Flea Market Vendors – Do’s & Dont’s

 DO YOUR RESEARCH

• Do make a point to visit all your existing local flea markets before renting a booth at one. While you are there you need to take notes on what the vendors are selling and most importantly, for how much. Pay attention to the shoppers to notate what is drawing them in and then what they actually buy.
• Do go out of your way to clearly communicate with the flea markets you visit. In your notes you can list the contact person, booth rental prices, merchandise rules, approval process, legal and tax requirements, and then whether or not there is actually a booth available. There’s no point in getting your heart set on a particular market if there’s a two-year waiting list and your goods aren’t approved.
• Do see how to get your booth secured close to the main entrance where Flea market shoppers tend to comb through when they first arrive. By the end of their trip when they’re running out of steam they tend to speed by with a glance as they get tired, especially at large flea markets like ours.

BE PICKY WHEN PICKING MERCH TO SELL

• Do lockdown more than one merchandise source for your sales. By doing this you can avoid the domino affect you going out of business when the one place you source from dries up and is no longer available.
• Do increase your potential profit by being very strict about the merchandise you obtain to resell. If you can’t get it at a low enough price to mark up for resale then it doesn’t matter how awesome a pick it is. If you can’t make a profit then you have to move on.
• Do pay attention to hot trends in antique and vintage decorating merchandise. If something is muy caliente and hip then you’ll surely draw shoppers into your booth to buy it.

BOOTH & MERCHANDISE SETUP

• Do get there at the earliest time vendors are allowed to arrive instead of waiting until the last minute to get your booth setup. The real deal flea market shoppers are up and ready to pounce when the doors open so you and your merchandise need to be prepared.
• Don’t take your time and hope for the best if the flea market booth spaces are not assigned ahead of time. Make sure to be the first in line to get a space near the entrance.
• Do invest in a pop-up canopy tent to help shelter your booth. It will pay off in the end as it helps you stand out visually from the vendors on either side of you especially if you opt for a bright color. In the Miami, Florida heat it will also be highly appreciated by both you and your shoppers when it acts as a nice shady break from the sun.

FACETIME WITH CUSTOMERS

• Do not get worked up or offended when shoppers try to haggle with you. Remember that they know most Flea Market Vendors will mark up the merchandise to allow for it and that it’s sometimes considered part of common flea market culture. Keep your cool by knowing you are in control in the end and that you ultimately have the power to say what goes.
• Don’t hover around and bother shoppers as they browse your booth. It’s too invasive and pushy and can come off to shoppers that you think they are attempting to steal from you. Do yourself a favor and listen to what they actually say and pay attention to nonverbal body language to recognize when they want to chat and when they want to be left with their thoughts. They can’t picture it in their house if you’re distracting them!

ENHANCE FLEA MARKET MARKETING

• Do make sure to setup a way to accept both cash and credit cards if possible. Although most will carry cash, there’s still a chance to miss a sale if the shopper only has plastic! These days, you can do it via your smartphone device even if the booth doesn’t have electricity. The easier you make it for shoppers to buy, the more they’re likely to spend, especially if you sell big-ticket items like furniture.
• Do go out of your way build your own loyal customer base instead of depending only on the flea market traffic. It is very easy to start advertising your booth with social media platforms like Facebook, Pinterest, Google+, and Instagram. Make sure to connect with the Flea Market’s profiles as well and interact with their page to help get the attention of built in customers. In between shoppers take a moment to take a fun photograph of your merchandise or a selfie with your booth in the background, preferably with that bright pop-up tent as a landmark!

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13 HOT SELLING WHOLESALE FLEA MARKET ITEMS

Here are 13 hot selling wholesale flea market items in 2023:

Vintage clothing: People love to find unique and stylish pieces of clothing that they can't find anywhere else. Vintage clothing is a great way to do that. You can find vintage clothing at thrift stores, garage sales, and online.

Vintage clothing wholesale flea market items

Handmade crafts: People are always looking for unique and handmade items. Handmade crafts are a great way to show off your creativity and sell something that is truly one-of-a-kind. You can sell handmade crafts at flea markets, online, or at craft fairs.

Handmade crafts wholesale flea market items

Collectibles: Collectibles are items that people collect because they are rare, valuable, or interesting. There are all sorts of collectibles that you can sell at flea markets, such as coins, stamps, toys, and figurines.

Collectibles wholesale flea market items

Unique furniture: People are always looking for unique and stylish furniture pieces to add to their homes. If you have some unique furniture pieces that you no longer want, you can sell them at a flea market.

