I know a lot of people that are addicted to flea markets and yard sales and I am definitely one of them. I can spend hours looking through other peoples junk. I have found lots of treasures. When I was young, my husband and I actually sold at flea markets and I really enjoyed talking to people. Can’t say I was very good at selling, but my husband was. He didn’t leave me alone very often because I was very good at practically giving things away.

Did you know people actually sell these products online and make good money on e-bay or making a website and selling vintage items they have found. There is money to be made.

I have a friend that makes his living searching out vintage books at all the flea markets and he can’t pass any yard sale without checking out their books. He catalogs all of his finds and lists them on e-bay. He makes a good income.Most flea markets are outdoors so you may want some sunscreen and a hat. Others are inside so make sure you find out ahead of time. You don’t want to spend the day carrying around the items you purchased so make sure you take along a bag or a cart. There are some very inexpensive carts that fold up and fit into the trunk of your car.

Make sure you wear good walking shoes too so you won’t have to end your day early due to tired feet. Here’s a tip for you, walk to the very end of the vendors and work your way forward. This way you will have the heaviest load from items you have purchased when you are nearer to your vehicle. Keep in mind that most people start at the entrance of the flea market so if you start at the back you will be able to see many items before too many other people do.

Most flea markets are on the weekends, but some do take place on weekdays as well. The number of other people looking around is generally lower during the week, but then so is the number of vendors. It’s really a toss up about when the best time of day is to make a deal. It’s fun to barter and try to get the price lowered from what the vendor is asking for it, Some vendors do get cranky and make snide remarks about penny pinchers especially if they have made no sales that day.

If you hit the flea market first thing in the morning you are able to take advantage of the selections before everyone else has. This is the best solution if there are particular items you are interested in finding. Yet many people claim they have a harder time getting the seller to negotiate the prices when they purchase early in the morning and it’s generally true because the vendor figures he has all day to sell it to someone that will meet his price.

By the end of the day though most vendors are very willing to lower the prices on the items they have remaining. They definitely don’t want to repack all that stuff they have remaining. If you have a particular item in mind and you can wait until the end of the day you will get a better price usually, but you run the risk of someone else snatching it up.

There are different ways to negotiate the price of any given item. You can ask the vendor what his lowest price is. A lot of times the vendor will ask what your willing to pay and you can make your offer and see if they will take you up on it. If you want to offer $10 then have that money in your hand for them to see. Seeing the money will often entice them to take the money.

I find it’s always worth my time to look around because I may find a vendor in the next aisle that has the same item for $10 less. If I’m going to go back to check on an item with a particular vendor I write down their location because by the end of the day it can be difficult to remember who is located where.

Maybe you can start your online business in this way. It’s fun and believe me you will enjoy all the bargains and treasures you will find. Happy flea marketing