How to prepare for your selling period?
Choose products
You can’t sell dirty, stained, broken or worn out clothes at Kidia.
Wash & iron
All clothes must be washed beforehand. Use fragrance free washing detergent.
Count products
You can only bring as many items as you have booked a selling service for.
Deliver in time
Bring your items 5-7 days before the beginning of your selling period.
1. Choose your selling items
You can sell both children’s and adults clothes with us. All clothes must be clean and tidy. You can also sell toys and baby products. Please notice that you can only sell clothes that are right for the season. You cannot sell old out-fashioned clothes as there is no demand for these.
- Children’s clothes
- Seasonal outdoor clothes
- Hats, gloves and other accessories
- Children’s seasonal shoes
- Slippers
- Socks in sets of 1-2 pairs
- Underwear
- Children’s bag
- Sleepwear
- Toys (CE-marked and safe)
- Games and puzzles
- Children’s books
- Party costumes
- Kick bikes / balance bikes
- Baby products
- Feeding products
- Pregnancy and nursing wear / products
- Parenting books
- Breast pumps and bottles
- Baby carriers and babywearing products
- Cloth diapers
- Other children related products
- Fairly new clothes in all size
- You can sell women’s, men’s, and unisex clothing
- Seasonal outerwear
- Seasonal shoes
- Sportswear
- Nightwear and robes
- Headwear
- Gloves
- Bags
- Wallets
- Scarves
- Jewelry
- Watches
- Sunglasses
- Other accessories
2. Check the condition of the products
Go through the condition of all clothes and other items in bright light. Look for hidden stains, especially on the cuffs and collars of shirts. Examine the knees of pants. Check the toes, insoles, and heels of shoes. The cheaper and older the product, the better condition it should be in.
- Does the garment look neat or shabby overall?
- Are there stains on the garment? Pay particular attention to the cuffs and collar!
- Are there any holes in the garment?
- Is the garment wrinkled?
- Are there any unraveling or twisted seams on the garment?
- Is there a lot of pilling or lint from washing on the garment?
- Have the colors of the garment faded?
- Has the garment turned gray or yellow?
- Are the prints on the garment worn out?
- Are all the buttons intact?
- Does the zipper work, and are any parts missing?
- Does the garment have a musty smell
- How new is the product?
- Is the garment outdated in style?
- Do not pack any stained products for sale. We do not put them up for sale.
- Try to remove stains before selling, if possible.
- Check also sweat stains in armpits.
- Even expensive branded clothes do not sell if they are stained.
- Do not pack stained clothes for sale – there is no demand for them.
- For baby clothes, especially check for spit-up stains and yellowing on the collar.
- We do not recommend selling old clothes that have been stored for a long time at Kidia, as there are no buyers for them.
- It is difficult to give a definitive answer as to when a garment is no longer worth selling.
- When a garment is over 5 years old, its resale value is already low.
- Clothes over 10 years old should not be sold at Kidia at all.
- The demand greatly depends on the style of the garment.
- If the garment is outdated in fashion, there is no demand for it.
- Kidia is not the best place to sell retro and vintage clothes.
We only sell items in good condition.
We do not sell stained, worn out, or damaged items.
We do not sell worn-out shoes.
3. Leave out unsuitable items
Exclude products that do not belong to our selection from sales. Do not pack for sale items that are stained, worn out, or out of style.
- Finnish Maternity package items
- Toys and children’s products without the required CE marking
- Products purchased from Temu and similar stores
- Products whose origin or safety is questionable
- Bicycle helmets
- Safety products such as crib alarms
- Car seats or carriers
- Home decor items (paintings, posters, lamps, etc.)
- Home textiles (rugs, curtains, pillows, etc.)
- Sheets and pillowcases
- Bedspreads and blankets
- Pram baskets / carry bags for prams
- Prams and strollers
- Furniture and other large items
- DVDs
- Plastic baby bottles
- Photo albums and frames
- Large quantities of new products (e.g., outlet batches)
- Products with price tags from another flea market
- Cosmetics
- Promotional gift items
- Tourist items
- Electronics, home appliances
- Ultra-fast fashion (such as Shein, Boohoo, Cider)
- Counterfeit products (pirate/fake items)
These items often remain unsold with us, so we recommend considering their sale carefully:
- Inexpensive clothing (tops, shirts, dresses)
- Fast fashion
- Breast pumps without packaging
- Books related to pregnancy
- Cloth diapers
- Bathtubs
- Plastic rain covers
- Baby toys with even the slightest wear
- Steam sterilizers
- Drying racks for baby bottles
- Nursing pillows (especially older models)
- Play mats without packaging
- Diaper bags
- Step stools
- Children’s clothes purchased abroad (brands unfamiliar to Finns)
We do not necessarily put all the items you bring up for sale. We only select those items that have demand with us.
We do not select for sale
- Clothes that lack demand based on brand or model
- Older clothes (bring clothes older than 5 years for sale with caution)
- Dirty and unwashed clothes
- Stained clothes
- Wrinkled clothes
- Pilled and fuzzy clothes
- Worn and shabby clothes
- Broken items
- Musty and tobacco-smelling items
- Clothes with animal hair
- Zippers that do not work
- Missing buttons
- Unraveled seams
- Clothes that have lost their shape
- Worn, dirty, and broken shoes and accessories
⚠️ Especially exclude all inexpensive jersey clothing and pilled acrylic knits from sale!
