Independent Business Owner
Current
Brogle & Knox
-I search estate sales and attend auctions in order to research and collect inventory-I have acquired and sold over 10 pieces of fine jewelry with success using my research skills, computer software resources.-I have developed a growing network that includes gallery owners, professional artists, auction broker, a wholesale jeweler and appraiser, antique appraiser and buyer, multiple rare book dealer and restoration artist, antique furniture restoration service technician and carpenter. - I have been commissioned to search for requested items from gallery owners to customer inquiries. - I have created my own inventory management system that organizes my extensive inventory, tracks sales and buys, and other business modes of operations. - I am an established online seller through Abe Books, an accredited bookkeeper website where I have successfully acquired and sold antiquated adult novels and children’s books turning a profit by the second quarter. I have created legal documents and terms and conditions that are contractually binding - I utilize an established network of local booksellers for restoration advice and direct business sales of my inventory with experts who have been in business over three decades. - I have sold 4 pieces of art to a local acclaimed gallery for a substantial profit- I have been commissioned for two large watercolor original pieces- I continue to grow my inventory in my spare time and am currently developing relationships with art dealers and galleries in New York City in order to navigate the sale of some of my higher valued items- I sell products and do unofficial appraisal of friends and family in order to practice, and I will diagnose and treat any improper storage or management of antiquated items (e.g. treating silverfish infestations in affected and surrounding books, diagnosing conditions that cause warping and other damage, treating any other issues that arise).