Monday, March 31, 2008

We won...

We are so proud to announce that we were recently notified that we won an international consignment contest sponsored by TGTBT.com
Patricia, our shops manager submitted an essay on how TGTBT, the manual and website helped Oncore to become what is is today!
We won a years free listing at howtoconsign.com as well as a month on the same site featuring our shop
Here is our winning essay
Tgtbt did not help me, it saved me.
In 2006, I was given the opportunity to manage & completely run a consignment shop.
Sounds great? Yep, except for one small problem, I was only ever in a consignment shop once & had no consigning or management experience.
Of course I said yes! I needed to figure out all I could about the consignment industry because we would open in two weeks.
I did an internet search & came across many cheesy looking ebooks & consignment information offers for the bounty of my first child.
Finally, I saw a friendly face, a normal looking unpretentious web site, my saving grace, Kate Holmes.
I called the owner of the shop and said I needed $69.95 for a manual that would teach me all I needed to know. I followed up by saying, "if this does not work, you could take the manual total from my first check"
I could not wait for the manual to arrive. I began to read and research every bit of tgtbt sharing boards. I took notes on what I needed to do to make this business run as smooth as possible.
The manual arrived, I cracked it open and I knew in that instant I would be okay. I never turned back. I refer daily to the manual, pdf's & sharing.
Tgtbt and a lot of hard work contribute to our success!
I was given an opportunity, Tgtbt gave me the chance of a lifetime!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I just love your shop and the friendliness when I walk through your door...not to mention all the great treasures. Keep up the good work girls :)