We Select Only In-Demand Products for Sale
We do not necessarily put all the items you bring up for sale. We select products based on demand.
If there is no demand for the clothing item with us due to its condition, brand, fashion, model, or age, we will not select it for sale. We also consider the season.
We do not sell ultra-fast fashion (such as Shein, Boohoo, Cider).
We do not sell toys and other products purchased from Temu and similar stores.
We do not sell suspected counterfeit products. If we suspect the authenticity of a product, we will not select it for sale.
4. Count every item
Remember, you can only bring for sale the number of items that you have reserved a slot for. If you bring too many items, we will charge a handling fee according to our price list. We do not handle a large number of extra items for sale. The number of items in our stores is carefully calculated based on shop space and our working hours.
- One item at Kidia equals one price tag.
- Clear product sets are counted as one item, such as shoes, two-piece pajamas, etc.
- One piece of clothing is always considered one item unless it is a clear outfit set.
- You cannot create your own product packages from clothes unless it is a clear outfit set.
- We do not put multiple items bundled together for sale (for example, 4 bodysuits or shirts).
- Always pack outfits that belong together next to each other
- We may separate sets during pricing if we determine that selling them separately is more profitable.
- Small toys (Legos, etc.) are reasonable to sell as one item packed, for example, in a small bag. These are counted as one item. However, the toys must clearly be from the same series or similar.
- We sell socks and underwear in sets of 2-3 pairs, so one set equals one item.
- We do not sell bags of socks or underwear that contain multiple pairs inside. If such bags are included among the sales items, they will be excluded from the sale or separated into individual items.
- If you are unsure, you can always ask us for help!
One product package includes the handling of 80 items
One price tag = one item
5. Wash, maintain, and iron
This is the most important step! Clean, ironed and odorless clothes sell the best. By maintaining the product before sale, you directly affect its selling price.
- Wash all clothes with a fragrance-free detergent.
- Iron all wrinkled clothes. Wrinkled clothes do not sell.
- Button up the clothes.
- Remove pills and fuzz.
- Remove animal hair.
- Wipe or wash shoes, toys, and other accessories to clean them.
- Clothes that have been stored for a long time should be washed or aired out before bringing them for sale.
6. Pack neatly in a bag or a cardboard box
- Pack the items neatly in a bag or cardboard box.
- Do not pack items in a plastic box.
- Pack clothes loosely and folded.
- Ensure that clothes are thoroughly dried after washing before packing them.
- Label all bags with your name.
- We hope you pack children’s and adults’ items separately.
- You will get your bags back at the end of the sales period.
7. Deliver to us 5-7 days before your selling time starts
- You will receive instructions for delivering items from us via email well before your sales period starts.
- These instructions will include the final delivery date for the items.
- You can bring the items to us 5-7 days before your selling time starts.
- It is important that you deliver the items to us on time so we can handle them before your selling time starts.
- Please do not deliver items to us in advance. We have limited storage space, so we cannot store items for longer periods.
- Let us know if you cannot bring the items on time or if you want to bring them in advance.
- If you wish, you can also order a pickup service for your items from your doorstep for €14.90. Contact us if you want to order the pickup service.
7. Log in to Kirpparikalle and add your bank account number
- You have received login credentials for Kirpparikalle via email and text message after making the reservation.
- In Kirpparikalle, you can see your reservation details and track your sales in real time.
- In Kirpparikalle, you can see the priced items for sale and the number of items excluded from sale.
- You do not need to price items yourself in Kirpparikalle.
- Remember to add your bank account number to your personal information. Note: The bank account number cannot be added in the Kirpparikalle mobile app.
8. We will handle the rest!
- Now you have done your part and we will take care of everything from here!
- Your sale time begins when we have priced your items and put them on display.
- Your items may be on sale a couple of days before the official start date. This does not affect the end date of your sales period.
- Your items will be on sale with us for at least 14 days.
- For the last three days of the sales period, we automatically reduce prices and move items to the discount rack.
- At the end of the sales period, we collect all unsold items from our store.
- You can choose whether you want the unsold items back or if you want to donate them to charity through our recycling service.
- If you want to pick up the unsold items, wait for the notification of the end of the selling time.
- Items on sale cannot be picked up until our collection is complete.
- Once you have received the notification, you must pick up the items by the date specified in the message.
- We will pay your share of the profits after you have picked up the items.
- Uncollected items will become the property of Kidia, and we will deliver them for further recycling.
- Uncollected items cannot be retrieved once they have been delivered for further recycling.
- The proceeds from your sales period will be paid to the bank account you have provided in Kirpparikalle once you have picked up the unsold items or once the unsold items have been recycled.
- We make payments 2-3 times a week, so the payment should appear in your account within a couple of business days.
- You can find your payment report by logging into Kirpparikalle (not through the mobile app).
- You have paid a start-up fee of €11.90 per package at the time of reservation.
- At the end of the sales period, a 50% commission is first deducted from your proceeds.
- After this, a handling fee of €0.60 per item priced for sale is deducted from your share.
- The remaining amount is paid to your bank account.
Please note that the 50% commission is deducted first from your proceeds, and the handling fee is paid from the remaining share of your proceeds.