[Jewelry making - Article 00895] - Re: [Orchid] Wholesaling one-offs

[Lisa Bialac-Jehle]

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    James had the right tack. Consignment is a loan. If you can afford
    it, and you trust the store, then go for it. I sell to too many
    places to do any consignment. I do not have a large studio with
    multiple employees, so keeping track of my loans would be left up to
    the individual stores/galleries. No doubt I would forget where the
    heck I had the stuff., but then that's me. 

    As I said...sigh...and will say again..sigh...no buyer can
    successfully and continually buy outside of their own personal style,
    taste or experience no matter what they think they are doing. Why on
    earth would they want to?? I am never going to be able to accurately
    buy for Zales, because that is so very removed from my sensibility.
    Nor could I accurately buy for the Serbian Gallery store down the
    road. Same problem. I might be able to fake it up to a point, but
    unfortunately, I bring ME along with me to buy. Can't work with style
    variables I have never met and might not love. Just a fact. People
    are more successful dealing with what is pleasing to them, and
    especially successful with a style that they have a true passion for.
    Buying for what you think someone's style might be is exquisitely
    limited. 

    Not sure where the "entitled" thing came in, I seem to have missed
    that aspect in virtually everyone's post. Most of us are just
    hardworking, be it store or artist. Selling is always a partnership,
    you are right, but I am still not in a position to make loans. In
    consignment, the r i s k, is mine alone. I for one, am not
    sufficiently organized to do it. 

    I love Hap..he has done my photos for the past 12 years give or take
    a few months. Thanks for the offer of help, I guess after 14 years of
    making stuff, winning a few useless awards, paying off my house and
    staying ever so marginally afloat for this long, I can always use
    another shoulder to collapse...I mean lean on.....lol.... 

    Goat wrestling tix available next spring. I will add you to my
    growing list. In the mean time, have the wife untwist those britches
    for ya......Sorry about the flood thing..I can relate. 

    Lisa, (so why am I spending time working on a web site instead of
    grinding out more work before the shows????) Topanga, CA USA 


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