Don’t buy these items at flea markets

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American Arbitrage

5 ай бұрын

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@pum6454 5 ай бұрын

you go to flea markets to buy things to flip online for a profit I go to flea markets to buy things I like

@naomiemoore5725 5 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@tdestroyer4780 5 ай бұрын

Covid ruined thrifting. Now everyone and their mama is trying to re-sell online.

@Extremely_crazy_toaster_light 4 ай бұрын

i go to a flea market for *weather radios*

@knockout7611 4 ай бұрын

Not worth the time or measly 40 bucks that you had to spend all day trying to make Then you gotta spend a day getting it online. It's all a wash. Just get a real job

@naomiemoore5725 4 ай бұрын

@knockout7611 Just because this is not your cup of tea, don't knock it. This is fun for people. A hobby that might make them a few dollars. My SIL makes a small fortune doing this. I gave her a few things and we would split the profit. All sold and delivered within a week. I got rid of some stuff and she made some good sales and we both had a little extra money. And I save the "free money." After a year, I see how much I have collected and go on vacation with it or buy myself something I have been wanting.

@ericwoytasek269 5 ай бұрын

My strategy at flea markets is to purchase things I like and will use myself. Works every time.

@Yroko 3 ай бұрын

I saw a guy selling a nes and snes. He had a tv and power, to show that they all work. He wanted about $20 per game and about $50 for the more popular game. He had a deal for the console and the entire collection for about $200. I asked my parents. They said no. Wish my dad didnt sell our nes and collection. With today's prices, i could get about ¾ of the price per game as collection.

@shadycnetwork 4 ай бұрын

You got to remember some people buy things because they want them not to try to resell them. The resellers already ruined ebay.

@americanarbitrage 4 ай бұрын

eBay wouldn’t exist without resellers…literally everyone selling…is reselling something ( unless they made it)

@shadycnetwork 4 ай бұрын

@@americanarbitrage hold on let me explain. Previously most of eBay sales came from people selling things that they owned. Maybe they wanted to get rid of it and didn't really need money as much but eBay was the place you would go to get good deals. Now the resellers are just people who buy things from yard sales or online and they got it for cheaper and they're trying to make a huge markup. That's what I mean by reseller. Here perfect example, pawn Stars website is selling Chumlee autographed comic books for 25 bucks. Reasonable. Not a bad price. So I went to eBay just to see, there are people selling that same comic book with the pawn Stars COA that they send you far as much as $70. Off something they got for 25 bucks. That's what I mean. It used to be people selling things that they own that they just didn't want anymore they know they didn't really care they weren't trying to play get rich quick they just wanted to make a few bucks. I mean your whole video is literally about don't buy these things cuz they don't sell for as much. Maybe people want those things to have. I'm pretty sure some people still buy things for their personal use. Not everything's about selling and playing get rich quick. This is why I think that the resellers are horrible people. I would understand if you bought it for like 25 and you sold it for $30. I'm not against a slight markup. But people are buying things for cheap and sell them for crazy prices. I always tell people on my podcast, on my KZfaq channel. Before you buy something off of eBay Google see if you can find it for cheaper. Maybe if people stop buying from the resellers they would realize wait a minute maybe we shouldn't scam people let's make the mark up a little bit reasonable.

@Just_A_Transperson 4 ай бұрын

@@americanarbitrageselling something you already had is completely different from buying things just to sell them for more.

@karstenshields1694 4 ай бұрын

@@americanarbitragereselling something you bought and now no longer need is very different than buying something with the sole intent of reselling it for profit.

@thomasmeagher8941 4 ай бұрын

@@Just_A_Transperson reselling is selling something that was sold to you prior...

@flagcityparts 5 ай бұрын

Hummel figures are the 1970s version of beanie babies, and funko pops will be similar case 25yrs from now

@wesm8851 5 ай бұрын

Lmao thats so sad to imagine funko pops bein g vintage

@philiplubduck6107 5 ай бұрын

My funkos are valuable

@naomiemoore5725 5 ай бұрын

70's? You are young. Mine are from the 40's. And keeping them.

