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Flea Market Treasures & More
Thursday, March 13, 2008
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Monday, January 7, 2008
Start a Flea Market Business
So you just gotta have a storefront business.
Why not start a flea market business?
Flea markets are entrepreneurial hotspots. You could most likely do some market research into what people want to buy and what they are buying at your local flea market.
Over 500,000 vendors sell from America’s 5,000 flea markets. There are 150,000,000 people who shop at flea markets annually.
Here are the reasons you may want to open your start a flea market business before starting a traditional business, taking the plunge and signing a long term building lease.
a. Flea markets offer a low cost entry into business
Get your sales tax license and a county business license and you are virtually ready to go. You can rent a booth for a day, a weekend or by the month. If it doesn’t work out, you’re out of there without losing thousands.
b. Flea markets are great for part time entrepreneurs.
You may be holding down a part or full time job and need the income. No problem. Start a flea market business on the weekend or work the flea market daytime and work a job nighttime.
c. Flea markets are a great place to liquidate merchandise.
Let’s say you have a great source of slightly blemished goods at a cheap price. The flea market may be just the place to liquidate them.
d. The flea market may become your full time business.
Many an entrepreneur decided to try something new and liked the flea market so well that they just stayed there and never move on to a storefront elsewhere.
e. Flea markets are great for niche marketers.
Let’s say you just want to sell something like pickles, handmade pretzels, dog collars, or a specialized clothing. It may be hard to build a storefront around a niche. With the flea market traffic that is already there it could work.
f. Start with virtually no advertising.
Just business cards and maybe flyers and you are ready to go. The flea market has already advertised so you have immediate traffic. Now just be friendly and engage the customers and let’s make some sales.
g. Start with very little capital.
Flea markets allow someone with just a trunkload of merchandise to get started. I have a good friend who went to prison due to a partnership dispute. When he reentered society he had next to nothing. With a small purchase of liquidated goods he was able to build larger every week with his profits. Today he has a large flea market business and also wholesales to other dealers.
h. Give yourself a plan B.
Start a flea market Business.
I have a relative whose wife has a good job and expects a good retirement. In today's market, even her government job is at risk. She started her own jewelry business as a hedge against a possible layoff. She works flea markets, small shows and eBay to build her business, which was started with minimal outlay of funds.
i. Start with minimal business fixtures.
Usually just a table, a couple chairs and possibly some display racks and you have all you need to display your goods at the flea market. You can continue to improve things as you build your business from week to week.
j. A good add on for the Home Business Entrepreneur.
Some of us don’t like to be tied down to a regular work week. Most flea markets offer all kinds of different business models. Some are only open weekends and others offer the option to have a storefront open a full work week. Some entrepreneurs like to have their schedule flexible. This is harder to do in a traditional brick and mortar business without hiring employees.
So what do you do to get ready?
First, visit the flea market you may want to sell at.
Talk to the vendors. Check out the traffic. Check out the cost of a booth. Some flea markets are online and you can do much of your research ahead of time.
Get your licenses. If you’re not sure what you need ask some of the vendors at the market. They will know, as most of them will have the licenses.
Get your tables, chairs, merchandise, price labels, snacks, cooler for drinks and so on ready ahead of time. Get some ones, fives and change. You can use a cash bag, a nail belt, fanny pack or a cash register to keep a control on the cash.
Get a good nights sleep and get to the flea market early to set up. That way you’ll have time to make a quick run back if you forgot something or have a snag setting up.
Good luck as you Start a Flea Market Business.
Darryl Van Kirk has been self employed the majority of his life and working from home 9 of the last 10 years. One of his current projects is the web site resource: start-a-work-at-home-business.com His newest business is Discount Grocery and More A Discount Grocery Store in Johnson City, Tn. He is also involved in other home based business ventures.
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Why not start a flea market business?
Flea markets are entrepreneurial hotspots. You could most likely do some market research into what people want to buy and what they are buying at your local flea market.
Over 500,000 vendors sell from America’s 5,000 flea markets. There are 150,000,000 people who shop at flea markets annually.
