Richard Birnbaum

Richard Birnbaum is a master of long experience in the retail world who knows where the sources lie, what folks want to buy, and where the deals are to be made.  His latest venture, ShopWorn.com is an ecommerce site that proffers top-line luxury watches, jewelry, and accessories for a mere fraction of their retail costs.  As Richard explains, “Our designer, brand-name items are designer display models that are not pre-owned, but have been gently handled within the store…they are shopworn.”  Exactly how, and from whom, his company is able to acquire such ultimate brand name accessories for the discerning buyer is an innovative tale of resale and retail.

Previous enterprises in Richard’s colorful career include setting up trade deals with Soviet-nation-based clothing manufacturers which entailed transporting himself and goods through the iron curtain.  With Eastman Kodak, he established a counter-trade, currency exchange system involving a trade triangle that sold camera film in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, in exchange for clothing made within those nations.  “It’s all a matter of finding the reliable source and a place of sale,” Birnbaum says modestly.

To learn more about Richard Birnbaum, visit www.ShopWorn.com