Mad Maine Vintage Shop

This little blog will chronicle my ventures into selling vintage items in a local antique market.
My booth is called Mad Maine Vintage Shop - it features items inspired by a certain popular TV show,
and I am located in lovely Maine. Viva Vintage!



Tuesday, August 21, 2012

At least Julia Child sold

So, I went by to check on my space after the weekend, and at first sight nothing seemed to have sold - just rearranged into a mess!  I was totally bummed, but as I was putting things back in their place (including a few bottles that had been moved into the neighbor booth), I did notice that an embroidered pillow was missing as well as a large glass jar that stood on the floor. And, yes, Julia Child is smiling in somebody's home!  That makes me happy for some reason, even though it was only $1.



I am debating whether I should ask for a larger booth for next month or wait to see how well I do with this tiny space over a couple of months.  I have a hard time making the space inviting and staging things as it all seems so crammed and "thrift store-ish", which is definitely not the look I want.  But the next booth size is $50 more in rent per month.  But I would have floor space.  Decisions, decisions...

3 comments:

  1. hey! i followed a link in the comments over at thriftcore here. i just started selling at an antique mall too and i am glad to see another newbie blogging about it. you can see my two posts about it so far here if you are interested: http://raesock.blogspot.com/search/label/booth
    i just covered my rent for the first month, but i'm not too bummed. i've heard from lots of people that it takes a little while to really figure out pricing and what people are buying in your area. i too have a little space, and wonder if going up to a big space (double the price) would increase sales. I'm not sure. I'm going to do my little case through christmas and see how it goes. so i look forward to following you and seeing what you learn!

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  2. Thank you for stopping by! Love your blog, and it will be nice to compare stories of our vintage booths :-)

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  3. Good luck with your booth! Julia was a steal - I'm sure someone's home is greatly improved because of her :)
    Keep up the good work and I look forward to your updates about your booth experience...
    - teresa

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