EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

safeinOhio

(34,068 posts) Tue Jun 25, 2013, 05:59 AM Jun 2013

What's selling, strange market.

Inside sales at malls and stores are way down in my area. Seems that it is hard to even get a bid on ebay, let alone a great sale price. On the other hand, flea markets and shows are going nuts. No place to park at local flea markets and my friends, doing big shows, are doing record sales.

What are you seeing?

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What's selling, strange market. (Original Post) safeinOhio Jun 2013 OP

I've just about collected libodem Jun 2013 #1

Check out Etsy. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #2

woman I know in IL does very well with certain things grasswire Jun 2013 #3

libodem

(19,288 posts)

1. I've just about collected

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 08:16 AM

Jun 2013

Myself out of the house. So I'm staying out of the second hand stores and away from garage sales.

My friend garage sales on Fri. and Sat. to find items to sell on eBay.
She usually makes a couple hundred per week in sales.

She knows vintage fabric. Crap like strawberry short cake will do well. I'd probably never pick it up because I didn't personally care for it. That's not how it works.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)

2. Check out Etsy.

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 08:53 AM

Jun 2013

TONS of "vintage" stuff for sale all over the place, some really good prices. And judging from the stats available for each seller, a brisk business.

grasswire

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3. woman I know in IL does very well with certain things

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 02:55 PM

Jun 2013

vintage fabrics and linens
vintage lingerie
vintage John Deere
vintage kitchen ware
figurines of various kinds
some small salvage pieces
and a lot more.

She takes in close to a thousand dollars a week on ebay and also has a retail space.

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