Galen Scott
gscott@weatherforddemocrat.com
Parker County resident Becky Cave is one business-minded mother.
Along with her partner, Mende Feriend, Cave is organizing a huge children’s and maternity goods consignment sale at North Side Baptist Church in Weatherford.
The sales event, open to the public April 4-5, is expected to draw around 250 consignors selling thousands of items, from cribs and strollers to preteen clothing, toys and even adult home furnishings.
Cave and Feriend are among the latest business-minded moms to hop on a national franchise bandwagon called, “Just Between Friends” (JBF). Currently, there are 61 JBF consignment sales operating in 17 states, according to Cave.
Under the JBF business model, local organizers (Cave and Feriend) arrange a sales event and recruit consignors — in most cases, tapping into a wealth of mothers eager to empty their closets of used kids’ stuff.
Consignors price their own items and get to keep the majority of sale proceeds (65-70 percent). After expenses and royalties, the rest is split between the local franchise owners.
In exchange for a $10,500 yearly franchise fee, local sale organizers get a comprehensive operational support package full of marketing ideas and, among other things, a Mastercard/Visa terminal system.
Whatever doesn’t sell goes to charity.
Cave said the Center of Hope organization was selected as her franchise’s local, long-term beneficiary. In addition to unsold children’s and maternity items, Center of Hope benefits from the event’s “$1 or a canned good” admission fee.
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