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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;User 67, post: 18915, member: 67&quot;]That&#039;s cool. You don&#039;t have to like them. Some folks don&#039;t like retail sales, because of snotty nosed kids and breakage, but they still maintain a shop or booth because it makes money and they know that snotty nosed kids and breakage comes with the territory.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a used goods dealer, who doesn&#039;t do garage sales or flea markets, you might be limiting the potential of your inventory to make money for you, that&#039;s all. I did do flea markets as an irregular side line in the early 80s when I had a shop to unload the detritus. But then I started buying some items <i>for</i> the flea market. For instance, when I saw a nice basket for a quarter at a yard sale or estate sale, I&#039;d pick it up. Even though baskets weren&#039;t a big deal, I sold quite a few for a buck or two. Then at the flea market,&nbsp; the dude in the booth across from me saw how well cheap baskets were selling and came over and offered to buy the lot at a 50% profit, he knew I was <i>not </i>a regular dealer at that market, and yes I sold them to him and then I sat back and watched him sell them here and there at a buck apiece, he still had half the baskets when we left. Why did I do it? That profit paid for my gas to the flea market and back, the way I figured, and not for much more effort than business as usual. At the same time, I was able to profit from my regular collection of stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, s-o-s, I promise that some day I will show you photos of my stuff/collection,etc. so you can see how I maintain my items, and then you can snark back at me, if that makes you happy. But not today. Sorry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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