Being that I've got experience in being funny on stage...

Here's a teaser joke for you...

Why do women wear make up and perfume?
Because they're ugly and they smell bad..


It's my son's favorite joke!


Speaking of Glendon Cameron.. I checked out about 3 minutes of a YouTube video.. how does that guy have "followers"? He can't put together a decent sentence..

I went in and talked to him today.. I'll get to that after I address some of the earlier comments..

1. It's not covered, no permanent fences. He has a fence for his driveway to the back, but it's not locked from what I can see. He sells furniture and home decor. Mostly new and the units he buys are all ULTRA CLEAN. He also has a thrift store portion of a store which is more junky, small stuff.

It'd be easy for me to undercut his pricing but with not as nice stuff. He does not do consignment, but he did offer some benefits to me like using his electricity and some specialized cleaning supplies when available, etc. Nothing major, but certainly more than I would get at a typical outdoor flea market.

Today I went in and talked to him about a deal we could work out. He is mulling over the deal, but is allowing me to move in tonight so that I can clear the units I bought on Monday and we'll figure up a deal in the next few days.

What I offered was a website built in exchange for 2-4 months of rent depending on which options he wants for his site. Basically, if he just wants a basic site that's like 5 pages, in exchange for 2 months rent. If he wants more of an online store with inventorying capabilities, a shopping cart, etc. 3-4 months rent depending on the amount of inventory I set him up with initially.

We also talked about the presentation of the flea market and he is willing to discuss ground rules for myself and other tenants as the way they opened up their pod(s) for sale is very junky and not appealing at all. He knows that I've had retail stores in the past and I think we're on the same page as far as what it takes to make his venture successful. So it's like I'll almost be a consultant for him as well.

I also have the opportunity to barter more rent for promotional products in the future, so potentially I could be getting into this much cheaper than the $149/mo.

Need some guidance here on a sectional which isn't all there. I have a full size couch (with arms on both ends) and another couch which is the same pattern, manufacturer, etc. This couch is part of a sectional (I'm assuming) arm on 1 side, nothing on the other side. Is this sellable? Can I do something to it to make it more sellable? Is it a good time to make a dump run?

Holy crikey! That's an awesome set! Great steal!

I don't know about the lease. That's a good point. If there's a lease, I'll leave it alone I think.

Around here, the biggest flea market is $25 a day for a space, without tables. I'd have to get up at the crack of dawn to get a decent spot, too. There are many smaller fleas that are all indoors and go for about the same price.

Thanks for the connect on Norfolk! I may need it one day!

Very interesting! Thanks for digging up the answer!

 
Been doing mostly picking and auction house style auctions this year, but feels good to actually get some junk to dig through!

Going through the junk is definitely the most addicting part to this whole gig, in my opinion!

In my experience, many of the staged units are managers or house units (they mean the same thing). I don't shy away from these units like many others, I just bid on what I can see. I assume that all the mystery is right in front of me. About 3 weeks ago I bought a house unit which was staged for $30. Ended up making about $200. I only had to throw out one item and the others sold pretty quick (within 2 weeks).