[Jewelry making - Article 00073] - Re: [Orchid] Consignment research

[Beth Rosengard]

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>     If this post inspires others to post thier hints about researching
>     stores, I'd love to hear about it. 

    Excellent post, Larry.  While I don't follow quite all of your steps
    myself, I certainly can't fault any of them in principle.  (In
    practice, I've never asked a gallery owner what their monthly or
    yearly sales are but I can see how this would be useful information
    if you can get it.  Not a deal-breaker if you can't, though, IMO.) 

    I think the most important step that Larry lists is to get the names
    and contact info for other jewelry artists that are handled by the
    gallery and CALL THEM.  I've done this many times and I've never had
    a fellow jeweler be less than candid and helpful.  This information
    has tipped me in one direction or the other many times. 

    I would add one suggestion to Larry's list:  Ask if the gallery uses
    a consignment contract of their own and, if so, request a copy of it
    and read it thoroughly.  If there are clauses you don't like, discuss
    them with the gallery owner; you'll find they're seldom written in
    blood. 

    If the gallery does not have their own consignment contract, send
    them a blank copy of your own to check over before sending any
    jewelry and be sure they have no objections to any of your terms. 
    Check the Orchid Archives for consignment contract samples and, if
    you'd like a copy of mine (which is not as thorough as some but suits
    my purposes), email me off-list. 

    Beth <bethrosengard AT earthlink.net> 

    P.S.  Larry, did you mean to say this:  "When asking these
    questions, make sure you aren't interrogating the owner or manager"? 
    Or is "aren't" supposed to be "are"?  If not, why? 



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