How to Prepare to Sell Used Clothes at a Flea Market

Attending a flea market can be exhilarating. The atmosphere bubbles with bargains. Shoppers want to find a good deal, and vendors want to make money. If you have some old clothes piling up in your home, want to make
some extra money and enjoy interacting with a variety of people, selling your items at a flea market might interest you. Here are a few tips for preparing to sell your clothes at a flea market for the first time.

Before going to sell at the flea market, you should call their business office. Ask the manager the hours of operations, rental fees, and whether or not they provide tables and chairs for the vendors. Also, ask how they assign vendor areas, and which areas receive the most traffic. Once you have the answers to these questions, you can make preparations to sell your items.

Make certain your items are clean and in good condition. Put outfit pieces together. For instance, if you plan on selling your old pants suit, be sure you have the jacket and pants.

Either put prices on your clothes with stickers or create a price sheet. If you don't want to write out your prices, at least, have a pricelist mentally established before going to the flea market. Do not price your items too high; people expect to find a bargain at a flea market. Why should they buy something used from you, if they can buy it new for a similar price somewhere else?

After pricing your items, you should pack similar sized items together. For example, box all your medium shirts and medium pants together. This will help you to organize your table when you get to the flea market and will make shopping more productive for your customers.

While you're packing your clothes up, don't forget to pack some shopping bags for your customers. Your used grocery bags you've been saving will be perfect. You want to be sure your customers are able to carry all their merchandise they've purchased from you.

Also, depending on the flea markets' provisions, you may need to pack a chair, table, tablecloth, and garden umbrella. If it is an outdoor flea market, be sure to pack a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, water, and snacks.

Finally, before going to the flea market make certain you have some cash. You'll need enough cash on hand to cover your rental fees and enough dollar bills and coins to provide change to customers. Also, if you don't
want to keep cash in your pocket, pack a cash box, and if you're not too good with numbers, pack a calculator in your cashbox.

On the day you decide to sell at the flea market, arrive early, set up your clothes, and sell, sell, sell!