Too Good to Be Threw : The Complete Operations Manual for Consignment Shops [Spiral-bound]

Kate Holmes (Author)

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 200 pages
• Publisher: Katydid Press; 6 edition (June 10, 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0910347085
• ISBN-13: 978-0910347082
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #802,533 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and Informative book, June 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Too Good to Be Threw : The Complete Operations Manual for Consignment Shops (Spiral-bound)

This is a great book for anyone who owns a consignment shop, or who is thinking about opening one. It covers in detail all stages of planning, finding a location,arranging the store, tracking consignments, advertising, marketing, employees, and more. The book is very well written, easy to read, and nicely laid out. It has lots of helpful hints. Nice appendix with lots of additional resources. This book was well worth the high price. If you are a store owner, this will pay for itself in no time!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spring 2008: Announcing our newly-revised 20th Anniversary Edition!, April 13, 2004

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Kate Holmes "Consignment Guru" (Sarasota, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Too Good to Be Threw : The Complete Operations Manual for Consignment Shops (Spiral-bound)

Hi, I'm Kate Holmes, the author of this manual and many other how-to books on the resale and consignment industry. TGtbT gets reviews like "this is the resale bible!" and "the best invention since the hanger".

I'm thrilled to announce the 20th Anniversary Edition of Too Good to be Threw, the Complete Operations Manual for Resale & Consignment Shops, now including even more info such as the Resalers' Financial Survey, previously available only at additional cost on my web site. This NEW (Spring 2008) edition is what you will receive direct from me when you order your copy. It now has an entire chapter on Buying Outright, discussions on buyers' fees, Preferred Consignor Clubs, Switching seasons, and more. THIS is the manual you need. No generalities but real, specific, down-to-earth advice on opening and operating your own resale and/or consignment shop, no matter what merchandise you plan to carry!

Thanks! Best wishes on your business! (PS Despite what Amazon has generated above, the manual is most definitely AVAILABLE!)-----Kate Holmes

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars must have, January 15, 2003

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"bev8839" (spencer, wv United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Too Good to Be Threw : The Complete Operations Manual for Consignment Shops (Spiral-bound)

If planning or already own a consignment shop, this book is a have to, and worth every penny. It contains basic idea and ways to make the plan fit any scale of business. After 8 years of business I still pick up the book as reference and for ideas.