Booth #233

My Mom now has a booth at STD Flea Market as well. We went up today and went to garage sales and worked on her booth. Here is some photos of her booth.

Sew Simply Treasures Booth

I have a booth at a smaller place in Mtn.Grove. Sew Simply Treasures is a Fabric Store/Antique/Flea Market. It's just a small nook. It's all I can do to stay up with my booth in Springfield so this poor little booth gets a little neglected. Hopefully I'll get more stuff in it as I catch up.

Flea Market Tips

Want to have your own flea market booth. Here are some of my beginner tips. Since I'm a newbie myself hopefully we can learn a little together. I've received some great advice from fellow vendors as well as learned so much on my own.

Here are some tips..

* Removable Stickers! Most all places will require these anyway.
* Scope out several places before deciding where to rent. Price each plus visit a few times and see which ones have customers and which ones do not.
* Scope out other vendors/prices.
* Ask to see their books. Most places will not be offended if you ask to peek at the vendor books. That is unless the books have personal information.
*Ask about all costs upfront. Booth rent/commission/credit card fees/misc expenses
*Once you have your booth visit it often!
*Keep your booth well lit. I have clear Christmas lights covered in sheer fabric plus two spot lamps.
*Keep your booth clean. It will make your items appear worth more.
*Change out/ rotate items not selling. I recently took down all my Easter items and rotated different stuff around my booth and ended up selling a few things I'd had since the beginning just because they were in a new spot.

Amanda