tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382483379988993785.post5486667656170493222..comments2009-06-15T12:28:19.076-04:00Mitzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739509843704841791noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382483379988993785.post-13446936903976041572009-06-15T12:28:19.076-04:002009-06-15T12:28:19.076-04:00You did have fabulous prices! I hope it picks up for you, Do you also have your calling cards for ebay store there? I imagine folks have no idea what all you can offer them.<br /><br />Smiles, CyndiByLightOfMoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01318588876599531916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382483379988993785.post-67525806139961010292009-06-09T18:09:12.268-04:002009-06-09T18:09:12.268-04:00Hope everything works out for you in the end. Good luck with your shop!<br /><br />Nicolette<br /><a href="http://www.furnitureanddesignideas.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.furnitureanddesignideas.com/</a>nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982447103044447015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382483379988993785.post-20670346889830093602009-06-08T19:39:27.349-04:002009-06-08T19:39:27.349-04:00Hello,<br />I found you by clicking &quot;Etsy&quot; in my &quot;interests&quot; links on Blogger and decided to &quot;follow&quot; you. I would like to invite you to my new blog, &quot;Dish.&quot;<br /><br />I would love it if you would tell us something you &quot;ate&quot; today, and something you &quot;made&quot; today, at this post here:<br />http://dish-dish-dish.blogspot.com/2009/06/hello-and-welcome-to-my-new-blog-dish.html<br /><br />See you,<br />KaraKara Withamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05336863007138685708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382483379988993785.post-58889963739268790442009-06-08T14:59:57.640-04:002009-06-08T14:59:57.640-04:00Hello Mitzi<br />I&#39;m from Waterloo, Ontario.<br />I have 2 booths and I find mixing furniture and smalls together work well. Try to add small stools and tables. Your prices are very reasonable. <br />I sell mostly natural wood furniture that can be put into a home right away and corningware and pyrex dishes.<br />All the best, I hope it works out<br />Jennifer - perfectpairantiquesJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15686960783449349066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382483379988993785.post-63750237812814463602009-06-08T11:55:31.682-04:002009-06-08T11:55:31.682-04:00I hope sales pick up lady! Sounds like you are working hard to make it happen.Quixsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07506601381859507061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382483379988993785.post-69392779180590039822009-06-08T10:03:00.529-04:002009-06-08T10:03:00.529-04:00That&#39;s a great point Marianne, if I was in the Barn to make real money it would definitely be something to factor in.<br /><br />What I am kind of looking at it as is a place to unload things that haven&#39;t sold online, or to put stuff I bought that isn&#39;t worth listing online (or is too big and hard to ship! lol)... I really just want to make rent, and if I make any more than that it&#39;s like bonus money, you know what I mean?<br /><br />I didn&#39;t know you had a space at Heart Of Ohio, that&#39;s a huge mall isn&#39;t it? I&#39;ve checked it out online but haven&#39;t actually made the trip to check it out in person. Sales down to 1/3 is huge - the whole mall must be hurting now, huh?Mitzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739509843704841791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382483379988993785.post-10754295835798564952009-06-08T00:10:48.016-04:002009-06-08T00:10:48.016-04:00.<br />Mitzi - don&#39;t forget to add each items share of the mall-space rent - so it really costs you more than 7% to sell each item. Booth rent divided by 7 items -- probably costs more than selling on eBay.<br /><br />I hope it picks up for you - and thanks for being open about what you actually sold, item-wise and money-wise. I think it will help a lot of other dealers to know that someone as experienced and knowledgable as you are is still struggling to make a mall space work. <br /><br />I went through the same thing with my booth at the Heart of Ohio Mall. I had the space 3 years, and pulled out last September, after my sales had dropped to a third of what they had been. <br /><br />Good luck to us all! --Marianne Dow msdowantiques.com<br />.Marianne Dowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17945658709433254522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382483379988993785.post-13150424525040412472009-06-08T00:04:12.501-04:002009-06-08T00:04:12.501-04:00That&#39;s a good idea! I&#39;ll have a look around next time I am down there and try to figure out what&#39;s &quot;missing&quot;!Mitzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739509843704841791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382483379988993785.post-45596719921384552602009-06-07T19:36:25.320-04:002009-06-07T19:36:25.320-04:00Have you scoped out what others are selling and made sure to offer items that there are NOT?<br /><br />Thats what I did. My antique mall wasn&#39;t selling anything funky ...as in the type of items I would buy if I shopped there...so I was able to unload a lot in under 2 months because I brought in that funkiness factor. <br />(By funky I mean kitschy bowling themed, tiki, cocktail shakers, mugs, wall art, vases, dishes)<br /><br />Maybe there is a niche that you could tap into?lizhttp://www.loveofthehunt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com