How did we do? Selling at the Long Beach Antique Market

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How did we do? Selling at the Long Beach Antique Market

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Күн бұрын

Today was the big day! We got up at 3am, drove to Long Beach, found our correct car entrance & line, waited in said line, Blake made a friend immediately as he always does, I had to pee 40,000x as I always do, we were let in, set up despite being hounded by early birds, my vision came to life, friends came, we ate cookies, we laughed, I sold a really good amount of things, I made a really good amount of money, we laughed some more, we sweat in the 90 degree sun, we packed up, Blake fended off heat stroke, and we went home and went to sleep.
Then I had to load the storage unit alone.
Hear all about it in this vlog!
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@george.carrasco 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing us behind the scenes. I now appreciate even more all the hard working vendors that sell at flea market venues. Great job! 👏

@marjoryrodriguez9886 10 ай бұрын

What a work out so much to do. I’m tired just watching you. Great Job. Loved the video. Thank You ❤❤❤❤❤

@amyweaver7413 10 ай бұрын

I think you did great, especially given the 90 degree weather! Bravo!👏👏👏

@beverlymerkel6522 10 ай бұрын

I do 3 different flea mkts a week, slinging boxes in and out of car. It is always a crap shoot with weather. Glad you did well and will do another one.

@nancysnowden7499 10 ай бұрын

Loved the video Jamie. Thank you for the honest look at selling at a flea market.

@rhondalockrey9592 10 ай бұрын

I am so happy for you that you made a good profit your first time doing this we always learn something for the next time. At least you got rid of some stuff to donate that you wanted gone too a winning day!

@donnalegrand9133 10 ай бұрын

Very entertaining!!! Can't wait for the November show video!!!

@dawndemaine3694 10 ай бұрын

Yes, the tired part I know. I always put a battery lantern on table and had what I called my "big gun", the expensive item to make my day, before sunrise. Then after packing, had an hour drive home. You did good. 😊

@Go_Vintage_with_Bri 10 ай бұрын

Those early bird shoppers with flashlights are other vendors. They pay for their space and then go out and shop before they set up their booths.

@MidCenturyWasted 10 ай бұрын

Yes but Long Beach also has an early bird ticket. They pay more money to come in as people are setting up. That’s how gabby got in so early too.

@retroredhen3284 10 ай бұрын

So happy for you! You had an awesome sale, yay! I am sure you will have many more !

@alesiasteele869 10 ай бұрын

I am so sorry to hear Blake got so sick. I hope he gets better soon. Rest your foot. The pain is worth it crazy as that sounds. I hurt for two days after I do a show. I love doing shows.

@MidCenturyWasted 10 ай бұрын

He was fine the next day, it was just the heat. He’s always just very heat sensitive. I don’t like the heat, but it doesn’t make me sick like that. The foot takes a few days to recover, but I’ll remember to sit down more next time. I was just too excited 😆

@alesiasteele869 10 ай бұрын

I am still excited when I have a show. I have regular customers that come. Oh about what you were going to take. One suggestion make sure you take at least one table of new items an another of repeat items an mix them. It's a little more work in packing but it is worth it. I try to take new stuff every show.

@fosterapp 5 ай бұрын

@@MidCenturyWasted are you guys doing ok? Did you come to Palm Springs Modernism 2024? Let us know. Thanks!

@stephaniequinn9431 10 ай бұрын

So enjoyed watching you document the whole experience for us! Thank you 😊. I do Pyrex Fest twice a year here in Maryland and experienced a lot of what you have. Totally feel hung over the next day and am a complete slug. I will say, each time you do it, you think of something to improve for the next time. It gets a little easier & faster. Glad you had such a great time. Looking fwd to November market video.

@ryannecomea-callin2560 7 ай бұрын

This is DEDICATION! ❤

@debsherman9453 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. Lots of good information. I want to sell at a outdoor market someday.

@Brabronacus 10 ай бұрын

What a great video. Excited that you'll do another flea market with Gabby, what a great friend she is, and so much fun too. You learned a lot and I think it will serve you well at the next flea market.

@aprilfool8329 10 ай бұрын

I am glad your first experience selling at the flea market was a good one. I am curious how big your booth was because it looked a lot bigger at the market than it did in your living room. It is nice that you had so much space to set out your items. Maybe I will get brave enough to try this in my area in the spring. Thanks for sharing your adventure!

