2006-09-15 12:10:12 · 15 answers · asked by hjpollock 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Have a stunning blonde behind the items
2006-09-15 12:23:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most important is having something worth selling / buying!
Everything else is just sales technique, like smiling, being friendly, approachable, and importantly building trust that the product you are selling won't break as soon as they get home.
2006-09-15 12:19:53 · answer #2 · answered by knighttemplar1119 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be prepared to talk to people. Ask them how there morning has been.
Wear nice clothes and look smart and tidy don't look like you came out of the hedge backwards. If you look rough people think your items are too if you look smart nice hair etc it makes them think this stuff has come from a nice house!
Don't drop the price of things below what you want for them.
People often pay more for something than their first offer let them walk if they made an offer most the time they'll be back if they really wanted it!
2006-09-15 14:19:48 · answer #3 · answered by coulditbemanilow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A wide selection, nicely presented, try and keep things off the floor. I know that when I go to bootsales I don't want to be bending over and raking through hundreds of tousands of items. I want what I want to be visible, clean and easy to reach.
You must always be friendly, have a chat. Even if they don't buy anything, talk with them and keep them happy, I work in a shop and if I talk to someone at the tills I tend to find that they buy more as I influence them into buying more, just keep them smiling and give a little history to your goods.
Don't over price, and don't let someone else who owns a bootsale stall buy form you, they most likely sell it for a higher price
2006-09-15 12:21:05 · answer #4 · answered by Alex H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second joleen & totally disagree with putonyour (no offense). People don't like to ask the price because they don't want to feel embarassed if they can't afford it, & they certainly don't want to be pounced on by pushy salespeople. Let them browse & speak to them if you think they look like they want help. When stall holders start telling me how much something is & what it does as though I'm too thick to figure it out for myself, it puts me right off & I make a sharp exit, even if I was interested in what I was looking at. If they are interested, they will ask. Put a sign up saying you are willing to accept reasonable answers & don't expect too much for your wares.
Go ahead, talk to your customers, but not about the items they are looking at, make small talk about the weather. Treat them as you would like to be treated if you were a potential customer.
2006-09-15 12:28:56 · answer #5 · answered by stumpymosha 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put things on tables so that people don't have to bend down.
Have lots of good stuff (to hide the crap).
Keep your prices low.
Keep topping up as you sell with more stuff.
Get there early as that's when the dealers are there.
Choose a day when it doesn't rain.
Sell hot drinks too.
2006-09-15 13:26:03 · answer #6 · answered by Belinda B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keeping active and creating an audience around your pitch, the rest is just old fashioned selling and haggling
2006-09-15 12:13:49 · answer #7 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Place a very large stick with a few nail`s sticking out of the top against the table your goods are on . Then place a notice saying " If you DON`T start buying , I start HITTING " . A sure fire winner
2006-09-15 12:13:48 · answer #8 · answered by scouse_182fan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Smile and watch what people are looking at on your stall..if someone picks something up tell them what it is and how much you want for it..I always find having a laugh and joke with the customers always works wonders!
2006-09-15 12:13:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
put prices on everything but be prepared to reduce it by about 10 percent
2006-09-15 12:12:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