This is a vent post. And perhaps I should chalk it up to my ignorance of what maybe normal business practices.
I recently sold a ukulele to a seller that was to go for consignment and was wondering about others experiences. What led me to write was my negative experience of telling myself it’s a lesson learned. I shipped a ukulele to the selling store agreeing to their commission/percentage of the sale price fee. It arrived unharmed and I was told the ukulele appeared to be in very good condition. I was then told there would be a $99 fee for their repair department to examine the instrument. I told them it would have been nice to have known that beforehand. We negotiated and I sold them the ukulele. So now I know to ask are there any other fees,etc. And of course it’s not the end of the world but if you get the old commercial reference, “I could have had a V-8.”
I’m wondering should I have known better that is how consignment works? Thanks for your help.
I recently sold a ukulele to a seller that was to go for consignment and was wondering about others experiences. What led me to write was my negative experience of telling myself it’s a lesson learned. I shipped a ukulele to the selling store agreeing to their commission/percentage of the sale price fee. It arrived unharmed and I was told the ukulele appeared to be in very good condition. I was then told there would be a $99 fee for their repair department to examine the instrument. I told them it would have been nice to have known that beforehand. We negotiated and I sold them the ukulele. So now I know to ask are there any other fees,etc. And of course it’s not the end of the world but if you get the old commercial reference, “I could have had a V-8.”
I’m wondering should I have known better that is how consignment works? Thanks for your help.