@MidCenturyWasted 10 ай бұрын

Its 19’ wide x 16’ deep and the car has to get parked in there too. So we had about 19’ x 10’ of selling space… they were lenient on the depth, which was good. We would have only had about 8’ depth otherwise. I just set up the tables in the living room to decide how much stuff to bring, I definitely didn’t lay it all out the way I had it space planned. My living room isn’t that big 😂 maybe if we didn’t have a couch I could have made it look exact. And I never bothered setting up the $5 table at my house, I just stuffed a few bins full and figured it would be fine. I also brought a couple bins of “extras” for when stuff sold. I brought a lot 😂 it was really fun, you should give it a try!

@nettie8060 10 ай бұрын

🎉🎉

@theredspottymushroom6025 10 ай бұрын

I was so excited to see this flea market vlog and it was so fun to watch! I am happy that you had a great 1st time experience! Hope you do more flea markets and would love to see the vlogs on them. Nice job!! ♥

@kristiekilmartin157 10 ай бұрын

Vacation vibes😂

@alesiasteele869 10 ай бұрын

Jamie I am so happy you had a amazing day. Yeah other vendors say they had a bad sale day sometimes fishing to see if you had a good day. Now I think you might be hooked to flea markets selling. Welcome to the club. 💕💕💕

@JennyPenny1980- 10 ай бұрын

Well Done!! Hey I like car vlogs next time can you talk while showing off all the glorious palm trees ;) lol

@robnorwood3591 10 ай бұрын

Sounds like an adventure. A lot of hard work, but it paid off! I'm happy for you guys.

@LivinLargewithLCruu 5 ай бұрын

I love that it was so successful for you! its always hard to not shop while you are in places like that lol but congrats! I've never sold at a market I only really do online sales so its exciting to hear that its successful for people

@amyweaver7413 10 ай бұрын

You look pretty damn good for 3:47 a.m.!

@MidCenturyWasted 10 ай бұрын

😂

@brendabatt6874 10 ай бұрын

It was a gorgeous day..at 630am lol. When I left around 10am I was HOT. I can't wait for next month

@MidCenturyWasted 10 ай бұрын

It was perfect at 6:30! 🤣🤣

@Vintagerous 10 ай бұрын

Hey Jamie, first of all congrats!!! What a great successful adventure!! I absolutely adored living vicariously through you! I am so impressed with how you set things up, the inventory you brought, the lessons learned… also so valuable! And how fun that you and Gabby are going to do the November one together! And Gabby’s cookies!!! She is just the best!!! You guys are gonna have a blast! And I actually thought it was just the right amount of footage of the fair I was really interested in the whole process. Great video!

@vivianchairez955 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Jamie, I was wondering did you sell the spaceship ceiling lamp?

@MidCenturyWasted 10 ай бұрын

No, that didn’t sell. I plan to list it on Facebook marketplace. It’s a very particular item for sure.

@vivianchairez955 10 ай бұрын

@@MidCenturyWasted yes I love it. I’ll keep an eye out for it. I have one that I bought a estate sale. They were remodeling the house and I picked one up it’s just beautiful. I love it. I got it for five dollars years ago. And thanks again Jamie I love my coasters.

@MidCenturyWasted 10 ай бұрын

@@vivianchairez955I got this one for $5 too if you can believe it! It was a family run estate sale just a few months ago. It was original to the house but they had taken it down in the 80s when they remodeled the kitchen. Glad they kept it! I’m so glad you like to coasters ❤

@annmariemarin5513 10 ай бұрын

I have a garage full of vintage from my closed Etsy shop. How much are the spaces?

@MidCenturyWasted 10 ай бұрын

Different areas cost different amounts. Where I sold was $125 for the day.

@tinaking8711 Ай бұрын

I know that this hapoened a while ago. But would love to know if you have any of the resin grapes. Would love a set. Any color. Please let me know.

@MidCenturyWasted Ай бұрын

Hi! I believe I still have one set of grapes, but I can’t recall which color. I’m out of town for most of July but I can check when I get home! If you want to email me, that will help me remember 😄 midcenturywasted@gmail.com