Unique furniture wholesale flea market items

Vinyl records: Vinyl records are making a comeback. People love the sound quality of vinyl records and the nostalgia factor. If you have a collection of vinyl records that you no longer listen to, you can sell them at a flea market.

Vinyl records wholesale flea market items

Costume jewelry: Costume jewelry is a great way to add a touch of style to your outfit without spending a lot of money. You can find costume jewelry at flea markets for a fraction of the price you would pay in a retail store.

Costume jewelry wholesale flea market items

Home decor: People are always looking for unique and stylish home decor pieces to add to their homes. If you have some handmade home decor pieces or unique finds, you can sell them at a flea market.

Home decor wholesale flea market items

Ephemera: Ephemera are items that are printed or published but not intended to be preserved. This includes things like old newspapers, magazines, posters, and postcards. Ephemera can be a great way to add some history and personality to your home.

Ephemera wholesale flea market items

Blank books: Blank books are a great way to get creative. You can use them to write in, draw in, or collage in. Blank books are also a great gift idea for people who love to be creative.

Blank books wholesale flea market items

Gift baskets: Gift baskets are a great way to show someone you care. You can fill a gift basket with all sorts of goodies, such as snacks, drinks, and small gifts. Gift baskets are also a great way to use up leftover inventory.

Gift baskets wholesale flea market items

Food and drinks: People are always looking for snacks and drinks to enjoy at flea markets. You can sell pre-packaged food and drinks, or you can sell homemade food and drinks. If you sell homemade food and drinks, make sure you have the proper permits and licenses.

Food and drinks wholesale flea market items

Pet supplies: People who love their pets are always looking for new pet supplies. You can sell pet toys, food, treats, and accessories at flea markets.

Pet supplies wholesale flea market items

Plants. Plants are a great way to add some life and color to your home. You can sell plants at flea markets, either indoors or outdoors.

Plants wholesale flea market items

These are just a few of the hot selling wholesale flea market items in 2023. The best way to find out what items are selling well in your area is to visit a few flea markets and see what people are buying.

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• Easily Insert Jewelry: The velvet material on this ring foam insert offers a plush cushion for accessories to be inserted and easily removed; cut to fit your display
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Marketing Your Flea Market Business

The purpose of this article is to give flea market vendors some marketing tips that they could use to bring in more traffic to their booths. Vendors should not only rely on the flea market owner’s advertising to bring in traffic. The owner’s job is to let people know about the flea market, the vendor’s job is to let people know about their business and products.

This article will not only give you tips about offline marketing, but will also give you some internet marketing tips that you can use to start your own online marketing plan. By combining the two sources you will be able to reach more of your target customers

Get the Word Out

There are many ways to let people know about your business. As a flea market vendor you have the advantage of the advertising that the owner does to bring in traffic, but how can you bring in potential customers to your booth?

Creating a business card to display your business name and products is a good way to start. Another alternative to business cards is printing fliers or brochures and passing them out. Placing classified ads in your local newspapers can let local people know about your business. Writing press releases can give you some free publicity for your business.

Relationship Marketing

When you build a relationship or friendship with someone, you build their trust in you. People do business with people they like and trust. By applying relationship marketing to your flea market business, you build a loyal group of customers who want to do business with you. How do you build relationships and /or friendships with your customers? You let them get to know you and what you have to offer. You can do this by sharing your knowledge and developing online profiles. Below are some examples.

- Participate in forums.

- Join some social networking sites.

- Attend local seminars.

Create a Buzz with Viral Marketing Strategies

Viral marketing is a cool term for word of mouth on the Internet. It is where people hear about your business or products through other people. Ways to build buzz about your flea market business include:

- Email Newsletters
- Blogging
- Video Clips
- Games, Software, Scripts
- Ebooks
- Articles
- Contests/Giveaways/Prize Drawings

Website Marketing

Using a website to market your business on the Internet allows you to:

- place descriptions and photos of your products or services
- sell your products directly from your website
- reach a large, worldwide audience
- have a storefront which is open 24 hours a day
- build a relationship with your customers

You could also use your website to generate a profit in other ways than through direct sales to customers. Some of these methods include:

- selling advertisings space
- promote related affiliate programs
- sell information products (ebooks, video products, audio products, etc.)
- generate leads for other businesses and get paid
- recommend related service businesses for a referral fee
- place google ads on your site
- put a link to your ebay store or ebay auctions
- many other options…

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Finding Flea Market Wholesale Items

Searching for flea market wholesale items for your flea market booth can be frustrating sometimes. If you try searching online for wholesalers, you will find many middlemen and other scammers claiming to be real wholesalers. This article will help you to sort thru the junk and uncover some wholesale deals.

