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June 25, 2004:
Flea
Market Secrets
Interview
with Harry Rinker author of the book, Official
Guide To Flea Market Prices
Mike Carruthers:
Going to flea markets has become increasingly popular. And there
are some basic flea market rules you should arm yourself with.
Harry Rinker:
One good rule in a flea market is never buy anything
from somebody who doesn't have a price on it. If there is a whole
booth full of stuff and there's no price on it, all that guy is
trying to do is size you up and see how much you are willing to
pay.
Harry Rinker
author of the Official
Guide To Flea Market Prices says haggling is a given at
flea markets.
If you
find something and you want to buy it have a price in mind.
When you pick it up if the price is below what you are willing
to pay, why bother to haggle just go ahead and buy it. If the
price is so far above what you're willing to pay then by gosh
just put it down and walk away you'll never reach agreement.
Or if it's close to what you'd do make a counter offer.
But be realistic
in your haggling expectations.
I think
the name of the game is that the general flexibility is that
there's usually a ten percent level of flexibility. Twenty is
possible in some cases especially if he's had it in inventory
for a long time; more than that, that is tough.
And after
years of going to flea markets, Harry says……
I'm a
big fan of dress comfortably to go to a flea market. I always
start in the back and come forward because as the day goes along
and if I have to make one or two trips back to the car at the
end of the day the trips get shorter. I also take along some
good canvas bags and packing equipment so that when I buy something
I can carry it, it makes it easy to carry for me.
At somethingyoushouldknow.net,
I'm Mike Carruthers, and that's Something You Should Know.
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