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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joe2007, post: 2532751, member: 1262&quot;]Here in Ohio we have a fairly active flea market scene. After the pandemic I hope to start shopping some more flea markets as I try to further broaden my horizons and attempt to eventually make a business out of my hobby of collecting. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I was growing up my grandfather was a vendor at a large flea market in Northeastern Ohio held at a county fairgrounds every month from April to October. He was an estate auction regular after my grandmother passed away and needed something to pass the time and got into buying lots of stuff and then reselling. I don&#039;t think he ever really turned a substantial profit and he definitely wasn&#039;t a &quot;professional&quot; who put much effort into researching items or developing their own niche but despite this I believe he had a lot of fun socializing with the other resellers and customers. I really enjoyed going to the flea market during my teenage years and purchased some of the items that were the beginning of some of my current collections there. </p><p><br /></p><p>The flea market in the early 2000s had approximately 300-400 vendors each month and charged about $30 per 15 by 30 outdoor spot which was good for both Saturday and Sunday. They had smaller spots in a variety of fair buildings which were slightly more expensive for a 10 by 10 stall. I remember that thousands of customers would come out every month ready to spend and this was a big event in a small city.</p><p><br /></p><p>The vendors always had a variety of merchandise; some had higher end items including antique stoneware, glassware, art pottery, baseball cards, and coins while others had your typical flea market junk from overseas and various store closeout/clearance type items. A couple of coin dealers always set up, which I enjoyed as child and there was always a old lady with hundreds of pieces of Roseville pottery priced at absurdly high levels and who rarely sold more than a piece or two per month.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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