[Jewelry making - Article 00820] - Re: [Orchid] Wholesaling one-offs

[Kimberly Starbard]

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>>     do not try to intimate in any way that the store owner is
>>     responsible for your work not selling. 

>     I have to disagree here. I have had good and bad experiences with
>     consigning work. On my bad experience: The gallery was local,
>     whenever they would ask for more work, I would deliver it in
>     person. They had many reasons why my work was not "currently" on
>     display. I have no idea how they sold any of it, as it never
>     seemed to be anywhere in sight. I gently told them I was "taking
>     my work in another direction" which is exactly what I should have
>     done. No regrets, no hard feelings. Sometimes the store owners are
>     reponsible for the work not selling, but it is my responsibility
>     to go elsewhere if I am not happy. There are many places to
>     consign my work and if I don't do well at one (for whatever
>     reason) I will do well at another. 

    Lisa, it is quite understandable that you have had a few bad
    experiences with consigning your work. We all have had bad
    experiences and we have all learned from them (one would hope).
    Don't, however, take your own personal experiences and make blanket
    statements about an entire industry. Consignment isn't charity, it's
    a very real business, with very real benefits. They don't consign
    your work at holiday to make themselves look good, they do it to
    make money. Your doing yourself a disservice by completely
    discounting consignment based on some bad apples. There are many new
    business people on this list who read your posts with great
    interest, gleaning all the info they can from your experience. To
    tell them things like "all consignment is charity" and "trust me,
    don't do it" is completely irresponsible and unfair to them. 

    My good experience: I have been consigning my work with a local art
    center for 3 (I think) years now. In the beginning, my work sucked,
    no doubt about it. They were kind, supportive, and offered helpful
    advice. Now that I have caught on (somewhat) and my work (in their
    words) is selling like hotcakes, they are glad they had patience and
    I am grateful for their understanding. It has been a mutually
    supportive relationship. They key is mutual. If you don't respect
    people, they won't respect you. If you hold out on offering any
    support to anyone until they have shown that they can be beneficial
    to you, then you are missing out on some great relationships. 

Kim Starbard
Cove Beads

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