2007-12-08 14:24:11 · 11 answers · asked by JIM 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Look around for local "house clearance" sales and auctions - she can buy odds and ends there and also possibly sell a few things for more than she could on the stall. Look out for "boxes of odds" as these can be real bargains and usually sell cheaply.
Ebay is good but bric a brac type things don't tend to sell well there - for some reason little things always sell better face to face so she could be buying and selling larger items at auctions or Ebay and keeping the smaller items back for the stalls. She should take someone along with her so that she has the chance to browse the other stalls as well, a lot of people still go out planning to do one sale and will sell all their leftovers very cheaply at the end as it saves them the trouble of packing it up and taking it home again.
We used to do a lot with car boot sales and auctions until it got to be too much for John with his back and all. It was a lot of fun and very profitable - we tend to stick with Ebay now.
2007-12-08 20:31:02 · answer #1 · answered by Debi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Ebay.
I'm a seller and do about 700-800 a month....great walking around money and a supplement to my SocSec and retirement funds.
I actually buy a lot at flea markets, yard sales, donated clothing stores, etc. bring it home, clean it up and get 6 or 7 times the price I paid for it.
Have her give it a try. It's soo easy.
I could probably make more if I wanted to put more time in it - but I don't care to do that. I have a friend who is a full-time Ebayer and she supports herself doing it.
2007-12-08 16:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sell online.
2007-12-08 14:28:32 · answer #3 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps she could try.
a) Putting her prices up
b)Lowering her prices
c)Finding more items to sell
d)Selling better class goods
e)finding more and better Flea Markets
Always glad to help please call again.
2007-12-08 17:41:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe get her into making some crafts..
Try some candle making..candles sell good.
2007-12-08 14:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by Mustbe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sell more fleas
2007-12-08 14:52:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
PUT AN AD IN THE LOCAL PAPER--WANTED AD PAPER NOT THE TIMES OR OTHER--ADVERTISE WHAT SHE HAS LET THEM COME TO HER.
ALSO INTERNET SITE FOR HER TO STAY AT HOME AND SAVE ON SPACE, GAS AND TIME.
2007-12-08 14:31:04 · answer #7 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ebay let the bidders fall over themselves to make a profit for her
2007-12-08 14:30:52 · answer #8 · answered by Denis R 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps she could specialse,and deal in pedigree fleas only.
2007-12-08 14:41:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Help her do ebay.
2007-12-08 14:27:43 · answer #10 · answered by ....... 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