Minnie On The Loose
Every time my Auntie Helen would see a dog scratching, she would always say, "Oh dear, Minnie's on the loose." Minnie was her name for a possible flea on a dog. As we got older, my brother liked to go to flea markets to wheel and deal. We immediately made the connection between the Minnie flea and the flea market. Soon, we'd say things like "he went to see Minnie" to indicate my brother's flea market visit.
On Saturday, we got a space at a flea market sponsored by a Lions Club. I can see now how some people really enjoy the atmosphere and the search for bargains. I just wanted to get rid of some stuff and thought it might be fun to offer it at the sale instead of just running to Goodwill...again.
I had to get up WAY too early....and haul all the stuff over to the market. People were there looking before I even had the van unloaded. I did notice that if something was over one dollar, there had to be a very good reason, or most folks wouldn't buy it. I did sell a Harry Potter brand new item for $5.00, but I guess I just got lucky. I sold lots of kids clothing for .50 each, which people thought was fair. Somebody thought $3.00 was too much for a kid's chair. I felt bad for this particular family, so I said...okay, I'd sell it for $2.00. THAT was still too expensive, but I guess the little boy really wanted it, so the mom sprang for $1.25...I caved. If it's for a kid or a teacher, forget it....I'm a sucker.
My friend was selling some beautiful beaded jewelry. She's quite good at it, and very organized. Her pieces were $5.00 and up...most seemed to be earrings for $8.00 or $9.00. She had lots of lookers because the pieces were pretty, but no takers. We came to the conclusion that she was at the wrong market for her beaded creations. If her stuff was at a rock bottom price, she would have plenty of takers; however, it wouldn't be worth it, considering the materials and her time. She'd make a killing on e-bay, I bet.
I took almost everything I didn't sell to the Goodwill anyhow. I can look at the space these items occupied and smile. Minnie was on the loose.
Thanks, Minnie.
On Saturday, we got a space at a flea market sponsored by a Lions Club. I can see now how some people really enjoy the atmosphere and the search for bargains. I just wanted to get rid of some stuff and thought it might be fun to offer it at the sale instead of just running to Goodwill...again.
I had to get up WAY too early....and haul all the stuff over to the market. People were there looking before I even had the van unloaded. I did notice that if something was over one dollar, there had to be a very good reason, or most folks wouldn't buy it. I did sell a Harry Potter brand new item for $5.00, but I guess I just got lucky. I sold lots of kids clothing for .50 each, which people thought was fair. Somebody thought $3.00 was too much for a kid's chair. I felt bad for this particular family, so I said...okay, I'd sell it for $2.00. THAT was still too expensive, but I guess the little boy really wanted it, so the mom sprang for $1.25...I caved. If it's for a kid or a teacher, forget it....I'm a sucker.
My friend was selling some beautiful beaded jewelry. She's quite good at it, and very organized. Her pieces were $5.00 and up...most seemed to be earrings for $8.00 or $9.00. She had lots of lookers because the pieces were pretty, but no takers. We came to the conclusion that she was at the wrong market for her beaded creations. If her stuff was at a rock bottom price, she would have plenty of takers; however, it wouldn't be worth it, considering the materials and her time. She'd make a killing on e-bay, I bet.
I took almost everything I didn't sell to the Goodwill anyhow. I can look at the space these items occupied and smile. Minnie was on the loose.
Thanks, Minnie.
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