My stuff may have been priced too high the first day, but I’ve seen how people at that market spend (or rather, don’t) and I’m always willing to negotiate. I even have it posted that “we don’t want to schlepp the stuff home, so make an offer!”

The organizers are going to do their best to promote the market to specific buyers, collectors and dealers as well as the general public. I learned today that “big stuff” vendors are the ones having a hard time there. The market is packed, but not necessarily with people looking to furnish their homes.

I’m dedicated to making this work for so many reasons. But mainly because it’s 5 minutes from my house. 😉

However, I do have to say that I’ve always bought major antiques at shows by spying what I want, deciding what I’d pay, and negotiating for that price at the end of the show. That way I get the best price I can and the seller doesn’t have to take it home and knows that’s ‘as much as the market will bear’. Maybe your prices are too high and you should tell people to make an offer.

Seriously, in several conversations with friends, we’ve come to the conclusion that it’s a combination of the economy and an expectation that everything at this market should be under $10. Maybe only time can alter that expectation. we’ve been bringing in anything we think we can sell, which isn’t helping us to get a consistant look or product signature, but we need to make money. I’m still committed to the market, it’s still very new, and the weather hasn’t helped, and you can’t judge anything by Mother’s Day. It was pretty crowded, but not a lot of buying, just strolling. It’s amazing how many people can walk past your booth and not even glance inside. But to be fair, I probably do the same thing at booths that don’t have anything I would be interested in.