Showing posts with label consignment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label consignment. Show all posts

Friday, April 16, 2010

Customers are Improving the Industry...one great find at a time!

Higher quality & better condition has been a difficult standard to cultivate.  Over the last 20 years we were continuously tempted by the industry's tendency to accept a low standard because there was always plenty of stuff... 1) there and 2) cheap.  Just because something is there and cheap doesn't mean someone will want, need or simply desire to have it.  All too often, that approach creates a shop where the few "good" items are overshadowed by the cluttered, build up of unwanted, well...stuff.

How many shops have evoked an unconscious "recoil" that has lead to your early exit?  We have been fortunate to have developed a meaningful relationship with most of our customers which has prompted us to listen and respond to what they want, need and often, simply desire.



In recent years we have been truly blessed with an abundance of fantastic merchandise that continues to improve our ability to serve our customers.  We thank all who have contributed to this evolution...one unique and great find at a time!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

The "Stuff Bell Curve" and the 3 Stages

While we concentrate on being an advocate for our customers we’ve noticed that they transition through three basic stages and we help them to explore their options whether they are:
1) gathering
2) changing
3) distributing
their quality, prized possessions. Picture it as a kind of bell curve that slowly arcs along a person’s life cycle and it is common for all kinds of folks to need help and for different reasons. We have found that although most are very proficient within their own field of expertise they usually need a bit of help when it comes to one or all three stages of the “Stuff Bell Curve.”


The desire to create and maintain a “home” and its decor can easily become anything from a mundane grind to an overwhelming endeavor. Options are myriad and choices must be made and are usually best made with the aid of a trusted advisor. Whether that advisor is a friend, family member, a decorator/designer or a certain, familiar shop keeper…with whom you have a deep sense of confidence…oh and, of course, trust!

We believe trust is best achieved over time and where the exchange of ideas and goods is open and honest. Pushing an extrinsic sale or promoting impulsive buying can prematurely shorten the development of a long term relationship. A good conversation along with some listening and thoughtful consideration will usually result in better decisions. Nothing builds trust better than a good choice that provides long term satisfaction!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

We Accept Quality Furniture Consignments & Other Objects of Value!

WE INVITE YOU TO CONSIGN YOUR ANTIQUE AND QUALITY VINTAGE FURNITURE WITH US!


EMAIL PICTURES TO: service@wrenthamantiques.com




We have helped homeowners, professional restorers and antiques dealers to sell their antique & vintage furniture as well as other unique objects of value for the last 20 years. We have created a community of sellers & buyers that are interested in the quality of each other's experience during every transaction. The sellers are committed to offering for sale items that the buyers can purchase with confidence, take home and display with pride. The buyers, over the course of years of repeat purchases, have come to appreciate the effort and knowlege that goes into the supply, reconditioning and display offered by the sellers.