I am Christina from The Turned Leg. I help people with a passion for saving old things (my Junk Army) by teaching them how to salvage, repurpose and create so they can have a beautiful home and create a thriving business.
So glad I stumbled upon your channel. I've been selling my stuff in a little boutique in town since February and not doing very good. But we do live in a small town. Then Father's Day weekend I got a booth at a huge antique Mall and I'm doing better there but I will take all the advice I can get.
Here is where I get stomped! So you paid 2.00 for the candle holders. If you multiply it x3 is 6.00 for the set, yet you are selling the set for 12.00. I get lost there! How do you go from 6.00 to 12.00? I don't have the confidence to set my prices too high in fear that I will scare off my customers with sticker shock! I saw this happen to my friends Antique store! They were only open a year and that was because of the contract!
You need to figure out what items sell for in your area…that varies greatly. When I buy I think can I get 4-5x’s that. If not I don’t buy. Look at other antique malls and see prices…learn as much as you can. Buy low. Sell high …or you won’t pay your expenses.
I like items that just dont seem to sell! Vintage dolls and collectors plates! I would love to have some of these in my booth because i like them! Is that wrong? I feel that would be wasted space! Ugh!
You should buy and sell what you like. But if you have a niche not very popular you will need to advertise more to get your people to find you. There are buyers for everyone.
So there is a list that tue owner gets from customers as to what they are looking for. Many of these items are items i am not interested in! So dont go buy them just because they are wanted?
You can ask your buyers what they want on social media. You can check the list of what you sell. You can ask the cashier's up front. Always stock what YOU love, but if something is hot or in demand and it goes with what you sell make sure to have it.
So you suggest that just because records and comic books sell well for other vendors that I shouldn't have them in my booth because I don't really like or care for them? That makes sense! I will have to do a walkthrough of my booth to see what I really don't like! I honestly like things that are geared for girls! Kitchen, vanity, sewing, books, etc. I am not really into guy geared items! I do have 2 separate booths! One for each guys and girls! It's so much easier for me to find and like the girl type items! I struggle with guy items! I have the opportunity to do a total makeover in each room! I am on the fence though! I can still have it separated, or I can mix it all! I haven't decided on what I want or need to do!
I love a good “what the heck is this thing,” and my curiosity gets the best of me but I seem to have good research skills and I found the wood & black wire wall hanging thing (toward the beginning of your video.) The one I found online had a maker’s tag on it - it’s a “Vintage look wall coat rack” from Chehoma in Belgium and can be seen on their website now. Thanks for a fun video!
Yes! That is the J.L. Hudson Co department store in downtown Detroit on Woodward Avenue. I worked downtown in the early 70's and for years went to Hudson's often during my lunch hour. Not necessarily to purchase something - but it was an 'experience' and something we'll never see the likes of again. For years I witnessed the unfurling of the 'world's largest flag' on Flag Day. Standing there on Woodward Avenue, listening to the music and watching it ceremoniously unfurl - it was a Kleenex moment. I made a point to go to Plaza Antiques today and I'm happy to report I am now the owner of the framed postcard. The last year it was unfurled was 1976 - the year of the Bicentennial. Thank you for a piece of important history. ❤
Hi, I just subscribed today to your channel. I really love your video so far looking forward to seeing more love that you pick out unique things that are different. That’s what I like. Thank you again and God bless you.🙏💕👋🇨🇦
Those aren't Charmin babies. In the 1960's it was a promotion from Northern Toilet Paper, you mailed in for them. The mold is for cup cakes. They served them at Bridge parties back in the 50's and 60's. The 'vase' with the V is not a vase, it's a Vinegar curet and is missing the lid. That small wreath is a candle wreath, it's sits flat on the table with a round pillar candle in the middle.
Good pass on the rocker - they are a tough sell for me too. I do well with the native sandpainings so those would have been in my cart. Judicious restraint on the Marcrest daisy dot to get only the pitchers. I like it too but not that fast of a seller even in the $15-$20 range for serving pieces.
I love your videos!! I have a large booth in a multi dealer shop and have learned so much from you. I struggle when thrifting with not liking things I see and thinking “no one would buy that” but you have taught me to think outside the box! I’ve been doing well with selling things that aren’t necessarily my style. Always look forward to your next video!!
I know what you mean when I get stumped on a look in my space, I take it all out group little vignettes together then replace them into the empty spots. By taking the focus off the booth, I can put together items I would normally not think of. In fact one of the vignettes I made a few years back, I did at home and snapped a picture of it. When I had a show in a huge arena with many other vendors, I entered my picture for the cover of the flyer postcard they had printed up and I won that spot on the front. You never know when something good happens when your being creative. Cannot wait to see what goodies you put in your reset! ❤
I can’t sell rockers, but I like them. I recently found a really cool old one that was so cheap I had to buy it. When it doesn’t sell (my full expectation), it will reside on my big wraparound porch.
I always plan a monthly theme for one area of my booth. Right now it's vintage camping, the coolers 1950s, binoculars, cameras, transistor radio, Hudson bay blankets and thermoses (plaid). Next month will be a 1960s bar with Blendo, cocktail shakers, colorful stirrers, coconut tiki guys and all the 60s glasses in atomic design. Folks are buying and when I was at my booth this week it was mostly peeps in their 20s, I love That! Great stuff you found again!
Really cool pieces! Great haul- I am big on stocking smalls & collectables- They do make the rent and a lot of customers happy because they can leave with something cool and within their price range! It keeps them coming back!
Love the phone and the wreath was a good price. The pitchers are great and you have a start on fall All your treasures are at great prices . I so glad you got the green glasses!!!!!!! Great mirror ❤
