Flea Markets - TBD2024-03-28T12:41:17Zhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/flea-markets?groupUrl=dramady&commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A1739347&groupId=1991841%3AGroup%3A1431923&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm doing it as much for my g…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2015-04-03:1991841:Comment:17393472015-04-03T13:50:41.576ZSnagghttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/DavidCarltonHustava
<p>I'm doing it as much for my grandkid's edification, as I am because I was sick of looking at my music room wall and seeing what looked like a rag quilt instead of a wall of albums. (Plus, it made finding the one I was looking for a gigantic pain in the ass.)</p>
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<p>I'm about where I thought I'd be at this point; Replacing popular stuff, like the Beatles, Dylan or the Stones, was the easy part; Now I'm trying to find the more eclectic, out-of-the-ordinary stuff, which is a lot harder.…</p>
<p>I'm doing it as much for my grandkid's edification, as I am because I was sick of looking at my music room wall and seeing what looked like a rag quilt instead of a wall of albums. (Plus, it made finding the one I was looking for a gigantic pain in the ass.)</p>
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<p>I'm about where I thought I'd be at this point; Replacing popular stuff, like the Beatles, Dylan or the Stones, was the easy part; Now I'm trying to find the more eclectic, out-of-the-ordinary stuff, which is a lot harder. People who bought albums by Captain Beefheart, the Velvet Underground, Van Morrison, the Gang of Four or Rory Gallagher (for example), really LOVED that stuff, and are a lot less likely to just get rid of 'em. I have to either pay collector prices for those, or hope to stumble across an estate sale or the occasional stash of stuff that got left behind when they went to college and their Mom donated it to the Salvation Army.</p>
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<p>There's a reason, after all, that used record shops always have 10,000 copies of Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Kenny Loggins and Linda Ronstadt vinyl, and hardly anything by, oh, say....Elvis Costello, Television or the 13th Floor Elevators.</p> There is a show on HGTV calle…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2015-04-03:1991841:Comment:17395772015-04-03T06:11:47.442ZT2Friendshttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/T2Friends
<p>There is a show on HGTV called Flea Market Flip. Two sets of folks get $500 and have to shop the flea market and find 3 items that they can transform in some way and then they complete to sell the transformed items at a different flea market. The couple that makes the most money on the sales, net of the cost wins. I like the show and have thought that it might be fun to do in retirement, not to make money necessarily, although it would be nice too, but to have a little fun, be creative…</p>
<p>There is a show on HGTV called Flea Market Flip. Two sets of folks get $500 and have to shop the flea market and find 3 items that they can transform in some way and then they complete to sell the transformed items at a different flea market. The couple that makes the most money on the sales, net of the cost wins. I like the show and have thought that it might be fun to do in retirement, not to make money necessarily, although it would be nice too, but to have a little fun, be creative and a stay social. But it can also be a lot of work, hauling stuff around, in and out of the truck or trailer, sitting in the hot sun or the pouring rain...well they make it look like fun on TV anyway. LOL </p>
<p>I like to go to flea markets, although I try NOT to buy anything - too much "stuff" already. </p>
<p></p> yeah flea markets are good fo…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2015-04-03:1991841:Comment:17394262015-04-03T04:47:54.308Zfrenchyhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/frenchy160
<p>yeah flea markets are good for stuff like that snagg.. you can find all kinds of stuff there .. a wheel barrow with no wheel or a cuckoo clock with no cuckoo .. and of course all the stuff thats of no use to some people cause they've moved on .. vhs tapes cause they don't have a vcr anymore .. or one that works anyway .. or records cause they got rid of their turntable the day they got their first cd player .. and some move on and never look back .. embrace the new technology and forget the…</p>
<p>yeah flea markets are good for stuff like that snagg.. you can find all kinds of stuff there .. a wheel barrow with no wheel or a cuckoo clock with no cuckoo .. and of course all the stuff thats of no use to some people cause they've moved on .. vhs tapes cause they don't have a vcr anymore .. or one that works anyway .. or records cause they got rid of their turntable the day they got their first cd player .. and some move on and never look back .. embrace the new technology and forget the old .. and then there's people like us who can live in both worlds and will gladly scoop up the stuff they discard as useless and know all along its true worth .. </p> A little over a year ago, I b…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2015-04-03:1991841:Comment:17394992015-04-03T02:03:59.912ZSnagghttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/DavidCarltonHustava
<p>A little over a year ago, I began the process of rebuilding a vinyl record collection that the ex-wife destroyed before I could get them out of the house. Flea markets, garage sales, record swap meets, a half-dozen used record stores scattered throughout the Midwest...I hit 'em all.</p>
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<p>No deadline...I just want my grandson to appreciate how we had to listen to music when we were his age - How music used to have heft and solidity. He's a few years away from that point, so I'm in…</p>
