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Monday, March 28, 2016

     It’s Monday today, and boy do I love Mondays. We start getting ready for the flea market on Fridays than we are there all day Saturday and Sunday. So Monday is my day to do the things I need to do for me… That is after I get the Lover out of bed and off to work. (which is harder than it’s sounds)

     So at this point in my life I am selling on eBay to make money. Today I have 8 package to pack and ship. That will pretter much take up my morning. I will than do all my relistings which just means relisting everything that has been up for 30 days and didn’t sell.  After that I will list today only about 5 items because it’s MONDAY.

     I have a lot of friends who need to make more money than they make at their 9 to 5 jobs. They are always looking for part time work and I tell them go though your closet to make more money. If you don’t want to sell it on eBay than take it to the local flea market. I would say 98% of them just don’t get it..

     Selling on eBay is easy and there is almost nothing that won’t sell… The trick is to remember that eBay is a numbers game. The more you list the more you will sell, plus you want to list everyday.  So I try to shoot for 10 listings a day which is very doable if I am not having a lazy day. I list Monday though Friday can’t on Saturday and Sunday because of the flea market.  

     Everyone worries about what to sell, here’s a hint list what you have first. Than ask your friend and family for their stuff, and list that. (here is a thought if you liked it once, so did someone else, so it will sell)


     This is the end of my Monday morning ramble. I hope you enjoyed it but I need to get started so I can get done.  I would like to make this an everyday thing so I can improve my writing skills while exercising my brain

Please leave me a comment and let me know about your Monday.....

Thursday, May 31, 2012

So you need to make more money.


So you need to make more money.                                                                                                            You could go out and get a 2nd job working for someone else or you could start your own business.          

Becoming a flea marking vendor is as easy as 1 – 2 – 3.

    1. Find your local flea market and see what it takes to set up.
    2. Go into everyroom of your home with a box and put in everything you no longer want.
    3. Go to the flea market set up, and sell it!

I am not kidding about that being as easy as it is. That's how I got started about 5 years ago.


First finding your local flea market to get the details on setting up. Just go to Google and look it up 95% of the time all the information you need is there.

  • Try to find an established flea market close to home that is set up to operate every weekend
  • of a season. Established flea markets with good schedules will attract both vendors and shoppers. (more vendors = more shopper's so more shopper's = more money)

  • If it is a Saturday, Sunday flea market then you want to be there both days. If you can't be there both day's try to be there on Sunday!!!!! 95% of the time Sunday is the better money day!!!!!

  • If you are doing this only once or twice a season you will be best to pick week end's that are also the beginning of a month. People seem to have and spend more money the first 2 weekends of the month than they do the last 2 weekends.



Go into everyroom of your house with a box.

Just about EVERYTHING sells at a flea market. Dishes, clothing, TOYS, TOOLS, books, pots and pans, electronics, and Furnitures.

  • If you don't think you have enough ask your friends and family, for their unwanted items.

  • Go to the flea market set up, and sell it!


Set up, what that means is to set up the things on your table, don't just dump them on the table.

  • You want to make sure everything is clean and priced.

  • You will want to bring a table cloth and a dust rag.

  • You will want to make sure you bring money to make change with.


Well this is my easy 1 – 2 – 3 of starting out at the flea market. I will write more flea market common sense later. Please let me know if you liked this post, found it helpful. Thank you Lori Renee