by Chris Malta & Robin Cowie
Thrift shops and consignment stores
can be excellent sources for your product inventory — they always have
fresh items to pick through and you can find some great pieces for
rock-bottom prices. • Consignment stores, are commission-based. People
bring in products for the store to sell on commission — what doesn’t
sell is returned to the owner. • Thrift stores are often ‘not for
profit’ and get most of their goods via donations. In comparing the
two, thrift stores are typically more willing (and able) to bargain
with you simply because they have more room to do so.
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