and you can find some great deals! ò Consignment Stores, are commission-based. People bring in products for the store to sell on commissionùwhat doesnÆt sell is returned to the owner. ò Thrift Stores are often ænot for profitÆ and get most of their goods via donations. In comparing the two, Thrift Stores are typically more willing (and a... Keywords: thrift,consignment,eCommerce, home,business,entreprenenuer Article Body: Thrift Shops and Consignment stores can be an excellent source for your product inventoryùthey always have fresh items to pick thru and you can find some great deals! ò Consignment Stores, are commission-based. People bring in products for the store to sell on commissionùwhat doesnÆt sell is returned to the owner. ò Thrift Stores are often ænot for profitÆ and get most of their goods via donations. In comparing the two, Thrift Stores are typically more willing (and able) to bargain with you simply because they have more room to do so. Online retailers sometimes feel that these types of resale stores are not a good place to find inventory because thereÆs not enough of a profit margin. But Kate Holmes, Founder of ôToo Good to be Threwö (http://www.tgtbt.com) and author of Too Good to be Threw, The Complete Operations Manual, disagrees. Holmes asserts that these stores ôhave a very limited market. If there is nobody in their town that happens to want to buy a pair of Jodhpurs that week, those Jodhpurs will be sitting there waiting for an eBay selleràto snap them up.ö The end result can be amazing deals on quality items there is a demand for online! In addition to a limited market, Holmes also cites limited space as a factor in resale storesÆ bargain pricing. She points out that ôthey only have so much space so they can only carry so many things. So if they can move it on and bring something else in theyÆre pleased with that.ö 3 Rules of Sourcing Products in Thrift and Consignment Shops: 1. Shop the EdgesùEven resale stores tend to carry certain types of products. What doesnÆt fit a shopÆs profile, they usually want to move out quickly. They tend to put these products around the storeÆs edges, so start there. 2. Shop OftenùThey are constantly turning over product and bringing in new items, so donÆt let a dry trip or two discourage you. Your persistence can pay off in a big way. 3. Cultivate Relationships with the ShopkeepersùIf they like you, theyÆll be much more willing to give you deals. They may also be more willing to set things aside for
piece
is
an
abstract
triptych
that
I
found
while
I
was
in
Atlanta
buying
religious
paintings
The
piece
was
called
Guardian
Angel
and
I
love
it
My
patrons
fell
in
love
with
it
as
well
They
have
asked
me
to
track
down
the
artist
and
see
if
he
has
anymore
religious
paintings
available
The
only
religious
paintings
that
I
actually
do
not
buy
are
ones
that
reflect
the
image
of
Jesus
on
the
cross
I
don’t
have
a
problem
with
them
some
of
them
are
extremely
well
done
and
would
more
than
likely
sell
well
but
my
investors
made
it
very
clear
when
they
financed
the
gallery
that
I
would
not
put
that
image
into
it
PPPPP
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Ajello
Candles
The
motto
of
the
Ajello
Candle
Company
is
“It’s
better
to
light
a
candle
than
to
curse
the
darkness”
This
candle
making
company
has
been
in
business
since
1775
The
business
has
been
family
owned
for
seven
generations
The
candles
from
Ajello’s
are
well
known
for
their
beauty
and
quality
While
they
make
more
candles
now
than
in
1775
their
dedication
to
quality
and
to
customers
has
never
changed
The
Ajello
Candle
Company
was
founded
by
Rafael
Ajello
an
Italian
painter
He
was
also
a
beekeeper
so
he
tried
his
hand
at
using
bees
wax
to
create
candles
He
worked
hard
to
create
a
formula
that
worked
well
The
formula
combined
with
his
outstanding
artistic
ability
lead
to
the
birth
of
the
Ajello
Candle
Company
In
1785
the
company
earned
the
honor
of
creating
all
the
candles
for
the
Vatican
He
and
his
wife
ran
the
business
keeping
their
children
involved
in
the
processes
from
an
early
age
As
time
went
on
their
children
and
grandchildren
kept
the
business
running
as
well
as
passed
the
family
business
on
to
their
children
By
1862
the
company
had
established
itself
as
a
leader
among
the
candle
making
industry
They
had
also
added
perfumes
and
many
.
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