@justjo7282 5 ай бұрын

I have Hummels figurines from my grandmother. They're from the 20's and 30's. Are they not worth anything either?

@naomiemoore5725 5 ай бұрын

@justjo7282 Don't believe this guy. He is too young. The old stuff still has some value. Mine are from the 40's and earlier. Will sell at some point as I would rather have the money since I have no heirs. The young ones do not care about vintage and antiques. There are exceptions. One of my co-workers who is 30, loves old rusty and crusty stuff like I do.

@kyleGoldstien 5 ай бұрын

The way you handle people’s items is disrespectful

@ernestclyde 5 ай бұрын

Yeah he seemed to handle everything in a rough manner, almost tossing and droppin half the stuff he touched. Some of that might be able to be chalked up to tryna do everything one handed though, I dunno

@jasonfranks1096 5 ай бұрын

I agree with you both, he wasn’t really like this before , now unfortunately he thinks he’s a bit bigger than he is, who’s to say and tell others what to buy??? All he does is buy cheap ass sports cards , and his lady buys stuffed animals, sorry I’m a grown man and I’m not calling them “plushies or plush or whatever they refer them as, let people buy what they want just cause something don’t work for you don’t mean it don’t for the next.. period, just my opinion, but if you watch all these ones who, hang out together and became friends all act like that now and treat others stuff disrespectful, him, Dave, Kevin, all of em, used to really like watching them all now not so much honestly.

@Ninnjette- 4 ай бұрын

@jasonfranks1096 Did he force you, or are you the only one that can have an opinion? He's giving advice, I'm sorry he didn't ask for your permission first..

@myriamduran3262 5 ай бұрын

Going around and disrespecting every seller in the market 👍🏻

@justjo7282 5 ай бұрын

How did he do that? He didn't record the audio when he was there. He did a voice over, so the sellers don't know what he said unless they watch his video

@HAUNTED-DOLL 5 ай бұрын

Teacups/saucers can be VERY valuable, but you have to know what you're looking for. Paragon, Nantgarw, Tiffany and Co., and Minton are a few kinds worth picking up.❤

@americanarbitrage 5 ай бұрын

Yes for sure…but a majority aren’t :)

@Littledeer805 5 ай бұрын

@@americanarbitragehey what is your eBay name

@acmeallpurpose4974 4 ай бұрын

I was at an estate sale and I found a beautiful teacup and it was made it occupied Japan. I bought it for myself. Even if it has no value idc.

@dukelorange748 4 ай бұрын

i keep an eye out for royal albert

@DanielJamesEgan 5 ай бұрын

You'll lose money if you buy anything.

@stevebennett9839 4 ай бұрын

My friend used to drive thru the "rich" neighborhoods on or the evening before trash pickup and he would get so much stuff for free that way. To rent a table at the flea market cost $20 (outside) he made an average of $300-$400 about every 2 weekends. One time he found a house that the people were throwing away 5 sets of snow skis, with boots and poles, some power tools and 2 tv wall mounts box never opened and a brand new stand mixer still in the box. He sold all ski equipment to one guy for $400, the rest just peice by piece but in 4 hours he had made almost $1000.

@troybailey4305 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this. Most flippers on KZfaq only show the awesome buys but no one shows the stuff they get hosed on.

@windwhisper2456 5 ай бұрын

OMG! I love that Peter Rabbit tea set😱❤️❤️❤️

@DerMeisterEdits 5 ай бұрын

My grandpa still has that set of cereal bowls. My siblings and I spent our whole childhood eating out of those. It's a shame those ones are in such poor condition. My grandpa's are mint compared to those.

@temper.temper 5 ай бұрын

I buy these things because i like these not to sell

@kevinwehrer874 5 ай бұрын

U basically said all collectibles to save them for yourself

@electrofonickitty823 5 ай бұрын

Same with Baseball cards some are not always worth it 😊

@megan9403 5 ай бұрын

Why do the signs say "everything is overpriced" ?

@riverrat499 5 ай бұрын

. Someone @ me for this

@crystalnoname6046 5 ай бұрын

What an odd thing to advertise right? Like they weren't wrong because everything was overpriced but still a weird thing to advertise lol.

