Market Trading Means Business 2

Anything classified as ‘junk’ sells readily. You can also
ask neighbours, friends and relatives for junk. In most
cases you will be doing them a service and give you the items
free - or you could share the proceeds of anything sold - in
your favour.




When you sell what you already have it will be necessary to
buy stock in to resell. Buy ‘job lots’ from second hand
traders - also look around household effects auctions. One
source of new stock is wholesalers - the ones who supply
regular market traders. In some circumstances you could
perhaps sell home made goods. Food, handicrafts, etc are all
possibilities. In some cases a very high proportion of the
selling price will be clear profit. Even several hundred
percent in many cases!

Consider selling anything at a car boot sale. Books, toys,
and records of all types are some of the fastest sellers.
Interesting ornaments, curios and things in the ‘antique’
line always attract a lot of curiosity sales at high prices.
The only thing you should aim to avoid is clothes. These
take a lot of preparation, rarely selling well and at low
prices.

Don’t bother with impressive displays for a car boot sale.
Just pile everything into large cardboard boxes for easy
transport. If possible make everything in the same box the
same price to save individual price labels. When you arrive
at a sale place everything on the ground in front of your car
- buyers just can’t resist a ‘rummage’ in the hope of finding
a bargain!

Mark up the prices a little higher than you might think.
Most people will then pay that price without question. If
someone makes an offer, though, you can accept it and still
make a good profit. Never take really low offers though -
keep the item for selling at a future sale.

You will not need any special selling techniques or ’sales
pitch’ for an ordinary car boot sale. Good quality items
sell themselves - and even low priced items soon build up
into treble figure profits. Bearing in mind your overheads
are very low this makes an excellent sideline income.

Develop a circuit of car boot sales - maybe several per
weekend - and you can soon earn a full time income in much
less than part time hours!

GOING ON TO BIGGER THINGS!

A car book sale is an excellent starter business. But, there
is of course a limit to the amount of cash you can earn. If
you want a truly large income then you should look to a
regular market stall or stalls. These can still be part time
- at weekends, the odd day off, or a ‘housewife’ type
business. But, they also form the basis of a sound full time
business venture - one where you can work and earn each and
every day if you wish!

Copyright Avril Harper. UK

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