in educational products in the 2012 - 2013 school year, $1.6 billion of it from their own pockets. On average, teachers reported spending about $149 of their own money on school supplies, $198 on instructional materials, and $138 on other classroom materials for a total of $485 in the 2012 - 2013 school year. Ten percent reported spending $1,000 or more of their own money in total for the school year—about double the percent as in past studies.