Here are the reasons you may want to open your start a flea market business before starting a traditional business, taking the plunge and signing a long term building lease.
a. Flea markets offer a low cost entry into business
Get your sales tax license and a county business license and you are virtually ready to go. You can rent a booth for a day, a weekend or by the month. If it doesn’t work out, you’re out of there without losing thousands.
b. Flea markets are great for part time entrepreneurs.
You may be holding down a part or full time job and need the income. No problem. Start a flea market business on the weekend or work the flea market daytime and work a job nighttime.
c. Flea markets are a great place to liquidate merchandise.
Let’s say you have a great source of slightly blemished goods at a cheap price. The flea market may be just the place to liquidate them.
d. The flea market may become your full time business.
Many an entrepreneur decided to try something new and liked the flea market so well that they just stayed there and never move on to a storefront elsewhere.
e. Flea markets are great for niche marketers.
Let’s say you just want to sell something like pickles, handmade pretzels, dog collars, or a specialized clothing. It may be hard to build a storefront around a niche. With the flea market traffic that is already there it could work.
f. Start with virtually no advertising.
Just business cards and maybe flyers and you are ready to go. The flea market has already advertised so you have immediate traffic. Now just be friendly and engage the customers and let’s make some sales.
g. Start with very little capital.
Flea markets allow someone with just a trunkload of merchandise to get started. I have a good friend who went to prison due to a partnership dispute. When he reentered society he had next to nothing. With a small purchase of liquidated goods he was able to build larger every week with his profits. Today he has a large flea market business and also wholesales to other dealers.
h. Give yourself a plan B.
Start a flea market Business.
I have a relative whose wife has a good job and expects a good retirement. In today's market, even her government job is at risk. She started her own jewelry business as a hedge against a possible layoff. She works flea markets, small shows and eBay to build her business, which was started with minimal outlay of funds.
i. Start with minimal business fixtures.
Usually just a table, a couple chairs and possibly some display racks and you have all you need to display your goods at the flea market. You can continue to improve things as you build your business from week to week.
j. A good add on for the Home Business Entrepreneur.
Some of us don’t like to be tied down to a regular work week. Most flea markets offer all kinds of different business models. Some are only open weekends and others offer the option to have a storefront open a full work week. Some entrepreneurs like to have their schedule flexible. This is harder to do in a traditional brick and mortar business without hiring employees.
So what do you do to get ready?
First, visit the flea market you may want to sell at.
Talk to the vendors. Check out the traffic. Check out the cost of a booth. Some flea markets are online and you can do much of your research ahead of time.
Get your licenses. If you’re not sure what you need ask some of the vendors at the market. They will know, as most of them will have the licenses.
Get your tables, chairs, merchandise, price labels, snacks, cooler for drinks and so on ready ahead of time. Get some ones, fives and change. You can use a cash bag, a nail belt, fanny pack or a cash register to keep a control on the cash.
Get a good nights sleep and get to the flea market early to set up. That way you’ll have time to make a quick run back if you forgot something or have a snag setting up.
Good luck as you Start a Flea Market Business.
Darryl Van Kirk has been self employed the majority of his life and working from home 9 of the last 10 years. One of his current projects is the web site resource: start-a-work-at-home-business.com His newest business is Discount Grocery and More A Discount Grocery Store in Johnson City, Tn. He is also involved in other home based business ventures.
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Great New Online Flea Market Just For Moms
You have got to check out this . It is called Mommy Auctions and I love it. You sign up for free, you list your items for free, and you only have a small final value fee to pay. How great is that??
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
A Lesson At The Flea Market
Author: V. Raposo
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For those of you that don't know, I started my business 9 years ago at the flea market. I think back of all the fun that I had and when I started selling off odds and ends that I had around the house.
After being there for a while I noticed something quickly, that I could buy certain products from the "newbies" who were coming in and then throw it on my table for more $ and voila a valuable lesson.
