What Privileges come with being a member? Read over them every once in a while to make sure you get the most out of your Membership. What are other shop owners saying? Testimonials Looking to list your shop? How to Get Listed. Questions about getting a web page of your own or adding a link to your web site? Web info. The more Services you have to offer your customers, the more customers you will have. Everyone has a different need. Offering a convenience that another shop does not may be the one thing that puts you above your competition. See if there is anything on this list you might like to offer. The MEDIA. Here is where together we can get the greatest of advertising. Not only does every member shop advertise for your shop as well, our directory is used by the media.
Our WANTED page offers you the ability to request those items that are highly sought after in your area. Change it seasonally, depending on the items you want your customers to bring in. Taking part in the ConsignmentShops.com Charity Program. ConsignmentShops.com offers a service to help charities with their fundraising. Members of these organizations and concerned citizens donate merchandise to us
directly and/or to shops listed on our National Internet Directory on behalf of their group. A portion of the profits is sent directly to these charities and put to good use immediately. To learn more about our Donation Program, please read the Charity Page. Shops already involved in the program are given the Pulsating Heart icon next to their listing. How To Handle Donations. View our Charity Donation Program brochure on-line and learn more about this terrific and successful National program. Use our Message Board to discuss professional matters with shop owners and customers from across the country. We offer a special area for Computer issues where computer specialists come to answer your concerns personally. Discuss sensitive issues, without onlookers, in the Private Members Message Board. Also in the Private Members Conference area is the WISH LIST for you to use at your leisure, the Network forum to network with other shop owners and a special forum just for Labels.
The Wish List is comprised of special requests made by customers that visit our site. This list is visible within the Members Private Conference Area, accessible from the Message Board. Should you be able to fill one of the requests, reply to us with what item it is you have and include your shop’s name, and location as well as how the customer will be able to reach you. Please retype your email address in the body for customer convenience. Your email is then forwarded to the customer who will contact you directly. If you cannot fill a request, but have something very similar, please add it to the Classified Ads page. We direct all our customers to the Classified Ads.
Our Suppliers page has links to a variety of suppliers and the services they offer. Click on their link to view their web site. Special Offers for Members Only. Books are wonderful tools to help you in your business. Got a question? Refer to the book. This link lists a couple favorites of our members. Size Charts. Both International Women’s Sizes and European Shoe Sizing Charts. Measure Your Business. Written by Camilla Los of Fairy Godmother in Doylestown Pa., this article gives you some basic financial information.
Inventory Tax. Property Inventory Tax is the taxation on the value of the tangibles you may have in your shops and offices. For more information, read on. Help your customers decide how much to deduct when donating used items to charities. The IRS offers a guideline for donating goods. This is a great handout for your customers around Tax Time. Thinking about Closing Your Shop? Relocating, retiring or choosing a new career may result in the need to sell your shop. Sometimes you just need a little help putting things into perspective. We hope this article helps make sense of things. Recall Lists We have compiled a few links where you can check and see if any of your inventory has been recalled. If you have one that we don’t have, let us know.
See what your customers, our viewers are saying. Customer Requests. Do you have an idea for our web site? Is there anything you would like to see on our pages that isn’t here already? Do you have something terrific to add? We want to know what you would like added so that our site is helpful and fun for all our visitors. We want our members to treat this site as if it were your own. Please be aware that the miscellaneous text and articles on this site are copywrited and are for our use
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