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Too Good to be Threw, The Premiere Web Site for Consignment, Resale & Thrift shop owners

 

 

Our Products for the Professional Resaler make YOU more money

Written specifically written for consignment, thrift, and resale shopkeepers and managers, TGtbT's Products actually started in 1983 with the Too Good to be Threw Resale Industry Newsletter, which was published for 20 years until superceded by this site. 

Kate Holmes, author of the manual and all the other Products of the Professional Resaler. For why you can trust Kate's knowledge, click.In 1988 Kate wrote the first edition of Too Good to be Threw: The Complete Operations Manual for Consignment Shops. Recently Kate added information on buying outright in the revised and expanded Too Good to be Threw: The Complete Operations Manual for Resale & Consignment ShopsRead the Introduction and check out the Table of Contents
We think you'll agree that the Manual will be your
first TG resource on your business-growth shelf... but not your last!
 

The best articles from the newsletter are now available in two of our Products, Used News and The Best of Too Good to be Threw. Both these publications and our dozens of other aids can give you a head-start on your competition. Every single Product is developed exclusively for the resale industry and each will save you time, money and effort. They are proven profit- and image-builders. Choose how profitable you want to be at our on-line shop

What's a PDQ Download?

Get your Products Pretty Darn Quick (PDQ), no shipping costs, right in your computer to read or print out! Our downloads are in PDF format. Most Products for the Professional Resaler are available as PDQs, as indicated on our Shop page with

If you don't have Acrobat Reader, get it here free. (Quick, easy, and useful.) PDF files reside in your computer, where you can read it on screen and/or print it out for off-line use. To feel comfortable with Acrobat Reader (or simply to test that you do have Acrobat on your machine), here's our Catalog of Products for the Professional Resaler file that will show up fine on your screen and allow you to print it out.

PDQs are personally e-mailed to you as a file attachment. This is NOT an automated procedure, so you will NOT get it instantaneously. You will get it PDQ; Pretty Darn Quick, directly from Kate's fingertips to yours, usually within less than 12 hours (unless it's bedtime.) Your PDQs are sent "by hand" for several reasons: it assures your purchase is free of problems, it allows Kate to add a personal note, and it keeps our Products at a modest price which saves you money. Please note: Your PDQs will be sent only to the e-mail you use on Pay Pal, so monitor that e-mail address for your order to arrive. Because these files are non-tangible irrevocable goods we do not issue refund after the product is shipped. PDQs cannot be resent to a second address.

Once you have your PDQs, read them on screen or click the little printer icon on Adobe to print it out. Then take it to your most comfy chair, get out your highlighter, and enjoy! Get Acrobat Reader

What should I buy?

Why PayPal?

Kate wanted a payment service that both she and her customers could feel comfortable with and trust. While Kate doesn't feel like she's a "stranger" to you, making a purchase with the PayPal Shopping Cart is safer and more secure for you since you never burden Kate with your credit card number. Plus, PayPal accepts a wide variety of credit cards.

For new buyers, signing up for a PayPal account is totally optional. Signing up only means that PayPal saves your info for future purchases. If you don't like that, just opt for "use credit card". (Note: if you select "use my bank account", your order will be delayed by PayPal until your check clears. Their decision, not mine.) Why would you want a PayPal account? It's easy, fairly painless, quick, and safe. And you can use a PayPal account for all sorts of things. To learn more about PayPal, visit their website

How Does The PayPal Shopping Cart Work? While you're making your selections, you will be using a secure PayPal page as your Shopping Cart. The Shopping Cart allows you to purchase multiple items at the same time without having to enter personal info over and over. When you click on the "Add to Cart" button next to the item, you will see your selections on a secure page hosted by PayPal. If you're still a bit nervous shopping online, check out the URL of the Shopping Cart page and you'll see that it's a secure (beginning with https) PayPal URL window.

You can delete any item at any time, so go ahead and click on things you think you want. You can review your shopping cart by clicking any of the "View Cart" buttons in our shop. When you're ready to check out, review what you've ordered in your Shopping Cart, then click "check out." 

It's important to verify that the email and physical address you have on file with PayPal is current. Your order can only be sent to your address of record, so check that it's right! 

Shipping Costs

There is no shipping charge for any PDQ Product. Shipping costs are automatically applied for hard-copy Products only, for orders to the US. Your PDQ Products do not influence the automatic shipping charge. Canadian orders and Non-US/ non-Canada orders, see below.

Shipping for hard-copy Products:
For orders up to $30.99   $3.95
Order $31 to $50.99   $5.95
Order $51 to $80.99   $7.95
Order $81 and up   $9.95

Canadian orders: Click the "Add Canadian postage surcharge" button once at any time during purchase on our Shop page. This adds $3 US to the standard shipping.
International (Non-US/non-Canada) orders: Click the "Add International postage surcharge" button while shopping at Shop. This adds $15 US to the standard shipping.

Also, please note: Pay Pal is the preferred method of payment, because it's fastest. But if you use an e-check with Pay Pal, your order will be delayed by Pay Pal for 4-5 days until your check clears. That's their policy, not mine. Use a credit card with Pay Pal for fastest service. Rather use another way to pay?

How does Kate know all this stuff?

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