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Welcome to the ConsignPro links page. This page was set-up to link new and experienced store owners with others who have homepages or products dealing in the same.  Our goal is to assist you with this information because your success and our success go hand-in-hand!

We've grouped the links into these categories:

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Books & Guides

The following books and guides are indispensable if you are starting a new consignment business! You can order any of these books by simply clicking on the underlined Book Title. Some of the links will bring you to the "amazon.com" website for quick and secure ordering.

Too Good To Be Threw:  The Complete Operations Manual for Consignment Shops - $75
This is the most complete book on the market and is essential for new consignment and resale shop owners.  We offer a money back guarantee to all who purchase it from our website.  Visit the above link for complete information.  Price includes shipping and handling.

The Consignment Workbook - $20.00, Susan Harris, July 1995.

Start and Run a Profitable Secondhand Store - $12.76, by Richard Cropp, December 1997.

The Ultimate Consignment & Thrift Store Guide - $16.95, by Carolyn Schneider, September 1998.

Consignment & Thrift Store Guide


Cool Consignment Sites

These sites are full of consignment related information for store owners to check-out. The first two sites have wonderful "sharing" pages where anyone can read and post messages for free relating to how to run a consignment store - including owners experiences with software vendors!

ConsignmentShops.com - This popular site consignment related site contains lots of consignment friendly information, has free classifieds for selling items, an also has a chat area for store owners!

S.T.A.R.S - Visit the South Texas Association of Resale Shops (STARS) website to view the complete listings of their members. The site also offers information about how to shop resale or consign items. The organization's newsletter is also available to viewers.

ConsignmentInfo.com - A full-featured consignment and resale site complete with chat room, message board, and store owner information. The site is based in Canada and is well designed and easy to use - a great resource for new or seasoned store owners.

Too Good To Be Thru - Sponsored by Kate Homes, of the famous newsletter, this site hosts a neat area where store owners can share ideas and experiences. Kate is considered the resale industry guru and has answers to questions ranging from consignor contracts to store advertising and everything in between.

The Internet Resale Directory - We feature resale businesses - consignment shops, antique collectives, flea markets, thrift stores, secondhand businesses, liquidators and salvage yards. We offer free listings to appropriate businesses. rtnc@sonic.net


Newsletters & Publications

Too Good To Be Threw - The official newsletter for the resale and consignment industry! Contact Kate Holmes for either subscription or advertising rates.
Call (941) 924-4142. Tell her Brian sent you! katetgtbt@aol.com

NARTS - The National Association of Resellers homepage provides tons of useful information on resale and consignment store management including information on upcoming conferences and events designed for resellers.  A membership application is also on the site.

Consignment Organization - www.consignment.org contains information on how to obtain the Consignment Workbook, a valuable resource for all people considering starting a consignment store or improving the one that they have!  The page also has some great links to other consignment related sites.


Consignment Stores

My Closet Keeper - My Closet Keeper (located in Stafford, VA) carries women and children's clothing at prices averaging 40-80% below the original retail prices. Clothing is neatly displayed in the showroom area. Hangers are color-coded to correspond to specific size clothing. Looking for a size 8? Just pick your color from the chart and away you go. This makes locating items easy and convenient.

Gypsy Trader - The Gypsy Trader has serviced the consignment needs of the Seattle area for more than six years now offering customers only the best in women's new and near new clothing and accessories. It also carries an interesting assortment of gift items, small furniture and antiques. So whether you are shopping for that new outfit or you are the most ardent treasure hunter you are sure to enjoy a visit to the Gypsy Trader.

Mary's Bargain Lady - Located in Ardmore, OK, Mary provides a service for the working woman. She offers Career Wear (petite to plus), Jr's, NEW MATERNITY, NEW ACCESSORIES, After Five to Wedding Gowns, Shoes & Boots.

Asset Conversion Specialists - ACS buys and sells idle assets, new or used. We also assist many companies in selling, liquidating or recycling their excess equipment or materials on a contract or consignment basis.

Doubletake Art Gallery - With the highest quality art, the best possible prices and the most straightforward, informative Fine Art website on the Internet, we're confident you'll make Doubletake Gallery a regular stop on your internet excursions.

Not A Small World - Consignment clothing store for women with new and used clothing for sale. Designer labels and Plus size clothing size 14 and up.

The Clothes Tree Consignment - The Clothes Tree is a chain of consignment stores in Texas that is family owned and operated. We carry family clothing for all occasions, and may have your favorite team jersey or a uniform (Boys Scout, nurses, etc.) you need , all at a very favorable price. bob@theclothestree.com


Other Related Sites

Forms Plus - Forms Plus is your one stop source for thermal, dot-matrix, laser, and inkjet printer tags. They also offer thermal labels, Avery laser and dot matrix labels.  Also get your business checks including Quicken/QuickBooks checks designed to work with ConsignPro from Forms Plus.  New Accounts receive a 10% discount on their first order of checks.  Tag specials are listed monthly in the NARTS newsletter ads for Forms Plus or call them at (800) 241.2319.

The Antiques & Collectibles Guide - Tell the world about your antique/collectible business by advertising with us!

Set Your Table - Our Tableware Dealers Directory is an on-line listing of 75 antique dealers and matching services for discontiued patterns of dinnerware, glassware and flatware. snanta@setyourtable.com

Computer & Software Outlet of Winston-Salem, NC - We provide brand name components to our customers at competitive prices.  Come see for yourself!

If you would like a link to your homepage, simply contact us with your address, and brief description, and we'll add your listing if we feel that your site is appropriate for this page. In return, we ask that you will do the same with our address.

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