My efforts at the $20.00 Challenge began with renting space at a local antique mall here...........and stocking it with 'free to me' items to sell.
Just one catch. Most of it isn't doing that.........selling that is.
So, today I gave my notice and I'm pulling out at the end of August. Admitting failure on this front......but not giving up totally. I like doing this so much, I'm going to give it one more try in a different city, hopefully one with more foot traffic.
This might work out better, since it will be in the town my mom lives in. We can fiddle with the booth together and I'll be a little more attentive to the space, since I'll be at moms anyway. Could end up being a fun thing to do together too...although she hasn't shown any interest so far (and when I started this venture a few years ago, it was originally to sell her things for her.......she didn't wnat a garage sale but needed to clear out 60 years of stuff)
Bottom line...........My Challenge cost me money. I only made rent and a profit one month. The other months, I paid for the privilege of displaying my collectables for other to LOOK AT, not buy. So, a definate money out sort of day here, as I paid the last months rent..... Good thing we're not talking BIG money here, but I the whole experience ended up in the red.
My $20.00 Challenge Failure Comes to a Close
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Nate: I've had an account with ebay now for years, & haven't done anything. Listing stuff has been something I couldn't do previously, now I have some time, & it might be a possibility.
Boomeyers: Never thought of the church bazaar route for my antique booth stuff. I've done them with my knitting & sewing some years.........if I've got a product I mass produced. Did well, had a fun time. Will ponder that idea to see if I would have enough stuff to fill a booth that had all the customers in one day!
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