| Flea markets are a great place to sell inexpensive | | | | can do this by checking the price of the same or |
| costume jewelry. If you own vintage costume | | | | similar pieces in the same flea market or surrounding |
| jewelry, you are probably better off selling them | | | | areas. Meanwhile don't under-price your items as well. |
| through other channels. Most shoppers in flea | | | | Make sure you cover your fixed costs such as booth |
| markets are not aiming to spend a lot of money on | | | | rental, electricity, hired help and even your time. This |
| individual items. More often than not shoppers have a | | | | should give you an idea of your volume break-even |
| general idea of how much they intend to spend in a | | | | point and the mark-up that you place on each piece. |
| flea market and that doesn't include spending on high | | | | Make sure all your jewelry pieces are in good |
| end vintage costume jewelry. You can probably | | | | condition and clean. You can attach the piece to a |
| maximize your margins selling them in other locations. | | | | card and stick on your price. Another way to tag |
| However, flea markets are still great locations to sell | | | | your piece is by attaching a sting through the loop of |
| your jewelry pieces. If you set up a jewelry booth, | | | | the jewelry. Either way, make sure that the pieces |
| you are likely to sell more volume on good quality | | | | are secure in a presentable manner. |
| and fairly priced items. | | | | Setting Up |
| Below are a few tips setting up a costume jewelry | | | | Trays are great for displaying your jewelry pieces. |
| booth in a flea market: | | | | The downside to using just trays is the amount of |
| Sourcing | | | | space that it takes up on your table. Whenever |
| Almost all types of costume jewelry can be sold in a | | | | possible, use stand or hook larger pieces like bib |
| flea market. You may come across items that you | | | | necklaces on walls. Jewelry stands are available on-line |
| can sell from discount stores, clearance sales, thrift | | | | or through display companies. |
| stores and even garage sales. While these don't | | | | You also don't want to scare away customers by |
| provide a steady or reliable source of products to | | | | over decorating. It is always a good idea to have |
| sell, you can also purchase directly from wholesalers | | | | your booth decorated neatly. Having some color helps |
| and importers of costume jewelry. A few | | | | as it differentiates your booth among the other |
| advantages of purchasing your pieces from an | | | | others. |
| importer or wholesaler is their reliability in providing | | | | Another tip is to have, when possible, a sign board. |
| you with jewelry that have generally passed through | | | | The sign should state exactly what you are selling, in |
| quality control and can provide pieces in bulk. | | | | this case costume jewelry. The sign always attracts |
| Pricing and Tagging | | | | attention in a sea of many other booths without |
| Make sure that you don't over-price your pieces. You | | | | signs. |