Depending on the type of products you want to sell, you may be able to find wholesalers in your local area. You can look in the phone book to find local wholesale businesses. Or you can go to yellowpages.com and type “general merchandise-wholesale” (or other type of product) into the find box. Then enter your city and state or your zip code in the location box. If you live in a small city or town, you may want to enter a large city that is close to you into the location box.

Please note that most wholesalers will only sell to retailers that have a tax id number. Before you visit any of the wholesalers that you find, you may want to call and ask them what they require from you in order to purchase items from them. While you’re on the phone with them you may want to get directions and make sure they are still located at the address that is listed.

Another way to find flea market wholesale items is searching eBay for low priced items to resell. Some eBay sellers provide small wholesale lots for flea market vendors. You could also search some of the other auction sites to find some good deals. Amazon, yahoo, and overstock are some of the other large auction sites.

Buying flea market products at wholesale prices allows vendors to make more money from their items. If you know the demand for your flea market products, the price your shoppers are willing to pay, and how much you want to make from the item(s), then you will know how much you should spend on obtaining those products.

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Uncovering Popular Flea Market Products

Flea market vendors are always in search of the most popular flea market products to offer from their booths. This article will tell you the 10 most popular flea market products, where to find them and how to determine which products are selling well.

One of the best ways to find out what items are selling is to search ebay auction site and determine which listings are being bid on. The eBay Pulse page is also a good place to look. It lists the most popular items according to number of people watching an auction listing. Even though all the items listed on this page may not sell well at every flea market, you can get a good idea of what to sell.

Another way to research popular flea market products is to visit local flea markets and see what items are selling well. Pay attention to which booths attract the most attention. Then make a note of what items the people are buying. You also may want to make a note of how much the items are selling for. Because even if you have the most popular items at your booth, you have to offer a great deal on those items. The best way to know what to sell and how much to sell it for is to ask your customers what they are looking for and how much they are willing to pay for it.

According to our research and experience, the 10 most popular flea market products are:

Jewelry: Costume jewelry, body jewelry (such as tongue & belly rings), designer jewelry, diamond jewelry, gold jewelry, silver jewelry, beaded jewelry, fashion jewelry, and even hand-crafted jewelry seems to draw a lot of attention, and if the price is right, you could get a lot of buyers.

Electronics: People are always looking for a great deal on electronics. Home and car audio equipment, dvd players, cd players, television sets, cameras, cell phones, satellite dishes and receivers are usually good sellers.

Clothing: Almost any type of clothing can be sold at a flea market, if the item is in new or good condition. Some examples of popular clothing items are t-shirts, children’s clothing, jeans, work pants, dress pants, overalls, coveralls, dresses, sweatshirts, and sweaters.

Furniture: New and used furniture items sell well at flea markets. Outdoor furniture, couches, loveseats, recliners, bunk beds, coffee tables, night stands, and other furniture items are good sellers.

Tools: Whether you sell automotive tools, household tools, air tools, power tools, hand tools, woodworking tools, or garden tools. These tools can be name brand like Dewalt, Snap On, and Stanley or off brand names. These type of items attract a lot of male (and some female) browsers.

Knives: Case knives, pocket knives, hunting knives, folding knives, throwing knives, butterfly knives, switchblade knives, and even collectible knives can sell well at a flea market. Some flea markets do not allow you to sell some of these items because of state or local laws.

Books: Almost any kind of books can be sold. Children’s books, cook books, mystery books, romance books, comic books, coloring books, even Harry Potter books. Whether they are new, used, or rare, books are popular.

Candles: People love to decorate their homes with candles. Soy candles, jar candles, gel candles, pillar candles, tea light candles, votive candles, and scented can be appealing to most flea market shoppers.

Toys: Everything from action figures and toy cars to classic toys and stuffed animals attract the children to your booth (who will drag their parents behind them) to buy these items.

Dollar items: Everything from small toys and kitchen utensils to nail polish and fashion accessories that can be sold for $1 or multiples for a dollar (ex. 3 for $1), attracts a lot of buyers. Most people browsing flea markets have a few single bills in their pocket just waiting to be spent. Small children usually have some allowance money to spend or can talk their parents out of a dollar to buy one of your toy items.