@CarlosLopez-eg9im 5 ай бұрын

I believe that’s to let you know that you can haggle for a lower price?

@megan9403 5 ай бұрын

@CarlosLopez-eg9im hmm.. maybe, but some people are too nervous to haggle bc they feel cheeky, would be nice if they just priced them right lol

@mariegigot5129 3 ай бұрын

OMG I WOULD HAVE KILLED FOR THE PIERRE LAPIN TEA SET IT’S SO CUTE

@kbowler9266 5 ай бұрын

An auction show said the only hummals are the early early pieces. Proving age can be tricky.

@naomiemoore5725 5 ай бұрын

Agreed, I have a couple pieces from the late 30's and a few pieces from the 40's. I am keeping them for now. Have been offered a decent amount, but not enough for me to part with them just yet.

@vanessazannis5523 4 ай бұрын

Don’t buy these items Unless you want them for yourself…not everybody is a reseller.

@sarahfwiend1146 4 ай бұрын

Man, I totally want that first handmade bear you tossed. Ugh

@BlessedOhioPicker 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@justjo7282 5 ай бұрын

I never buy used stuffed animals. It just seems like there are so many and my experience has been that they don't sell well, even the ones that are made by popular manufacturers

@Littledeer805 4 ай бұрын

Look for the squishmallows with the tags. You mostly want to buy the smaller ones with tags because they’ll be easier to ship. I sold one recently for a good 20 bucks and bought it at the goodwill for 4 dollars

@bryantsmith3372 4 ай бұрын

I collect vintage NASCAR stuff, so seeing those matchbox NASCARs was pretty cool.

@Dexy83 5 ай бұрын

Bless her heart, my Mom collected China as my "inheritance" 😣 I kid you not, I have 8 SETS and dozens of individual pieces. I'm trying to sell to a company who only takes shipments. 🤦🏼‍♀️ My $1000 quote is going to cost me $300-$400 to ship.

@naomiemoore5725 5 ай бұрын

I have China too. And never wanted them and only used one set a few times and my grandmother's, not at all. I can't even give them away. Nobody wants them.

@auntyb6313 4 ай бұрын

I think that’s lovely! My grandmothers never left me anything like that, they had 13+ children each so that means many grandchildren… so Ive started to collect beautiful China tea sets myself, intending to use them for high tea brunches and birthdays with my 6 young nieces.

@antwhite684 5 ай бұрын

Hummel, Hess trucks, Princess House, beanie babies and NASCAR. All trash. There are exceptions. Like the really old and rare. But best to just ignore if youre not familiar.

@BadWallaby 3 ай бұрын

My man said “cereal plates” 😂😂

@itsir2u 5 ай бұрын

I’ve made so much money on China. Please do skip over it everyone 😂

@blazingbattlehawk9626 4 ай бұрын

One good tip is sports cards from 1987-1993 are almost all worthless. Even legendary rookie cards.

@imawesome1822 4 ай бұрын

The jersey plate that says trailer is funny

@nataliemairesmith7586 2 ай бұрын

Well, for the license plates, they may not be worth much on resale, but their original sticker price can be thousands. Ask the DMV

@b-man1232 4 ай бұрын

Is a side Hustle I have an antique booth and I flip stuff on ebay. If there's one thing that I have learned about flea markets, antique stores, etc...people are INSANE on their prices!!! Things are typically worth 50%-80% LESS than what they have on the sticker!!!!

@Jaynecaninequeen 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@sarahfwiend1146 4 ай бұрын

Um, as an Artist bear collector, I can tell you, if the bear doesn't have a tag it's likely handmade and possibly mohair or alpaca was used. That first bear you picked up I know was a keeper. Handmade teddy bears can almost always bring a profit. I would've snagged that first one for sure. Artist bears typically come with a paper hang tag that is written that disappears alot, but most bear artists have a style or something they do that is unique, so they can be easy to identify alot. I have over 100 artist bears and Charlie Bears- UK small handmade bear company which cost hundreds and go up in value yearly or shortly after launched. Don't sleep on collectibles yo, especially handmade bears.

