What is an antique flea market?

As far as the sale of unwanted household items is concerned, traditional selling garages or sales in the garden will usually be enough. Some people may decide to display their outdoor goods in the open -air market. However, collectors of real antiques and other valuable collector items often rent stalls at a specialized place known as the Antique Fleas market . For example, instead of offering a box full of vinyl albums from the 80s, the supplier can sell a carefully preserved 78 rpm from the 20th century in the antique flea market. Decorative glass may be from the 80s of the 20th century instead of the 1970s on the market with antique fleas. Collectors can walk through the stalls of others in finding a hard -to -reach collectionible or a rare piece of incomplete set. Trading and exchanges between sellers are often supported in antique fleas market, unlike many traditional antique shops.

Many customers prefer to go through antiques and collecting items in specialized flea markets instead of losing to the boxes and boxes of secular domestic items. Professional antiques dealers often bring part of their collections from their normal shops to the antique flea market to create more business. If the collector likes what he sees at the stand, he may want to visit the store owner for even more interesting items.

Generally speaking, the antique flea market operator rents the seller to individual dealers, but is not responsible for the authenticity or status of the goods. Sometimes the flea market owner will act as an agent for sellers who cannot free their own stands and can even have their own goods on the display throughout the store.

There may also be a mail order arrangement between the operator and the individual seller, which means part of the saleIt goes directly to the sellers and the other part remains with the flea market owner, generally paying operating costs. Some antiques sellers can negotiate prices with customers, while others appreciate their goods according to current market conditions. Sellers can also offer significant discounts at their discretion.

The antique fleas market can be a very fascinating place to visit, because sellers tend to bring eclectic mix of goods that they believe will be sold quickly. Collector objects of pop culture such as comics, lunch boxes and vintage toys can sit next to traditional antiques such as furniture and glass. Most retailers are very well informed about their goods and most customers will find at least one affordable collector's or antiques home.