Why every item needs its own price
Second-hand has no price list. Why clear rules, comparable prices and a second opinion beat gut feeling.
Donations under control: five rules for charity shops
Donated goods cost nothing – which is exactly why they are hard to control. Five rules that protect your team and your donors.
Donated goods arrive without an invoice. That is a gift – and a challenge: what is not recorded cannot be traced. In the end nobody knows for sure whether a valuable piece was priced right, sold or taken home. Clear rules protect not only your income but your team as well.
1 Every item is recorded
Not just the valuable ones. A photo and a number are enough for everyday items. Recording only selected items invites the interesting ones to go unrecorded.
2 Clear limits for personal decisions
Staff and volunteers price everyday items up to a fixed limit themselves. Above it, someone with more experience decides. The limit belongs in the system, not in people’s heads.
3 A referral is final
Once someone has sent an item to a valuer, they cannot take it back. This protects against the suspicion that valuable items are being “talked down”.
4 The price comes from the system
Labels are printed, not written. A handwritten sticker is quickly changed – a label from the system is not.
5 Deviations need a reason
Anyone who prices well below a suggestion gives a reason; for large deviations, a second person confirms. That is not mistrust – it is accountability.
How go2markt.de helps
go2markt.de applies these rules every day: recording with photos, limits per role, a referral to a valuer that cannot be undone, labels only from the system and a complete history for every item.