"At this point I've returned a lot of the stuff I had on consignment, and I'm basically phasing it out," said Mr. Curran, who has since moved his stock to a small garage behind a Wilton hardware store.
People ask for consignment and I say, 'Absolutely not.' "I dream to be in certain shops, but this is a business.
When a Vivienne Tam top was deemed unworthy by one consignment shop, I left with my retail tail between my legs but undeterred, I walked it to another shop, knowing Tam was in demand.
They bring in the most amazing stuff for consignment and I'm always thinking, 'Where did you wear this thing?' ".
Walking into my local consignment store, I took my place in line with the rest of the sellers.
I had this idea that if I opened the biggest, best denim store in the business, and I did it on consignment, it would cost me minimally and be an excellent opportunity for my suppliers.
Silver took a few vintage pieces to sell on consignment — "It's not going to fit anyone, so I don't want to hold on to much of it," he said.
"We were working a hundred hours a week on our last company" — a consignment Web site — "I was taking naps on beanbags".
I never fully integrated into certain aspects of Marin County life: the nail salons, the tennis club (though as a lifelong consignment store shopper, I now dressed in the designer castoffs of my more well-heeled Marin neighbors).
And some McCain supporters with a nose for survival are jumping off of the Republican bandwagon faster than Sarah Palin running to an Alaska consignment shop (yes, I'm talking to you Joe Lieberman).
