This orientation covers cosigner inventory and payout protocols from 5/13 going forward. We’re super excited about these new developments and how they will help us help you sell your work!
We recently changed our back end system to SimpleConsign. This post is to help you framiliarize yourself with it and get set up to see your inventory and receive payments.
Are you looking for info on how to Sell your zines, comics and books at Quimby’s?
When you are invited to SimpleConsign: you’ll receive an email from “ConsignerAccess” app@consignoraccess.com
- The email will have:
- Subject: “Quimby’s Bookstore: ConsignorAccess Invitation”
- Your Consigner ID number which will never change. SAVE THIS NUMBER!
- A temporary password which you will be prompted to change
After you login:
- You will be directed to fill out your profile.
- Basic Information:
- This is the name we have on file from when you first consigned with Quimby’s. Feel free to change this to the name you use
- Both Quimby’s and ConsignorAccess hold accounts based on the name of an individual, not a press or imprint or business name.
- Please use the name you use as an individual, or the name of your press’s point of contact.
- Address:
- We do not need your physical address
- We do like to know your city and state or country. Update this if needed.
- We do not need your physical address
- Contact:
- We only need your email address. Update this if needed.
Navigating Your Dashboard:
- Dashboard:
- This represents your share (50%) of all sales after we started using Simple Consign on 4/29/26. Sales prior to that will come in an itemized email but will be added to your SimpleConsign account as a lump sum.
- You can request a payout four months after your last payout or after dashboard hits $500 – whichever comes first.
- This represents your share (50%) of all sales after we started using Simple Consign on 4/29/26. Sales prior to that will come in an itemized email but will be added to your SimpleConsign account as a lump sum.
- Activity:
- This itemizes your sales since 4/29/26
- NOTE: items are rarely discounted. When they are, you are paid 50% of the sale price.
- This itemizes your sales since 4/29/26
- Items:
- This is your inventory: when a title of your hits 1 or 0 you can send us a restock of 5–7 copies based on our current consignment status under “ Sell at Quimby’s” on our website.
- NOTE: Any old title listed as a quantity of 1 (or perpetually staying at 1) is likely at 0. We had to migrate our data with all sold out titles at 1 or they would not populate Simple Consign.
- This is your inventory: when a title of your hits 1 or 0 you can send us a restock of 5–7 copies based on our current consignment status under “ Sell at Quimby’s” on our website.
- Contract:
- Our contract with you is your acknowledgement of terms on the consignment form.
- SimpleACH – this is a secure money transfer service run by SimpleConsign you are making an additional account with
- This is how you will be paid.
- You will be prompted to verify your email address.
- You will be prompted to enter your email and “legal” name – this is the name you use with your bank.
- You will be prompted to enter you name again, account type, account number and routing number.
- This information is available from your bank.
- If you enter your account and routing number correctly is will connect to your bank.
To Get Paid:
- Please email us when your account is set up including bank info.
- It will take 3-5 business days for the transfer to go through.
- You will not see a pending payout or receive an email confirmation.
- For payouts above $50.00 a $2.50 ACH processing fee will be deducted from your total.
QUESTIONS? Email us!
