Is progressive pricing a key to turning over antiques inventory?

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Local vintage shops and second-hand stores are
turning to progressive pricing to turn over some of their stale inventory (or to prevent inventory from becoming stale in the first place).

Progressive pricing offers steep discounts with each passing
week, in some cased with dates and corresponding prices printed right on the tags.

What do you
think about this idea to move shop inventory? We wonder, is it time to introduce this idea to an antiques shop environment or would it lessen the appeal of a precious object, leading to more pressure on dealers to “take one for the team?”

We’d love to hear your thoughts at atnews@fwmedia.com or in the comments section below. You can event leave your comment on our Facebook page by clicking the logo below!

-posted by Eric Bradley

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One thought on “Is progressive pricing a key to turning over antiques inventory?”

  1. Is it a good idea to offer a progressive discount on Antique shop items? ……. No.

    It’s not a new idea. It has never worked. It’s the beginning of a downward spiral if one has to do that.

    The customer usually progressively prices on his own anyway by saying…. "Can you do a little better on this price?"

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