Anyone Actually Own a Store?

So the booth has been open for 1 month. So far so good. We sold enough through the booth that netted us $50 after rent, expenses, and the malls cut. Not much but it is a start. I have close to 200 ceramic houses to go over to the booth. I am confirming that my shelves and curios haven't sold and then will take a load over this weekend. I have some homemade glass art that I'll be taking over this weekend as well.

Hoping that this month we do even better!

Sam

Thanks for the update!! This is a thread I've had a keen interest in following.

I'm fairly certain you will do better in your second month, as I recall, you weren't exactly as prepared at "opening" as you had hoped. I can only believe you will be in a better position going forward.

Keep up the good work and keep the updates coming!!

Thanks for the update.

Sounds like you are heading in the right direction, in the black always good.

Like Matches like following this thread.

Not sure if it is just us but April has been slow in sales. Went to the thrift and traded some merchandise. 

Have gotten a handle on my ebay sells and hit a record for me on listing (7 at once). Not the first sale. 

Hoping May is better for you and sounds like you are getting a handle on your stock pile of inventory. (wished I did).

Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the update.

Sounds like you are heading in the right direction, in the black always good.

Like Matches like following this thread.

Not sure if it is just us but April has been slow in sales. Went to the thrift and traded some merchandise. 

Have gotten a handle on my ebay sells and hit a record for me on listing (7 at once). Not the first sale. 

Hoping May is better for you and sounds like you are getting a handle on your stock pile of inventory. (wished I did).

Keep up the good work.

Sales were slow for me at the vendor mall in April, and the flea market has been a mad house. Not necessarily a lot more shoppers at the flea, but definitely everybody and their momma trying to sell their stuff at the flea. Lots of competition. I attribute the slow sales to nice weather and competition from all the yard sales.

Sales were slow for me at the vendor mall in April, and the flea market has been a mad house. Not necessarily a lot more shoppers at the flea, but definitely everybody and their momma trying to sell their stuff at the flea. Lots of competition. I attribute the slow sales to nice weather and competition from all the yard sales.

And April was the worst month I've had on ebay since I started. Probably some seasonality to it, but interesting to note that it was not just me, nor was it just ebay.

I picked up some good stuff in the last couple weeks and expect May to be a bit better just on the strength of my new merchandise. Ironically, it is thanks to garage sale season that I got the stuff!!

Maybe people are out walking and sunning in the warmer weather?  My ebay sales seem to come in fits and starts.  Two weeks with not 1 sale and then sold a Office 97 CD via buy it now.  Put another one up and it sold 10 mins later.  I was like, "WOW".  Now I have lookers and a few watchers but no bids.

Friends store is still doing well.  He shifts his inventory around to make it look new and fresh once a month.  Him and I both have been hitting the yard sales to find inventory instead of storage auctions.  For me I've spent more money buying inventory in April then I made.  Hopefully I will recoup that money this weekend.