I think all of you consignment shop owners will agree that this is a powerful message to send. So why didn’t any of US think of it, like this shop did? (continue on, there’s more…)
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A consignment check photo is worth a thousand words.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on August 16, 2011| 4 Comments »
Absolute price? Absolute Rubbish.
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, perceived value, resale shopkeeping on August 16, 2011| 1 Comment »
I got an email the other day, from a resale shopkeeper who attended my workshop, The Price is Right… or is it? at NARTS Conference in June.
She (or he, the complainer was anonymous) complained that I wouldn’t tell her
precisely what something was “worth.”
There is absolutely no absolute value for anything, as much as the complainant wishes there were. To think there is is
absolute rubbish.
The consignment, resale, or thrift shopkeeper missed my main point, that there is no such thing as what something is specifically “worth.”
She complained that I told her that
the value of any item in her shop was worth what she did.
Well, it is. Everything a shopkeeper does, from such large issues as location and advertising to the mundane like vacuuming, opening ten minutes early, even whether she shopkeeps clad in jeans or St. John, sets the price for her goods.
Don’t miss the free PDQ from my workshop. And for goodness’ sake, if you don’t have The Money-Wise Guide to Accepting & Pricing, better get it before all those lovely new-season things come in. Jeans or St. Johns, couches or crib sheets.
How your resale shop can use Facebook Places.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, web, word of mouth on August 15, 2011| 1 Comment »
SnapRetail has some good videos, and here’s one most consignment, (more…)
Etsy inspiration for consignment & resale shops
Posted in My Favorite Things, Shopkeeping talk on August 15, 2011| 2 Comments »
This is the photo that started it all.
This Etsy member’s a photographer, but when I was trolling Etsy for my Sunday shopping stroll… (more…)
Golly, this is fun.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on August 14, 2011|
Remember that old slide show I showed you a few days back? Here’s another.
(Thanks to the shops whose pix I showcased here!)Next, I might try one without the branding all over it. Any suggestions?
Inspired to try one of your own yet?
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