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The Trap of Twitpic

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged on August 18, 2009| 7 Comments »

Are you catching your readers’ attention 090818twitpiconly to blow it off? You are, if you send folks wanting to see your photos to a third-party site. Twitpic does ZILCH to polish your business image.

I’ve noticed that many consignment and resale shopkeepers do just this. They post pictures, which they have taken the effort to take, file, and offer up, on Twitpic and the like, rather than on their own site or blog.

Here, take a look at a Tweat which directs the viewer to Twitpic.

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Is now a good time to open a consignment shop?

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on January 19, 2009| 2 Comments »

I get asked “Is now a good time to open a consignment or resale shop?” a lot.

Setting aside the current kerfuffle about CPSIA and its making basically everything that people 12 and under use or wear economically impossible to resell, and looking  optimistically forward to the sensible voiding and rewriting of this well-intended law…

090119tgtbtcloseupWhether now’s a good time to start a secondhand store has more to do with YOU than with the economy.

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Quitcher…dreamin’

Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 7, 2008| 3 Comments »

been-meaning1Another in the I’ve been meaning to tell you series where other people tell you something I’d like you to know, and tell it better than I could. More concise, better phrased, and besides, I know you get tired of listening to me. Or me nagging you, whichever way you prefer to look at it.

So every once in a while, I call your attention to the experts.

Do you have some favorite messages it would behoove us all to have handy? Tell us! In the meanwhile, today’s entry:

I think we’ve been tricked by (more…)

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No more playing store.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on November 2, 2008| 5 Comments »

It’s time to get serious. You can’t afford to fail now. Plus, with all the interest the media is fostering, folks are ready to explore consignment, resale, and thrift shops. A multi-episode blog entry.

Episode #1

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Looking around for ideas: at the dentist

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on August 10, 2008| 3 Comments »

You can learn a lot just by looking. There’s ideas everywhere for your consignment, resale, or thrift shop. In fact, there’s so many good ideas out there, I carry a stack of index cards to write them down, and two cameras to capture them. Here’s my latest.

Susan, the smiling receptionist at my dentist’s, was amazed that I wanted to take this photo. But really…how many (more…)

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