DVD’s, VHS tapes, silk flowers, novelty and gift items also sell well. You can sell almost any item at a flea market if the price is right. Offer your shoppers a great deal on your items and you may just find that you have the most popular flea market products in town.

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Doing Business in Korea – 3 Must Knows

THE GREAT SOUTHERN GATE to the city of Seoul is officially called ‘Sungnyemun’ in Korean, which can be translated as The Gate of Exalted Ceremonies or sometimes The Gate of Courtesy and Respect.

If you’re kicking off business in South Korea, and don’t know all that much about the country, it pays to bear the Great Southern Gate in mind.

Despite all the glitz and glamour of modern South Korea, it’s sometimes forgotten that Korea has a long and proud history. Many of its customs and traditions still permeate modern-day life, which includes its business culture.

Let’s look at just 3 of the basic must-knows for doing business in Korea.

1.    CONFUCIANISM AND THE FAMILY

Koreans are an emotional and spiritual people. They’ve been called the ‘Welsh of Asia’ for their love of music and church. They also play a mean game of rugby.

A quarter of the population is practising Buddhist (many more are non-practising), a quarter is Christian, and at least as many believe in the shamanist principle that the world is inhabited by spirits that live in nature and that can be summoned or placated through rituals involving incantation, music and dance.

Woven into all these beliefs is a powerful strand of Confucianism, which emphasizes the importance of family, the authority of elders and of ancestor worship.

As in many Asian societies, eldest sons are expected to financially support the family and to carry on the family name by marrying and having sons of their own.

Children are raised to believe they can never repay their debt to their parents, hence the popularity of ancestor worship. Ancestral ceremonies for the previous three generations (parents, grandparents, and great grandparents) are held several times a year.

2. MEETING AND GREETING

These traditions underpin they way business is conducted in South Korea. There are rules of protocol when greeting a Korean, although they are not quite as set in stone as those in Japan.

A person of lower status bows to a person of higher status but the most senior person will offer the handshake that follows after the bow (a good example of the Korean taste for mix-and-match).

They will say ‘pleased to meet you’ in Korean but unless you are fluent in their language, don’t try to reply. A smile and a handshake usually do the trick, plus a business card. However, make sure that you wait to be introduced at a social gathering and when you leave, say good-bye and try to give a short bow (not a Mr. Bean parody) to everyone present.

Remember that women also require a handshake and bow, although the Confucian ethic still relegates women to a lower position in Korean society than men. Women usually appear quiet and submissive in public. In reality, women wield considerable power behind the scenes, often managing the family finances and wellbeing and they are increasingly visible at management level.

Don’t be fooled by the Korean male walking through the door ahead of his wife and her helping him into his coat!

An interesting difference to other Asian countries is that a Korean may very well look you straight in the eye when presenting himself. There’s a certain directness in the Korean approach to foreigners. This is possibly explained by the extreme emphasis Koreans place on the importance of the visual. Koreans will draw initial conclusions about you based also entirely on what you look like.

So remember to keep up your standards of personal branding so that your project the kind of stylishness, confidence and culture that is so much part of modern Korean life.

Business card etiquette in Korea is much the same as in the rest of Asia. Present the card in both hands with the Korean translation uppermost and the characters facing your counterpart. When receiving a card, take it formally in two hands and don’t slip it into a back pocket. Read it carefully, register the title, and don’t write on it.

Your business card should also show your job title, thereby allowing your Korean counterparts to understand your place in your company’s hierarchy. Be respectful with it.

3. SAVING OR LOSING FACE

In South Korea, as in other Asian societies, face is central to the way business and social relationships work. Through their social etiquette and behaviour, Koreans aim to preserve a harmonious environment in which a person’s kibun can remain balanced. Kibun literally means mood or inner feelings.

Any damage to kibun damages the business relationship. This means that Koreans often appear helpful, polite and friendly on a personal level but they will aim to do nothing that upsets kibun, such as middle management always saying ‘yes’ when they mean ‘no’, never giving a straight answer, never assuming personal responsibility for anything.

The best way to handle kibun is not to demand yes or no answers, as in Japan, and to accept the need for slow consensual decision-making. Given Korea’s history of subjugation and being threatened, it is vital to treat South Koreans with proper respect and to avoid any situation in which they or their country might appear to lose face.

Contradicting someone openly, criticising them in front of someone else or patronising them are a sure way to lose business.  Always give face through sincere compliments, showing respect or doing something that raises self-esteem.

If you remember these 3 must-knows you will be on your way to forming the kind of long-term business and personal relationship that is the key to doing business in South Korea.

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