Flea Market Goods, Scrapping Finds

Originally Posted by miked

My wife and I have many years experience selling at flea markets. I am full of advise but I will try to make it short for now.

Clean everything before you sell it. If its dusty clean while you sell.

Don't over crowd your table, once something sells put something else in that place.

During the sales day rearrange your tables, put the stuff on the back in the front and the stuff in the front in the back. (Why you ask? Customers tend to make more than one trip around a flea market unless it a huge one.)

Bring different things each week, that does not mean replace everything but change it up.

Many to most of the customers are there every week so if you bring the same stuff they may stop and talk but are more likely to buy if you bring new stuff.

Notice what others are selling. Notice that you are selling a lot more than they are because you are following my advise. When they ask you how you are doing(how much did you sell??) never ever tell them. Say "Not bad" or "OK how about you?".

After going week after week you will notice many of the other sellers are not doing well and put out the exact same items on their tables in the exact same spots.

Well that was my short response, there is money to be made at flea markets. Mike

Great advice. I sell on Cl and the bay. I am not setting the world on fire, but I do make a few bucks. Have I considered flea markets? Yes, but the clerk job would cut into the garage sale accumulation time.