Flea Market Mama Business and Vendor Guide

Merchandise for Flea Market Vendors at Going Out of Business Sales

The troubled economy is causing retail venue popularity to shift. While an increasing number of shops and boutiques go out of business, the flea market has moved to center stage for both buying and selling. Those who wish to pursue a small sales business model must follow the customers to less traditional marketplace. However, they [...]

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An Exploration of Online Flea Markets

Over the next couple of weeks, Flea Market Mama will be reviewing several popular online flea market venues. Now that the winter is coming and cold weather is already here in the northeastern US, online flea markets offer a good way to keep your profits up all year round without getting frostbite. Let’s face it. [...]

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Investing in Closeout Wholesale Liquidation Merchandise

Flea market and swap meet vendors, as well as those who sell at online venues such as auctions and ecommerce sites, will benefit from finding closeout wholesale liquidation merchandise at low cost. Investment on these items is way lower since it is a combination of two factors – you get the merchandise at low wholesale [...]

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Top Five Flea Market Products that Saturate the Market

Choosing what to sell at the flea market can be difficult. Finding the perfect product, or produtcts, that fills a niche at a low price takes a lot of research. Common sense about what items would sell well at outdoor flea markets in the summer may lead you astray, however. This article covers the top [...]

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Is it too early for Christmas shopping?

Anyone in the northern United States may find the pickings slim at flea markets these days. If you do venture forth, well wrapped in hat and coat, you will find the most hardy of flea market vendors still hawking their wares from table in both. In fact, as an ex-full-time flea market vendor, I can [...]

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Swap Meet Websites – Beginner’s Guide to Sales and Trade

If you do not want to experience the hassles of going to swap meets or flea markets, you can still enjoy the thrill of finding rare items if you visit swap meet websites or online flea markets. The term “swap meet” also refers to the more popular term “flea market” in which you can buy, [...]

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