Pitfalls of being a Fleamarket dealer?
unclebob
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Locally, there is a void in the Brick and Mortar coin dealer arena. The one shop I know, seems mainly an extension of a pawn shop and has abnormal hours.
We have about two smallish shows annually.
The void seems to be filled with flea market dealers. Three I counted yesterday, seemed to have a nice setup and brisk business. Another local PT dealer cycles in and out as well. Not including the odd stand offering worn Buffalo nickels and IHC, the stuff is not earth shattering but runs the gamut of gold/Silver bullion, raw Morgans, raw everything...
Got me thinking... a table is $35 per day, biz liscense is somehow included, power is an additional $2. Why not take a shot?
Positives... Develop some contacts (we get a large influx of tourists), move some clutter, bring in some collections, move some bullion... maybe build into something that could eventually support an online store.
Negatives... I know the flea market is for bargain hunters, so I'm it might be a waste... any thoughts?
We have about two smallish shows annually.
The void seems to be filled with flea market dealers. Three I counted yesterday, seemed to have a nice setup and brisk business. Another local PT dealer cycles in and out as well. Not including the odd stand offering worn Buffalo nickels and IHC, the stuff is not earth shattering but runs the gamut of gold/Silver bullion, raw Morgans, raw everything...
Got me thinking... a table is $35 per day, biz liscense is somehow included, power is an additional $2. Why not take a shot?
Positives... Develop some contacts (we get a large influx of tourists), move some clutter, bring in some collections, move some bullion... maybe build into something that could eventually support an online store.
Negatives... I know the flea market is for bargain hunters, so I'm it might be a waste... any thoughts?
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Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.