This is what I did for 2 years! I went through my second pregnancy spending every weekend at the flea market. I got bit by the flea market bug.
I kept my tables set up for each weekend and had a following of customers. When people saw that I had unique items, they kept coming back to check out what I had.
Now fast forward 9 years and no, I'm not selling at the flea market anymore. That was before I knew about eBay. So what is the recent valuable lesson I learned recently from the flea market?
My husband loves framing pictures, he went to school for it, got the equipment, and now does framing for friends, family, and co-workers. It's a fun hobby that he's turned into an extra stream of income for our family.
Recently, we've been going to the flea market on the weekends, it's still in our blood. lol. Often you'll find companies that want to off load product, maybe it's slightly damaged, etc. Well, he made a contact with a man who was willing to sell frames to him for so dirt cheap, only because of a mark here or there that we can easily paint over.
Now we are able to pass those savings onto others and at the same time have some great frames for ourselves.
All of this got me thinking about how I can hand over this lesson to you.
As an auction seller you might have not thought of the flea market being a great place to get products, but here's some great tips that I learned from those flea market days:
1) If you want to get the "best" finds, you need to go looking at the market first thing in the morning, even while they're all still setting up. And of course before the other sellers have a chance to purchase from new vendors. This usually means being there around 630am on Sunday.
2)A lot of times what happens at the end of the day is people have made most of their money so they are willing to off load their items at a cheap price or even give it away to you. Just go and hang out when people start packing up, and I'm sure you'll hear some sellers shouting out "5.00 for the rest." They don't want to carry anything home, especially if they don't regularly set up at the flea market. (Our flea market here is so popular that I know a guy that's been selling there for 8 yrs and still can't get a "regular" spot.)
3)Approach the owner of the flea market, let him know that if sellers leave anything behind that you're willing to grab it up. Now, don't be choosy, because he would rather donate it, than sit with a fussy person. So, if you offer this then be prepared to take most or all of what he's offering.
4)If you find someone that has a great product for sale approach them and exchange phone numbers, maybe he'll want to just sell straight to you, and that saves him some time from having to set up at the flea market. (it's a great motivator)
5)Take it a step further, and offer to sell their items on eBay for them. You'll often find retailers who frequent selling at the flea market to get rid of extras they can't sell in their store.
A tip to remember when going to the flea market, keep in mind of the eBay prices of certain items. Look for unique gift items, cds, dvds, clothing,
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/a-lesson-at-the-flea-market-13780.html
About the Author:
Vera Raposo has been making a living with online auctions since 1997. With thousands of completed auctions under her belt, Vera is now sharing some of her best auction strategies in a free 90-minute interview at http://www.auctionstrategists.com/special
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Monday, August 20, 2007
A Fun Way to Make Money on the Weekends
Looking for a way to make some extra money, meet lots of interesting people or maybe looking for a way to launch your new business? Perhaps your goal is just to work on a part-time basis two or three days out of a week. Consider a swap meet, flea market, or craft show. These opportunities are loads of fun attracting lots of bargain shoppers who are willing to support you. Every city has them. It’s only a matter of locating them. I guarantee you that you will not have to look long or hard before you are able to find several within a short distance from your home. Chances are you probably have been to a flea market or swap meet. Have you never considered that this would be something you could do and enjoy? There are several opportunities to pursue.
Types of Vendor Opportunities:
Outdoor Swap Meets/Flea Markets-These usually have large variety of merchandise. Here you can find high end items like TV’s and appliances to small items like fashion jewelry. You may also find used merchandise. People who attend these are usually are looking for big discounts.
Indoor Malls-These attract the more professional class and savvy shopper. The displays are more organized in appearance. You will see booths and each vendor will more than likely specialize in a line of product.
Craft Fairs-These maybe held inside or outside. You’ll find them in parking lots, schools, churches, parks, etc. Sometimes they are fundraisers. Merchandise will range from homemade to high ticket items.
Benefits
Fun way to make extra money on weekends.
Meet lots of interesting people.
Can be a great launching pad for your business.