<p>A little over a year ago, I began the process of rebuilding a vinyl record collection that the ex-wife destroyed before I could get them out of the house. Flea markets, garage sales, record swap meets, a half-dozen used record stores scattered throughout the Midwest...I hit 'em all.</p>
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<p>No deadline...I just want my grandson to appreciate how we had to listen to music when we were his age - How music used to have heft and solidity. He's a few years away from that point, so I'm in no rush...</p> I am eclipse_iv on ebay but…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2015-04-01:1991841:Comment:17390482015-04-01T14:58:57.872ZShadowmanhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Shadowman
<p>I am eclipse_iv on ebay but don't know if one can find a member that way. This link takes you to an item and then one can see more information on the seller, etc. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/261833271814?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649">http://www.ebay.com/itm/261833271814?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649</a></p>
<p>I am eclipse_iv on ebay but don't know if one can find a member that way. This link takes you to an item and then one can see more information on the seller, etc. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/261833271814?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649">http://www.ebay.com/itm/261833271814?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649</a></p> i dunno .. all that drivin wo…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2015-04-01:1991841:Comment:17390432015-04-01T03:39:42.466Zfrenchyhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/frenchy160
<p>i dunno .. all that drivin would make me bonkers .. look .. up ahead there's another.. hill .. and it looks just like the last .. hill .. and the hill before that .. and the hill before that .. i do think some people do have a thing for it tho .. always goin somewhere new .. but i don't like it .. at all </p>
<p>i dunno .. all that drivin would make me bonkers .. look .. up ahead there's another.. hill .. and it looks just like the last .. hill .. and the hill before that .. and the hill before that .. i do think some people do have a thing for it tho .. always goin somewhere new .. but i don't like it .. at all </p> Ya could have dressed like a…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2015-03-31:1991841:Comment:17392042015-03-31T14:28:43.258ZWayne Goodwinhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/WayneGoodwin
Ya could have dressed like a Nun .....
Ya could have dressed like a Nun ..... I always thought this might b…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2015-03-31:1991841:Comment:17392002015-03-31T13:35:42.726Zcrestofwaveshttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/crestofwaves
<p>I always thought this might be fun--not as a main source of income, but to pass the time, talk to a few people, make a few extra bucks. At one point I looked into selling Indian Jewelry when I was working in Catholic school for peanuts. I thought it would be fun to set up a table on the weekends since I was between marriages at the time and always looking for an adventure. It never came to fruition because I got a job in public school for a lot more money.</p>
<p>But in reality, it's hot…</p>
<p>I always thought this might be fun--not as a main source of income, but to pass the time, talk to a few people, make a few extra bucks. At one point I looked into selling Indian Jewelry when I was working in Catholic school for peanuts. I thought it would be fun to set up a table on the weekends since I was between marriages at the time and always looking for an adventure. It never came to fruition because I got a job in public school for a lot more money.</p>
<p>But in reality, it's hot or cold. Not too many of the perfect days. And the bees must be a pain in the arse.</p>
<p>Like Shadowman, I think the social part would be interesting.</p> How does a person find you on…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2015-03-28:1991841:Comment:17388912015-03-28T22:08:53.066ZWayne Goodwinhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/WayneGoodwin
How does a person find you on eBay?
How does a person find you on eBay? I set up vendor booth several…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2015-03-28:1991841:Comment:17388352015-03-28T14:07:02.477ZShadowmanhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Shadowman
<p>I set up vendor booth several times at an annual one near me toward the end August. Last year I had to work at that time and good thing I missed it, guess it rained all three days. I don't make enough to pay for the time but enough to pay for the spot and sometimes a little more. For me, it is sort of like a vacation and in that it is in my area I see people I know and visit with them and also with the out of state folks. Visiting with the other vendors is interesting, some are retired or…</p>
<p>I set up vendor booth several times at an annual one near me toward the end August. Last year I had to work at that time and good thing I missed it, guess it rained all three days. I don't make enough to pay for the time but enough to pay for the spot and sometimes a little more. For me, it is sort of like a vacation and in that it is in my area I see people I know and visit with them and also with the out of state folks. Visiting with the other vendors is interesting, some are retired or "professional" flea marketers and travel the south in the winter and north in the summer. I rarely buy anything at the flea markets myself but do buy some stuff at auctions and maybe at a garage sale or two in order to have stuff for the flea market. I also sift through my garage and house at that time. I do sell a few items on ebay, mostly books, may a few a month. But as you say Frenchy, they like their cut between ebay and paypal.</p>
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<p>I have been to some of those in Florida when my brother would go to Florida to live in the winter. Mostly, that would have been in the Jensen Beach area somewhere.</p>