@slu2657 4 ай бұрын

Wish there s a museum, or a vedio made, of some of these items. Like the ceramic. tea set.

@ratchetwolf6336 4 ай бұрын

I buy and sell all types of toy model cars at flea markets and other events. At this point I avoid almost anything NASCAR like the plague even if I can get it really really cheap because it just does not sell except maybe Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty stuff but even then I may sit on them for a while. If someone is buying the NASCAR's I recommend the Hot Wheels premium ones, those are more likely to sell than the racing champions.

@peterthejasonsegelandscott6470 2 ай бұрын

I spotted an “Everything Is Overpriced” sign!

@jaggerkate 5 ай бұрын

Awww, my aunt Judy had a lot of Hummel’s. 🥰

@Ultra-Collector 2 ай бұрын

Are Nascar Chase pieces still good?

@Starkiller_1911 2 ай бұрын

The only time I have ever heard of hummels is from South Park 😂

@SLP828 4 ай бұрын

That tea set looked like it was a Beatrix Potter tea set.

@marshafish6984 17 күн бұрын

100% agree

@DuccTape323 3 ай бұрын

When people say stay away it's so they could come and get that shyt LMFAO

@americanarbitrage 3 ай бұрын

😂 that makes zero sense

@ireadalota 4 ай бұрын

My cats use those Kelloge cereal bowls 😂

@AtAtdriver34 5 ай бұрын

what if i just want it

@ShaareiZoharDaas 5 ай бұрын

I am looking for the bump and go robots with the red light on their head and the Tonka with the string that pulls the bucket.

@johannaguzman9521 4 ай бұрын

What about porcilin collectors plates with a small cups.

@eddie-roo 3 ай бұрын

"you'll lose money every time" Yes, that's how purchases work

@kacywatson6314 4 ай бұрын

I typically don’t like to go to these places I used to like to go to these sorts of places when I was little and get very precise things I don’t like to do anymore

@stargeezer57 5 ай бұрын

If I like it, I'm going to buy it.

@vlxxx 5 ай бұрын

Cereal plates?

@moxheeuk2671 5 ай бұрын

I went to my grandma's home once and they found drugs in all the hummels. There was one nana running the whole place with an iron fist. Oap lord

@Dexy83 5 ай бұрын

@somebodywhocares9293 4 ай бұрын

Its not a flea market Once items are over $5

@Thecoingarage 4 ай бұрын

What about Avon ?

@user-ol9rs3uh8u 3 ай бұрын

I still have those cereal bowls.

@justjo7282 5 ай бұрын

I have so many good china sets. It seems like when people pass in my family, they think of me and keave me their China sets. Most are from the early 1900's. Now, I have to decide who I'm leaving all these sets of China to when I go!! 🤣🤣🤣

@gaylenewood7707 5 ай бұрын

Those little China set look like little tea sets for little girls you know toys cause I use a to have those back in the early 80s..

@bubslovesthings 2 күн бұрын

Sawgrass?

@natachamusser 4 ай бұрын

I have not seen those cereal bowls for probably 30 years 😮

@stephenholmes5362 2 ай бұрын

WRONG! Just sold a cup/saucer for $400.00, paid $22.00. Three weeks ago I sold a Hummel "latest News" for $145.00 paid $30.00 at a flea market. It was on a table with twenty others , your choice $30.00. You have to know what you're looking at!!

@frofrofrofro900 4 ай бұрын

Buy what you want to

@lillysgrandmaable 5 ай бұрын

There are alot of Hummels that are worth more than you realize

@PursellJr88 4 ай бұрын

If I see some cool NASCAR sht I'm buying it!!

@slu2657 4 ай бұрын

Things that are not manufactured anymore. You can't buy them even if you have money.

@aprilcarl5481 Ай бұрын

Will you kindly be more respectful of the vendor's displays and not just trash what they put out with care. Thank you for sharing this information ❤ about the items.

