John Rodgers on wed 16 mar 05
There are little double tags that you can stick on your pots with an ID=20
number on each half of the tag. Tag them at home, with the ID number,=20
then when you deliver, in the presence of the shop owner, remove your=20
half of the tag, and stick it on a piece of paper. When you collect your =
money you should get matching tags back, along with the check. Or, if=20
you are doing inventory, if from your collection of tags, you find a=20
missing tagged piece, then you should get paid for it.
Regards,
John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL
Chris Gold wrote:
>Hello BJ,
> For almost a year, I've been selling in a lovely gift shop on consig=
nment. The owner is having a hard time keeping track of which piece sell=
s because each piece is priced similarly, and coming up with a "title" or=
description of each piece is difficult (I make many different kinds of p=
ots). Therefore, inventory is confusing (e.g., reconciling my record of=
what I gave her vs. what inventory she has in her shop). We recently co=
unted the number of pieces left in her store and compared that with what =
I recorded as sold and still remaining. There was one piece unaccounted =
for. She paid me for it, but it was an uncomfortable moment. I am plann=
ing to take digital pictures of items I give to her with a description an=
d price on each, keep it on my hard drive and put this on a disc to give =
to her to help with inventory. Don't know how it will work, but hoping i=
t will simplify things. In a coffee shop, that may be less of a problem =
as your things may be one of a kind in that store and easier to track.
>
> Cheers and good luck!
> Chris
> In York, PA, looking forward to my first NCECA!
>
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Chris Gold on wed 16 mar 05
Hello BJ,
For almost a year, I've been selling in a lovely gift shop on =
consignment. The owner is having a hard time keeping track of which =
piece sells because each piece is priced similarly, and coming up with a =
"title" or description of each piece is difficult (I make many different =
kinds of pots). Therefore, inventory is confusing (e.g., reconciling my =
record of what I gave her vs. what inventory she has in her shop). We =
recently counted the number of pieces left in her store and compared =
that with what I recorded as sold and still remaining. There was one =
piece unaccounted for. She paid me for it, but it was an uncomfortable =
moment. I am planning to take digital pictures of items I give to her =
with a description and price on each, keep it on my hard drive and put =
this on a disc to give to her to help with inventory. Don't know how it =
will work, but hoping it will simplify things. In a coffee shop, that =
may be less of a problem as your things may be one of a kind in that =
store and easier to track.
Cheers and good luck!
Chris
In York, PA, looking forward to my first NCECA!
Darin Lang on thu 17 mar 05
On Mar 16, 2005, at 4:03 AM, Chris Gold wrote:
> Hello BJ,
> For almost a year, I've been selling in a lovely gift shop on
> consignment. The owner is having a hard time keeping track of which
> piece sells because each piece is priced similarly, and coming up with
> a "title" or description of each piece is difficult (I make many
> different kinds of pots). Therefore, inventory is confusing
If it's the sort of store that has barcode scanning. You can do simple
inventory management with removable sequential barcode labels that you
print yourself and stick on the bottom of the pot, everything listed
on an invoice. There's lots of cheap barcoding software out there.
Darin Lang
Rick Hamelin on sat 19 mar 05
Hi
Many years ago my wife and I consigned to a seemingly successful furniture store. Luckily, a friend who knew of the relationship being a resident of that distant town from us, phoned to tell us that the bankruptcy auction was at the end of the week and that we better get our pots out before that day. Although we were able to demonstrate our ownership of these pieces via an invoice and take claim to the wares, in hind-site we should have had a signed invoice from the store owner describing our arrangement with each delivery as the store owner never instructed the auctioneer of the rightful ownership of the pottery.
We don't consign anymore because of this and because "slow selling" shops have taken too long paying us for our items.
They paid their other outstanding debts, like rent, first.
Rick
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