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    The Flea Market Advisor
    The Flea Market Advisor
    The Flea Market Advisor
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    The Flea Market Advisor

    By Paul Runtich

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    This book was written for beginner and seasoned flea market vendors with advice, tricks and tips on how to be successful in marketing and selling at any flea market, event, fair or show. This book provides easy to follow instructions on how to make money at flea markets; in addition to how to open and operate a flea market as a business.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaul Runtich
    Release dateJan 22, 2012
    ISBN9781465753854
    The Flea Market Advisor
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    Paul Runtich

    I got my start in the flea market business when I was sixteen years old. My parents took me to a local retail auction on Saturday nights. The auction purchased insurance-damaged trailers. They sorted through the merchandise and kept all the good merchandise to auction off to the highest bidder. The auction also had a snack bar with homemade food which was priced reasonably, and also a retail food room with in-date food for 50% to 60% off retail prices. At the end of the night, the auctioneer would bring out several large boxes and fill them in front of everyone as people were bidding. Everyone was able to see in full view what merchandise was being placed in those boxes. Well, you guessed it. I bid on those boxes and won the bid. It cost me approximately $125.00 for a total of six boxes. I never thought about how I was going to get those boxes home, since we came to the auction in a car and not a truck. The auctioneer was kind enough to follow us home with all the boxes of merchandise, and at no charge either. After going through the boxes, I found some commercial copper fittings for AC units worth around $100 each. I had 50 of them. I decided to go to a flea market with all the merchandise and sell the merchandise I purchased. I took all the copper units and several other items and sold all the fittings on my first day at the flea market for $60.00 each, or $300.00 total for all 50 units. I sold them to an AC contractor. This was in 1966 and $300 was like hitting the lottery. That is what sold me on selling at flea markets, and I am still selling today. I have done markets ever since, from small to large, county fairs and local fairs. I started small, invested what I made in purchasing other merchandise and used my 1966 Chevy S.S. for a vehicle to start with. It is best to start out small, then add as you grow. Try different merchandise, different markets and then add a service business as well.

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      The Flea Market Advisor - Paul Runtich

      *****

      THE FLEA MARKET ADVISOR

      By: Paul Runtich

      Copyright 2012 Paul Runtich

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes:

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      *****

      FORWARD

      This book was written for beginner and seasoned flea market vendors with advice, tricks and tips on how to be successful in marketing and selling at any flea market, event, fair or show. This book provides easy to follow instructions on how to make money at flea markets; in addition to how to open and operate a flea market as a business. I have twenty plus years part-time and full-time experience selling at markets, and I am currently still selling at markets.

      All the information in this book is current and up-to-date and will work for you at any flea market or event anywhere. This information can also be used in opening up a store front business also.

      In this book, you will find:

      What sells now and in the future.

      How to market your merchandise and yourself.

      Why selling services pays off.

      Unwritten rules between vendors.

      What items to sell at around $7.00 to $9.00 that most people need and want with a 600% profit margin.

      How much money you will need for merchandise, equipment and supplies to start your business.

      How to choose the right market to sell your merchandise.

      The best location at the market for sales.

      How and where to find merchandise to sell.

      How to set up your merchandise with the proper presentation to encourage buyers to buy.

      What to charge for items and why. Cheap will not work.

      What to sell - new, used, collectibles, food, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, candy.

      How to be the gatekeeper or how to own your own flea market.

      With the following advice, I guarantee you will make money. It does take research, planning and time; but it is strictly a cash business and makes for an excellent part-time or even full-time income.

      This information is not from a professional book writer or marketing company out for a fast buck. It has taken me twenty plus years of hands-on-work and research to learn all the ins and outs. I still sell at markets every season and will keep on doing so. After time it gets into your blood. This information has been a highly guarded secret that professional vendors keep to themselves. But why not let other people have an opportunity to cash in on this. If you simply follow the program, here is everything you will need with little and/or no capital to make several hundreds of dollars for a few hours time on a weekend.

      Caution and care is needed before you go and start selling in any market. So, read the book with an open mind and apply the principles and you, too, will profit. This book will give you current advice and direction with the proper tools to achieve your goals in the flea market business and/or a brick and mortar store front, or in using any auction sites over the internet. However, I cannot and will not talk about any single merchandise item that you could sell. There are just too many items that can be sold for high profit. I will offer examples.

      This book will anger many professional vendors for the secrets, tricks, and ideas made available to the average person. Most questions can be answered by reading the book once or twice; and then like anything else, practice it, do it and just use common sense.

      If you are looking for a get-rich-quick program, this book is not for you. I have seen people writing books on how to make $10,000 a month selling at flea markets and/or garage sales. It’s possible, but highly unlikely. You would need at least seven to eight completely stocked vans with equipment and merchandise for set up at seven to eight different large markets on the very same day with one to two people working each setup.

      In summary, read the book, apply the principles and slowly give it a chance. Start small and then build from there. When you first begin your flea marketing experience for the very first time, there is a learning

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