If you have a consignment system already, why change?

Keep in mind that the OTC is highly configurable because of its open-architecture design. We think its possible to "be all things to all people". That means we'll program a feature (or variation of an existing one) and give you control - turning it on, shutting it off or changing the way it behaves. YOU choose the configuration for each sale (or use what you've configured in the past). Configure Dropoff, Volunteering, Number of Sellers, Min/Max price, Fees, Tag Type, etc. based on what you want for that sale.

• Change sale categories, category titles, order, etc in the item entry drop-downs. Use all 5 or just require a price. Have a Children's sale this month, a Boutique Women's Sale the next, sell Farm Equipment the month after that. Just call out the category that you want for the sale you're setting up.
  
  
• Design custom email formats sent to seller based on their actions in the system use the defaults. Control what emails your sellers get. Designate up to six CC: or BC: recipients.
  
  
• Configure unique HTML text on your OTC web pages, so your sellers and volunteers can see regular or special instructions, follow links to pertinent information etc.
  
  
• Send emails to your sellers, volunteers, mailing list and selected individuals. (yawn!) BUT - Email body, date, time and distribution list is saved for future reference or use.
Put your email marketing campaign in place in advance, choose the dates/times your want each email sent and forget about it.


• Secure, efficient and quick data transfer from web to PC management system. Just push a button on the PC.
  
  
• Carry all the data on your laptop. Make changes without an internet connection and synchronize them when convenient.
  
  
• Run mailing labels, manual forms and a plethora of reports (we design about 10 new ones per month!) directly from your desktop with no internet connection required!
  
  
  
• YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN USING INVENTORY, OR NOT USING INVENTORY. our system uses "Tag Wins" logic at the checkout, which means:
  
  
  • If the item isn't found in inventory, you can choose whether to allow the sale.
    
    
  • You can use tags with a full barcode, the seller's number in the barcode, or choose not to use a barcode at all!
    
    
  • Have users that aren't computer literate, or low on time?
    Generate tags on site at the sale ON DEMAND, saving them the hassle, and simply and easily eliminating problems such as home printer malfunctions.
    
    
    
  • You have the option to allow sellers to change the prices of items on the floor during the sale!
    This creates a real time selling enviroment, making your items fly off the floor!
    
    
  • Want to add a seller's items in the middle of a sale? No problem! You have the ability to "Reload" your sale in real time, allowing you to move items to the floor, increasing your volume of sales.
    
    
  • All sale information is reported back to the seller's web account, regardless of tag used.
  Remember, you don't have to do these things. You can turn on the equivalent of "full inventory" so it works like what you have now.
  
  
• You can set up a "self check-in" for your sellers, saving you time and stress.
  
  
• You can verify that the web inventory matches what the seller brings to the floor with our supporting guarantee programs. The seller can do this work at the sale to support your program or to verify that what's on their list from the web system matches what they've brought.
  
  
• You can quickly expand the number of checkout stations based on your buyer volume, keeping your lines to a minimum.
  
  
• We can use tags from other systems and sales, streamlining the process of transferring to our system.
  
  
• We respect the territory you've built with your sale, meaning we won't sell to a competing sale in your area once you buy from us.

We're adding features to both the web and desktop versions of the program all the time. Which leads us to the second point we listed in the introduction above:

We thought long and hard about making a commitment to provide software and services to the Consignment Sale industry. We've been successful in the technology hardware / software / service business for a long time mostly selliing barcode, POS and other AIDC products. Luckily, we've been blessed to be able to predict changes in that market. If there's one uncompromising "rule" we've seen, that rule is you need to have "change" built into your plans.

We're commited to making the OTC system the "industry leader". If we can convince you that our rule above is true, then by definition we're not selling a finished product that does everything you may need as defined by a snapshot taken today. We recognise that your requirements and the technology that can support them change fast. If we can't support your requirements or introduct you to new technolgies that mean less time / more customers / more profits, someone else will.

You're invited on the journey. You can be sure as the "new guy", we'll work twice as hard for you than anyone else you can find. Our system might not be able to do what you want to do today, but we're really good at understanding what you want to do, and translating that into a feature set in our software.

We're incorporating refinements of existing features all the time, so here's a partial list of major new features that are in work:

• Dual use of the OTC as both a seasonal venued event system and a "brick and motar" consignment shop point-of-sale system
• Seamless integration of OTC data into Intuit and Peachtree accounting products
• Sales management functions of OTCW on mobile phones
• Seler only option to OTCW
• Flex-Check payment processing integration

If you want to be able to have your "special" process built into your software, that's what we do.