Being part of a permanent year round flea market is different then doing weekend outdoor flea markets.
A permanent flea market draws a different crowd that will come back to your flea market booth on a daily, weekly, or monthly visit to see what is new and different. The secret is to have something new and different for them to buy. The customer will visit your booth 2 to 3 times to see what is new and if they don’t find anything different or new, they will loose interest in your booth. Your booth is your store, take care of it, make it attracting and interesting.
Suggestions
- Use your space wisely, maximize your space without junking it up.
- Keep your space clean, make your displays attractive and pleasing to the eye.
- Rearrange your space often, rearranging will give you a different look and will give your customers something new to look at.
- Bring in new items as often as you can. Take markdowns on items that are not selling. Move that old stuff out, and replace it with something new. Use sale tags on sale price items.
- Mix your lower price items with your higher priced items. Give your booth the bargain look! People like to find a bargain. Make your booth a treasure hunt.
- Turn your tags up so the price is clearly seen. Put your best items in a good eye area. Your booth is your place of business, make it attractive and exciting, you will keep old customers coming back and attract new customers. Have some practical and useful items with other stuff.
- Be a wise and practical buyer. Know the value of the items you buy. Buy as cheap as you can without losing a good item. Maximize your markup, and still give your customers a great deal. A good deal brings people back to your booth, and becomes your loyal customer.
- Know what is hot. Check out local magazines, like Country Living and so on. Pay attention to what these magazines feature. Watch your local shoppers, know what is being advertised and know the value. Buy for as cheap as you can, sell for the most you can. Give the customer a good value, ask yourself before you buy it. Is it useful? Is it practical? Is it unique? Is it hard to find? Is it antique? Is it old? Is it in good shape? Is it attractive? Can you sell it? Most important, can you sell it at the right price, and still make money?
- Spread your word about your store at the flea market. Tell your friends and neighbors, church or any other social club that you belong too. Use facebook and other social media websites, or whatever you can to advertise your store at the flea market. The best advertising is word of mouth. Let your friends know that you are looking for items to sell at the flea market, they may have some items you could sell.
A permanent flea market draws a different crowd that will come back to your flea market booth on a daily, weekly, or monthly visit to see what is new and different. The secret is to have something new and different for them to buy. The customer will visit your booth 2 to 3 times to see what is new and if they don’t find anything different or new, they will loose interest in your booth. Your booth is your store, take care of it, make it attracting and interesting.
Suggestions
- Use your space wisely, maximize your space without junking it up.
- Keep your space clean, make your displays attractive and pleasing to the eye.
- Rearrange your space often, rearranging will give you a different look and will give your customers something new to look at.
- Bring in new items as often as you can. Take markdowns on items that are not selling. Move that old stuff out, and replace it with something new. Use sale tags on sale price items.
- Mix your lower price items with your higher priced items. Give your booth the bargain look! People like to find a bargain. Make your booth a treasure hunt.
- Turn your tags up so the price is clearly seen. Put your best items in a good eye area. Your booth is your place of business, make it attractive and exciting, you will keep old customers coming back and attract new customers. Have some practical and useful items with other stuff.
- Be a wise and practical buyer. Know the value of the items you buy. Buy as cheap as you can without losing a good item. Maximize your markup, and still give your customers a great deal. A good deal brings people back to your booth, and becomes your loyal customer.
- Know what is hot. Check out local magazines, like Country Living and so on. Pay attention to what these magazines feature. Watch your local shoppers, know what is being advertised and know the value. Buy for as cheap as you can, sell for the most you can. Give the customer a good value, ask yourself before you buy it. Is it useful? Is it practical? Is it unique? Is it hard to find? Is it antique? Is it old? Is it in good shape? Is it attractive? Can you sell it? Most important, can you sell it at the right price, and still make money?
- Spread your word about your store at the flea market. Tell your friends and neighbors, church or any other social club that you belong too. Use facebook and other social media websites, or whatever you can to advertise your store at the flea market. The best advertising is word of mouth. Let your friends know that you are looking for items to sell at the flea market, they may have some items you could sell.