Hi, I’m interested in how you use excel for consignment.

Thank you! 

@VR328 Excel is tough for consignment. Lots of cutting and pasting, calculations and trying to provide individual reports for consignors makes it even more difficult. Reach out if you are interested in an integrated solution that uses Square's APIs to create and track inventory and track consignment sales automatically.

www.consignorconnect.com 

Thanks,

Mike

I do not currenty use a consignment program to interface with Square but would love to be put on your Beta list for the Rose platform. Thanks. Laurel

I do not current use a consignment platform but I would like to try  the Rose system.

Domeda 

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It appears that 'Rose' is $100 per month with add-ons for 'emergency weekend hours', exceeding print imitations, and another $75 per month for '1 hour/month Phone Consultation' raising the question, 'What's the distinction between 'Free Unlimited Technical Support' and '$75/month 'New Business Support'? In recent years there has been a rash of new software offerings hoping to secure ongoing fees for 'software as a service'. We've been providing software for consignment businesses since 2001. Best Consignment Shop Software is and has always been 'one payment for lifetime use' which pre-sale has included a live demo, business consultation, software and hardware support, and lots of help with computers, Windows, networks and all things IT related.

Great questions Best Consignment!

$100 per month includes unlimited users and locations. It also includes 5000 label prints using our Kloudprint remote printing platform (printing from a tablet, phone, Chromebook, etc). If you use the local printing function built in as well, there's no extra cost. $75 a month is for consultation services for new businesses with no experience. For those who want to tap into our 20+ years of consignment business experience and 40+ years business experience. Technical support is free and unlimited. Emergency contact info is available to paying customers upon request.  Hope that helps. Please contact me if you anyone is interested in an integrated consignment solution with Square. Thanks!

Barnbros,

Check out our software Rose by Consignor Connect. We offer the only consignment software that integrates with Square. Others claim to work with Square but they are really just forcing Square to do something it wasn't designed to do, causing you to lose features and still doesn't make paying out consignors as easily and efficiently as our software does.

Our website has more detail: https://www.consignorconnect.com

Thanks,

Mike

Rose + Square = Changing the Shape of Consignment

You might try the square portal .  It is a very cost effective solution 

I know Ricochet just released a new version and I believe you can now use their software from a tablet but it doesn't integrate directly with Square. I solve this problem by exporting the items I enter daily and importing them into square. I then mark all items as sold by recreating one big sale the next day in ricochet. 

I didn't like the Rose consignment software for many reasons. Ricochet is $109 a month. I've been using it for 2 years now. 

Twice,

Rose is web-based, so any device with a browser can essentially use Rose. That being said, it is designed for tablet size devices and larger, preferably a computer. Real keyboards are always better than on-screen keyboards for intensive data entry. What sets Rose apart from the many other consignment options out there is the ability to not have to import and export inventory into other software on a daily basis, manually enter sales into another program or try to make Square track things it wasn't really designed to track - consignment. Our integration with Square allows you to use Square to it's full potential - itemized text and email receipts, detailed sales tracking within the dashboard, invoicing, etc. If you are just using Square as a credit card processor, you are missing out!

We own three consignment stores and we grew to a point where we needed legitimate integration because we didn't want to leave Square's marketing and loyalty program. Most shouldn't wait until they are as busy as we were before making the switch. Learn from our mistakes! The sooner you integrate the sooner you can free up those extra daily minutes or even hours (end of month) the sooner you can spend that extra time growing your business!

We are fully bought into Square so as Square expands their API's for developers, we will follow with more feature integration. 

When you are free, schedule a phone call so we can understand your needs and help you determine if Rose would be a good fit for you, as it doesn't help us to sell you on something you that doesn't fit your business. Or you can schedule a walk-through of the software too if you like. 

Our Square Appointment Site

https://square.site/appointments/book/R0A03JE3NZZME/consignor-connect-llc-ashland-ky

Thanks,

Mike

HI Twice. Generally the cost of paying for the use of (not ownership of) a software to be used on a mobile device is around $100 per month (for one user, for one location). The cost goes up for multiple users, multiple locations. "Don't want to go in debt..." On the other hand if you were to purchase a good refurbished computer (w/1 year warranty) for $300 and software for $400 to $600, payments would end (@ $100/mo) after 7 or 9 months. Assuming $100/month for 5 years: $6,000 as compared to a one-time cost of $700 to $900. Best Consignment Shop Software is one payment for lifetime use with no forced monthly or annual payment for support, software, or any other 'expense'[Redacted]

Hello @JanetC. There isn't a way to manage inventory in consignment without using a workaround. A few sellers have posted how they manage consignment sales in a few different threads but this one - Using Square for Consignment Sales is a good place to start!