[Jewelry making - Article 00039] - Re: [Orchid] Wholesale dilemma

[Roseann Hanson]

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>         Is it acceptable/standard for resellers to advertise items
>     they haven't purchased, and to order them from a wholesaler only
>     when they receive orders? 
> 
>         Is it logical to sell to a web reseller when you will end up
>     competing with your own website? 

    What a disappointing experience - but I smell a rat, Jessee!! This
    is someone who is using you--your talent, hard work, and resources
    (web, photos)--to try to make her own money. By lifting your photos
    and pretending to wholesale (she's not really wholesaling, she's
    trying to create a multilevel marketing scam of her own, with you and
    presumably all the other artists doing all the work) she has shown
    that she's not a viable working partner who can help you grow your
    business. 

    You're being very sweet and diplomatic, but since you're worried
    about it, I think your instincts are right: diplomatically and
    sweetly tell her you appreciate her interest in your art, but that
    you've decided not to do web consignment, which is what she's doing
    -- a "virtual consignment" if you will. If you want to do real
    wholesale, I highly recommend wholesalecrafts.com -- email Anette at
    wholesalecrafts.com for more info. You'll do much better than
    anything with this unethical if nice person!! 

Roseann

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