Simple Steps to Getting Started
Check out local newspapers, magazines, word of mouth.
Make contact with the group or organization.
Reserve a table or booth-a fee may be involved.
Get a list of rules and regulations and become familiar with them.
Select your merchandise.
Supplies
One folding table
A cash box, with small bills and change
A clean tablecloth
A calculator
Your price list
An order book to write receipts
Plenty of business cards
The Big Day Arrives
You want to be prepared when the day arrives. If you have done your homework ahead of time the day will go rather smoothly without encountering too many problems. Here are some things you will want to accomplish.
Find your space and set up.
Decide on your bottom line price. This would be your lowest price you would be willing to take.
Be prepared to take checks.
Record the name, address, and phone number of customers
It is always a good idea to take someone with you to handle the cashbox while you deal with the sales.
Rehearse your set up at home. Set up your display and plan the most attractive arrangement before the show.
While you are counting your money reorder merchandise especially those items that have sold well, build your mailing list and send out follow-ups and thank yous. The main thing that I want to get across is while this is work, also have a good time. Enjoy the interesting people you meet. Once you establish your customer base, they will become your repeat customers.
My name is Marjorie Malone. I have always had an entrepreneurial spirit and over the years I have been involved in many MLM networks. I enjoy people and selling quality products and services. I am currently the founder and owner of an e-commerce speciality store called Blue Angel Boutique. You will find a variety of products and services to meet your gift buying needs. You will discover unique giftwares, inspirational items, home accessories, jewelry, and other resources. We are the Home of Universal Treasures because the products and services are universal to all. There is something here for everyone. Please stop by and visit at Blue Angel Boutique
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Types of Vendor Opportunities:
Outdoor Swap Meets/Flea Markets-These usually have large variety of merchandise. Here you can find high end items like TV’s and appliances to small items like fashion jewelry. You may also find used merchandise. People who attend these are usually are looking for big discounts.
Indoor Malls-These attract the more professional class and savvy shopper. The displays are more organized in appearance. You will see booths and each vendor will more than likely specialize in a line of product.
Craft Fairs-These maybe held inside or outside. You’ll find them in parking lots, schools, churches, parks, etc. Sometimes they are fundraisers. Merchandise will range from homemade to high ticket items.
Benefits
Fun way to make extra money on weekends.
Meet lots of interesting people.
Can be a great launching pad for your business.
Simple Steps to Getting Started
Check out local newspapers, magazines, word of mouth.
Make contact with the group or organization.
Reserve a table or booth-a fee may be involved.
Get a list of rules and regulations and become familiar with them.
Select your merchandise.
Supplies
One folding table
A cash box, with small bills and change
A clean tablecloth
A calculator
Your price list
An order book to write receipts
Plenty of business cards
The Big Day Arrives
You want to be prepared when the day arrives. If you have done your homework ahead of time the day will go rather smoothly without encountering too many problems. Here are some things you will want to accomplish.
Find your space and set up.
Decide on your bottom line price. This would be your lowest price you would be willing to take.
Be prepared to take checks.
Record the name, address, and phone number of customers
It is always a good idea to take someone with you to handle the cashbox while you deal with the sales.
Rehearse your set up at home. Set up your display and plan the most attractive arrangement before the show.
While you are counting your money reorder merchandise especially those items that have sold well, build your mailing list and send out follow-ups and thank yous. The main thing that I want to get across is while this is work, also have a good time. Enjoy the interesting people you meet. Once you establish your customer base, they will become your repeat customers.
My name is Marjorie Malone. I have always had an entrepreneurial spirit and over the years I have been involved in many MLM networks. I enjoy people and selling quality products and services. I am currently the founder and owner of an e-commerce speciality store called Blue Angel Boutique. You will find a variety of products and services to meet your gift buying needs. You will discover unique giftwares, inspirational items, home accessories, jewelry, and other resources. We are the Home of Universal Treasures because the products and services are universal to all. There is something here for everyone. Please stop by and visit at Blue Angel Boutique
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