Re: Anyone ever set up at the flea market?
Posted by Kenzi on April 2, 2003 at 12:24:52:
In reply to: Anyone ever set up at the flea market? posted by Erika on April 2, 2003 at 10:18:43:
I have tried fairs like this before and found the same mentality:bargain hunting. Nothing wrong with that mentality, but it may not
be good for what you are offering. I would suggest that before
you invest $400 in this see if you can do a weekend, or 1 day,
just to see what it's like.
I did a flea market like this in Manhattan in a very upscale,
expensive shopping neighborhood, thinking that shoppers
would stop by and be delighted by my stuff. In reality it seemed
that the minute they walked in they adopted the standard
mentality, tried to get me to bargain my prices down etc. For me
it just wasn't worth it. The fair I did had mostly "antiques" with
some people selling handicrafts; this was probably a pretty good
mix; if it had been nothing but "antiques" I would have done even
more poorly.
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