The Consignment Republic

For Canadian gift shops

Sell local work.
Skip the spreadsheets.

Point of sale, consignment inventory and artist payouts in one place, built for shops that sell on behalf of local makers.

The register with four pieces in a sale, each showing its code and artist, with GST and PST on separate lines and a Pay by card button.
Sepideh Saba in a gift shop, beside a display of her framed watercolour paintings.

Designed by an artist · Built by a software engineer

Made by someone who's been on both sides of the counter

I'm Sepideh, a software engineer and an artist. My watercolours sell in gift shops across the Lower Mainland, so I know the whole cycle from the artist's side: dropping off new pieces, wondering what sold where, and waiting for the payout statement.

I brought both worlds together to build The Consignment Republic: software that's thoughtfully designed, as easy on the eye as the shops it runs, and made for the way consignment really works.

Sepideh Saba, founder

Inventory

Know what's on the shelf, and whose it is

Every piece has an artist, a short code for the register, a price and a split. See the retail value of your shelves and what you'd owe if it all sold, at a glance.

The inventory page: stock, retail value and amount owed to artists, then a list of products with artist, category, price, split and stock.

Artist statements

Payouts your artists can trust

A clear statement for each artist: what sold, when, at what price, and their share. Print it or save it as a PDF, then mark it paid.

An artist's consignment statement listing each piece sold, the split, what the artist earned and what the shop keeps.

Everything a consignment shop runs on

A till that keeps up

Fast sales at the counter, split payments, cash rounding, email receipts, returns, store credit and gift cards. Card payments go through your own Square Terminal.

Inventory by artist

Every piece belongs to an artist, with its own code, price and stock. Variations, photos and low-stock alerts included. Bring your current items over from Square.

Artist payouts, done for you

Set each artist's split once. Every sale records the artist's share at the moment it happens, so statements are always right and never rewrite themselves.

A page for your artists

Artists see what's in your shop and what sold, and send you drop-offs before they arrive. You check each piece in when it does. No more paper lists.

Canadian taxes, built in

GST, PST, HST and QST set up for your province, kept as separate lines the way your accountant needs them, with an export ready for your books.

Your team, your rules

Run it on your own, or give staff quick PIN sign-in at the counter with roles that control who can do what.

Canadian hostedYour data is stored in Canada.
Keep your Square readerNo new card hardware to buy.
Works on any deviceCounter computer, tablet or phone.

Early partners

Join the republic

We're welcoming a small group of early partner shops to use The Consignment Republic and help shape what comes next. Early partners get a special offer. I'm happy to show you around online, or in person if you're nearby.

Email to book a demo