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The Cure for Cabin Fever is Within Your Power

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , , on January 16, 2018| 3 Comments »

Cabin fever is real…

and requires immediate attention!

Your shoppers and suppliers are as sick of the weather as you and your bank account are. They want to (more…)

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Tax Time! How much did you pay PayPal?

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on January 5, 2018| 1 Comment »

Gathering up your consignment shop figures: PayPalIf you, like me, are starting to collect up all those facts and figures for your tax filing, here’s a simple way to get the annual totals of the amounts you collected, refunds you sent, and payment fees from your interactions with PayPal.

Bookmark this! It’s IMPOSSIBLE to find on PP (could it be they’re afraid you’ll freak?) and it’s

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5 Consignment Hacks

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on November 27, 2017|

Slay your competition with these 5 hacks for consignment, resale, and thrift shops, to make your consignment shop be

your marketplace’s FIRST CHOICE for secondhand:

1- Don’t let your shop not be seen for the forest.

Competition is good for all businesses but especially for consignment, thrift and resale shops.

Click to read how very simple this truly is.

2- How you price affects how you sell.

Pricing is an art. One you can learn.

How you price affects whether you succeed. Click for the most-requested Product for the Professional Resaler.

3- Stand out from the Crowd

Make sure your consignment shop stands out from the rest, says Auntie Kate of TGtbT.com

Don’t bore them. Delight them. EVERY day. Make your shop SIZZLE! Click for resale-friendly advice.

4- Do something DIFFERENT and EASIER (for you and your shoppers!) :

The Bag Sale That Isn't, a blog post from TGtbT.blog

Click to read “The Bag Sale That Isn’t”

5- And finally, let THIS be your guiding light:

Resources to help you use these hacks:

The MoneyWise Guide to Accepting & Pricing for Resale.

10 Tactics to make your Shop Sizzle.

Pinterest: The Business of Consignment, Running a Resale Shop, Thrift Store How-tos

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Flippin’ out over Being Backwards?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on November 9, 2017| 1 Comment »

Facebook Live Voideos backwards? TGtbT.com tells you how to flip!

If there’s even more you’re confused about in the resale industry, you need to click on the pic and grab all of TGtbT.com’s info!

If you’re flipping out over your Facebook Live videos being backwards, here’s how to correct that!

Or rather, here’s LOTS of ways… try them all and see what works easiest for you!

Try this fellow and his phone: Fixing Facebook Live.

Another source, complete with headgear. You won’t want to miss this. I think. But then again.

Great article on prepping for an effective Live Video, even though he doesn’t address the problem we’re working on.

Bonus tip from Authentic Storytelling:

Easy way to test anything in Facebook Live or Facebook in general. Change the status of the post or video to “only me.” Now you can publish and only you can see it. Just be sure to change it back to Public, Friends or a custom list later when you post the next time. Facebook will treat this as your new default setting until you change it.

And resale/ consignment-specific advice from Auntie Kate:

Points on SELLING via Live Video

Points on keeping your Video going!

Are any of these incorrect or confusing? Tell us in the comments, below…

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Help the Kids Learn the Gift of Giving

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on November 8, 2017|

I was cleaning out files the other day and came across this layout for a quarter-sheet bag stuffer I made up for a nonprofit resale shop I used to volunteer with. Which reminded me how much (more…)

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