Sunday, June 8, 2014

Antique Mall Booth Update - May 2014

To say that I am getting frustrated with the booth is probably a slight understatement. While I didn't lose money in May like I did in April, I didn't really make any money either. In fact, I had 0 sales during a weekend where the mall was packed with people, due to Delaware having it's annual Arts Festival right outside its front doors.


I talked to the mall manager, and his thoughts were this - most of the mall shoppers are looking for items that are older than the 60's and 70's, which is mostly what I sell. I do manage to sell some stuff because a small percentage of shoppers are into my kind of things, but for the most part I'm never going to reach the rest of the shoppers unless I start trying to carry older items.


It's a problem. The main reason I don't sell many older items is because they aren't what I love. I'm a mid-century girl through and through! So trying to shift to finding stuff from the 40's and earlier would be a challenge, and finding enough of it at prices I can afford would likely be an even bigger challenge. I know I see "antiques" at the sales a lot - and usually they have a hefty price tag attached to them. I've spent my vintage selling career in the buy low, sell high trenches - I try to put out as little as possible on the front end, in other words. Buying high, to hopefully sell a little higher, has never been my cup of tea.


So I'm still trying to figure out what to do. I do love having the booth, but if I can't make it work, there's just no point in having it...


Here's the breakdown for May:

Wire Plant Stand - $12.80
3 Glass Apothecary Jars - $30.00
Black Telephone Stand - $27.00
Tupperware Cake Carrier - $12.00
3 Vintage Cookbooks - $15.00

Total Sales:  $96.80
- Rent - $72.00
- Commission - $7.19
Total Profit: $17.61 (not including cost of items and time spent working)

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Saturday, June 7, 2014

New goodness on eBay this week!

I've got auctions and fixed price stuff to show off again this week, especially since I forgot to post last weekend (oops!). I don't have time to post everything, so I'll just pick my favorites - click on over if you want to check it all out!

Auctions:

(the lady I bought this from said they always called him Mortimer, which is kind of perfect!)










Fixed Price - with Best Offer!:









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Saturday, May 24, 2014

New goodness on eBay this week!

I listed to auction and to fixed price this week, and I didn't even really make a dent in the mountain of stuff that's waiting to be listed... I've been shopping like crazy this Spring! Hopefully I'll be getting a lot more of it up over the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned. :) I won't show off everything I listed here, just some of my favorites - click on over if you want to see everything!

First up, auctions!










And, stuff at fixed price - with Best Offer, of course! :)





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Saturday, May 10, 2014

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

A new post, two days in a row! Because I actually remembered to come over here and post about the stuff I listed at auction this week - shocking, I know! ;)











There's a bit more - click on over to check out the rest!
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Friday, May 9, 2014

Antique Mall Booth Update - March and April 2014

I know, I'm very, very late posting a booth update - I'm sorry, things have been crazy lately! But here I am now, ready to dish... :) First up, photos of my booth from April:


The short story is March was OK, and April sucked - even though I ran a two week 25% off sale at the end of the month.

There is some good news... my neighbor behind me installed new shelves, effectively creating a back wall for me, just like the shelf wall I have on the right side of my booth. So I don't need to go through the trouble and expense of building a new pegboard wall, like I had planned. Yay!

 The other good news is that the mall is extending their hours until 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays for the summer. Here's hoping it helps... I need all the help I can get at this point... :P

 Here's the breakdown:


March
Orange Recliner - $40.00
Gun Liquor Bottle - $12.00
Comet Coffee Pot - $15.00
Corning Coffee Pot - $15.00
Framed Needlepoint Bird - $28.80
Glass Canister Set - $32.00
Framed Boat Art - $30.00
Bird Wall Plaques - $18.00
Etch-A-Sketch - $18.00
Magazine Rack - $19.80

Total Sales:  $228.60
- Rent: $72.00
- Commission: $21.20
Total Profit: $135.40 (not including cost of items and time spent)

April
Thermos - $5.25
Flour Sifter - $9.00
Black Cat Figurines - $9.00
Fire King Measuring Cup - $8.00

Total Sales: $31.25
- Rent: $72.00
- Commission:  $2.48
Total Profit: -$43.23 (not including cost of items and time spent - and yes that is a negative profit there!)
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