From sleeping in a park at night as a homeless child to owning one of the finest high-end resale shops in the country, Sue McCarthy said she always had aspirations for better circumstances.
Now the entrepreneur, star of the television series 鈥淩esale Royalty鈥� and founder of The Vault Luxury Resale in Brentwood has published a book,
On Monday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air, she gave host Don Marsh a taste of how she went from relative obscurity to being 鈥� as she puts it 鈥� not famous, but 鈥渁 little bit fame-ish.鈥�
After years of odd jobs 鈥� including selling candy from the dumpster behind a candy factory and styling the hair of cadavers at a local funeral home 鈥� McCarthy finally found her calling.
鈥淚 had always shopped [at] thrift stores, rummage sales, yard sales,鈥� she said. 鈥淎nd then I heard about this thing called a consignment shop.鈥�
She loved the consignment shop concept. However, when she saw one for the first time she was struck by the carelessly placed items and overcrowded merchandise.
She thought, 鈥淚 know that I can do this, but I can do it better.鈥�
Thus, McCarthy鈥檚 St. Louis-based, multimillion-dollar resale empire Vault Luxury Resale was born. Today, the store boasts an extensive roster of high-end clientele and a diverse panoply of luxury commodities.
The new book sheds light on the glamorous world of high-end retail.
鈥淥ur daily life is fascinating,鈥� said McCarthy.
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