5 Things to STOP Doing in Your Vintage Resale Business 

1. I’m on a buying freeze until I empty my storage unit…I will save $206/mo. 2. I’m having a 1/2 off sale now in my large booth- I usually don’t have sales. 3. 🙋🏾‍♀️ My name is Bronté and I have 5 booths- largest is 10x10 and smallest is 5x8. I need to empty my storage unit. 🤷🏽‍♀️ 4. All of my booths have themes. 5. I would never complain about customers, I agree it’s unprofessional. Thank you all points are valid. 😊

Oh girl you hit the nail on the head!!!!!

Thank you for the tips. They are really helpful. I've been at this for 3 years and realized I was stretched thin. I finally made the decision to go down to one booth. It has made a huge difference in sales and balance of life. Thanks, I'll keep watching.

I needed your video ! I’m overwhelmed from too much inventory again! I think I’m going to donate a good portion to my church garage sale as a charitable contribution. Thank you for your supportive videos! Wishing you continued success with Lost and Found!

I needed this.... Especially number 1... I've already been making some changes like NOT selling anything big online. I think my time and packing materials eat in to the profit too much. Also the space where a large item is stored can have 20 smaller items that will make more money.

Great tips! I think overbuying can be a real problem for many of us. I also particularly liked your professionalism tip. As a buyer I've had interactions with sellers that left me speechless.

I love antique and vintage items, I have been a thrifter of the unique and vintage for 30 years now. I have never bought online through a reseller. I am not putting reselling down, by no means. I love that people have discovered the beauty and quality of pieces from the past. We will never see this quality and beauty again I am afraid. However, half the fun and joy for me is the treasure hunt. Yes, I know Goodwill’s prices have gone up drastically as well as other donation type charity shops inventory. However, in my opinion, it is become more of a challenge and these retail stores let items slip through all of the time. Granted, gone are the days of finding a beautiful Roseville vase at the thrift shop, but that is okay. There are still so many other items out there to procure and love. 💕

This was great info! Thank you for sharing ❤

Thank you I love this, helps alot, love all ur videos , they are amazing !!!

Awesome advice! I’m kinda new too. I was in a mall that also sold wine and was upstairs. Things were slow. Now I have a small 7x6 space, in a fun mall…I pay 75.00 a month. (Near Peoria, Illinois). It’s going really well and I’m getting that feeling like I would take a bigger space if one comes up. It’s so good to listen to you…you’ve been there. I love the picking part! So I know I’ve got to force myself to stay home and work with what I’ve got. We have a small “plastic resin” shed we put up, just for my “stuff”…furniture to be painted, out of season bins of stuff for the booth. I refuse to pay monthly for storage! I easily get overwhelmed….so thank you so much for saying that! Is it just me…no…it’s a sign to stop picking!🤣😌💕

Great video, thank you!

Thank you for you advices!!

So in my mall when I ask what is selling I get the same answer "it's just a variety of everything"! So I am not getting a straight answer. I have two booths that were once offices so I get lots of privacy! Currently I have one room 'guy geared' and the other is for 'the ladies'! So I want to switch it up! I want to do one whole room just for kitchen items! The other would be more of a modge podge of other items! I just want to try it out! I really haven't found my groove yet and am still searching! We will be moving our mall to a bigger location in November! I will be taking on a third booth when that happens! I need to definitely improve on my pricing! That is a real struggle with me! I love doing this! I just want and need to improve! I was really happy that in May I made the top 5 sellers! That to me proves I can succeed!

Love your attitude... especially #5

Loved this! I have a fantastic storage space in my house...My mantra is to sell, sell, sell over store, store , store. Also #5 is soooo on point....I absolutely dislike it when other vendors speak badly about customers and other vendors or even other mall owners. When this happens I just have to walk away...bottom line...just be nice!

I do like the picking and display part, the pricing and inventory part not so much. I get overwhelmed with organzing my inventory so I can find what I want and rotate stock. I sadly have stuff that I am sure has not been placed in the booth. I have slowed way down on buying until I can get the inventory under control.

Yes on all counts .. I needed those timely reminders. I need to stop buying stuff (maybe implement a no spend month). And I definitely don’t believe in posting negative comments on customers or booth owners. Thank you Melanie . Your hair looks so pretty

Such great advice, Melanie!!! Always happy to see a new vudeo :)

I don’t have a business, nor do I desire to, but I really enjoyed your video and what you had to say. Hopefully those people who are running a business will listen to your common sense advice. Nicely done.

Great ideas that I think New Resellers really need to hear! This is a tough business and we all know shopping is our favorite thing to do, BUT, you have to price and list what you have and SELL it, before you keep shopping. I have a booth and my sales this year are just dismal. So I took 3 months off from buying anything and just downsized from 2 booths to just 1. I can't just throw my money away. I hope this helps me and I hope I start selling again, but you have to be practical.

Thank you so much! Your videos are always super helpful.

Loved your tips! They are such helpful reminders. Thank you!

I hope your home and business are okay following the awful weather you all had. My brother-in-law teaches in Rogers. I am sure everyone is busy cleaning up. Thank you for your content!

Thank you, Melanie❤ Looking forward to your upcoming thrifting videos‼️

Excellent advice! Thank you

Wonderful advise - thank you!

All good prudent advice. Thanks for the insight. Enjoy your take on booth business.

As an antique dealer for almost 40 years, I can assure you I have done all the mistakes you mentioned. Hopefully, over time I have learned to correct those errors as well. Thanks for a great video.

Very timely video. Lots of great wisdom.

You are a godsend. Thank you for validating my choice to move slowly and take time to learn. I'm a newbie & I appreciate you. Thanks for the video ~

Excellent video, Melanie

It seems to me that a lot of resellers that have popular RU-vid channels put themselves in this situation. Because they're making enough through RU-vid to support themselves, but in order to keep that going they have to be constantly shopping and buying. This is just something I've wondered about. I'm not a reseller myself, so don't have any personal experience with this.

Amen to that last point!

So timely - Boy I needed this today to avoid going to Value Village on Senior 30% off day. I have been buying so much lately and do not even have all of my recent purchases cleaned and put away. So after I finish writing this, I will be tackling some of it and pricing it to take into my booth. Thank You.

Thank you and my husband thanks you. I have enough inventory to fill about 3000 sq ft. Not kidding. I have the problem of not saying no to people wanting help to downsize. I shared this vlog to Dealing on the River a Facebook page I admin for sellers in booths, online, or garages.

Agree about not having too much inventory. Most of my sales are online right now, don't I have to keep listing new things to keep my store in the algorithm?

Thanks a lot 😊

Excellent points, the last one is so true. Publicly complaining about your customers especially putting their information out there is not only unprofessional, it’s tacky. I’m a no drama girl and if I saw that happening I would completely no longer buy from or recommend that person.

Love your channel!, Are there practical everyday items that sell well in a booth? There is a booth owner in our store that just setup a month ago and has been selling tons of dish cloths. Do you have any other suggestions?

Yeah, the FOMO is real when it comes to over-sourcing inventory. As is the reluctance to pay up for few quality items at an estate sale and instead clear the Goodwill shelf of $5 items. Even if your business model is fast flips, quality matters. People are looking for the best of the best--and that is what sells, every time no matter the category.

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