Hi All, I've got a retail shop here with local and global art, and I'm about to expand into a bigger, better space with tons more foot-traffic. I'll be able to increase the number of consigned artists I carry, and I think it's time to get a better system for recording sales and payments to the consignees. I've got a perfectly workable system now, but it's all hand-recorded, and I'm looking for something more like an Excel-type system combined with QuickBooks...I know there's programs that track pieces when sold and print out records of remaining inventory...anyone have anything that's not $500? Or ideas on how to construct my own, say, in Office Pro (Excel etc.)? Any hints or guidance would be most appreciated.
Thanks
lisa

Without direct experience, the best I can suggest is doing some online searches for "consignment store software"

The google search (link below) gave some interesting prospects...
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGGL,GGGL:2006-17,GGGL:en&q=consignment+store+software

Graydon
Marlin Creek - Idea Seeds
http://marlincreek.com

Here is a discussion forum that might be able to help you. It's primarily for resale consignment shops but you might find some helpful info for tracking inventory here:
http://tgtbt.com/w-agora/index.php3

Sylvia
http://businessplanmentor.com
Business plan and start up resources