@racermanforlife 5 ай бұрын

Lol i have some of the nascar stuff from a fle market i spent $10 on like 40 items

@alexburky9124 3 ай бұрын

Terrible advice on nascar stuff. People are buying 90s nascar stuff for nostalgia with tshirts going in the 100s

@julianmartinez4268 4 ай бұрын

Oh brother, THIS GUY STINKS!

@eyes2c..519 4 ай бұрын

The only bears worth anything really are boyds

@gringa978 5 ай бұрын

Those license plates are fkn crazy 😮

@rico8089 4 ай бұрын

It looks like you go to the flea market to touch and make a mess out of everyone else's displays 🤡

@Carmen-co4el 4 ай бұрын

LESS IS More 😂😂😂😂!

@lukepurcell2189 4 ай бұрын

There is a buyer for everything

@jackfrostingtonerly1891 5 ай бұрын

Collectable cereal plates? I'm thinking you might have meant bowls.

@2Ryled 5 ай бұрын

My friend told me they were gonna be worth $, and had a wall full of hummel. Hmmm😢😢

@user-ek9zr4qi3v 5 ай бұрын

The older Hummels may be ok

@FoodNerds 4 ай бұрын

I’d say avoid flea markets.

@hoodie_ninja4209 4 ай бұрын

I'll say it once and I'll say it twice, boyds if your looking for bears boyds mo hair bears are the only bear worth money you should look for

@realrealonerealrealone2182 5 ай бұрын

I saw nothing but crap

@mikezurella6174 4 ай бұрын

Stay away from gold and Rembrandt paintings, as well as antique furniture😏 then the guy comes in later on and buys all the gold and Rembrandt paintings😂

@darthhull85 5 ай бұрын

But I want cheap nascar collectibles

@trinkab 4 ай бұрын

Chck the teddy bears for Steiff tags.

@rob4764 2 күн бұрын

Guess my Nascars are out of the question:/

@francis-kp9cw 5 ай бұрын

🇺🇲Hawaii🤙

@bobjon7660 4 ай бұрын

Good pickers have clients For particular items… I wouldn’t take antique oil can’s To the video game collector.. Those Kellogg’s plates the China, and all of that does have a market and there are people that will buy it. You just have to be a people person And know how to sell something… Also Anybody that’s really good at anything don’t come to KZfaq for advice and tips. If a mechanic goes all I’ll get on KZfaq and figure it out don’t take your car to them. That’s obvious ,So when it comes to advice, I’m not going to go to KZfaq either

@namnambulu 2 ай бұрын

Hummel yeah tell people not to buy em so I can buy em all up and sell out side nursing homes

@roymccloure7391 4 ай бұрын

I always thought humels were valuable

@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa2479 Ай бұрын

It's not about the money

@birdy1numnum 5 ай бұрын

*Oh nooooo!! I wish I saw your video before i spent HUNDREDS on Beanie Babies.*

@HumanBlackhole 2 ай бұрын

imma buy what I want

@massagesteve 5 ай бұрын

Who sells old license plates? Thats like begging a criminal to put on their get away car and then the cops bust down the door of the previous owner thinking they are the criminal

@tdestroyer4780 5 ай бұрын

They need a warrant for that.

@ej8_felipe651 3 ай бұрын

Bros trying to keep all the good stuff for himself

@blakebuckley1018 4 ай бұрын

Not everyone is a reseller

@patriciakennedy4780 4 ай бұрын

Your wrong on the Hummels.

@HaakonAnderson 4 ай бұрын

If you like it buy it, you don't have to be a scum bag reseller

@shihohinomorisbiggestfan 4 ай бұрын

im not reselling thrm 🖕🖕🖕

@LadydogC 5 ай бұрын

He is telling you this so you do not hunt and buy and the price drops and he can find more at lower cost. Do you, buy what you want.

@Ari-sh5bq 4 ай бұрын

Get a real job

@bud42000 4 ай бұрын

Yo pro tip no need to watch this guy's vids when u can just look the shit up on ur phone with Google right there on the spot 😊

@firesideshats 5 ай бұрын

You and your kind have wrecked op shopping and flea markets. Us poor people would use them to get things we needed at an alright price thanks to you we got rooted over.