Originally Posted by mattcalifornia

Sure, it's possible. But for a consignment business? That's really bad. They are supposed to have a book (or, ideally, a computer log) of all consigned goods. Most states have pretty strict regulations for consignment/pawn dealers. My takeaway is that the business is probably selling stuff off books to avoid taxes or screw the consignors. If that's not the case, they are ridiculously disorganized for a business. If you think this is just some innocent mistake by an honest shopkeeper or that consignment shops frequently lose records of consigned goods, we'll just have to disagree.