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Originally Posted by LastoftheThinkers
I would be curious to see what the average stall makes, excluding the big company stalls.
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I think it really comes down to reading the local (or that precise meet's) market.
It used to be (or at least I observed) that tools generated activity at a booth;
so I went to the meet thinking that some tools might encourage more browsing - that small table (on the left in the photos) was set aside for small tools and sockets.
Right after setting up, I was told be a couple vendor's that the prior year's meet, tools didn't sell (I believe the quote was "they couldn't be given away").
As it happened the guy who set up beside me (to the left in those pictures) was
only tools;
He had a
lot of old
& really neat stuff, but I saw him pack a lot of it up...
His deals were so good I nearly bought a whole bunch because of the perceived value... but I held off because I didn't want to be going home with more than I had arrived.
All this is to say that I believe that a swap meet is much like a second hand or antique store - small stuff (or sometimes easy to carry stuff) is more likely to sell than larger or heavier items;
The guys from 'American Pickers' would often say that "we (they) have no problems selling smalls".
I have actually noticed that in genera (or at least in my market) parts like what you would find at a swap meet do not sell like they did ten years ago - I think this is factoring in;
The reproduction market is such that some people are simply opting out of buying older parts.
So, to reply to the quoted post;
Profit (or even margin) all depends on
the booth, and how in-tune with the market that booth's owner is.
That's my
