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Topic: Junk Bonanza - pricing

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Started 2 years ago by The Farmers Wife
Latest reply from Leveta

The Farmers Wife
Member

Hello everyone ~

I need some input on pricing for some of the stuff I am taking to Bonanza...Any thoughts would be helpful!!

old bed springs - some rusty, the others in great shape

handmade zipper flowers - some of them I used half of a zipper and the others a whole zipper. I am planning to put pins on some and then leave the rest just plain and people can do what they want with them after purchase

seed sacks - I took some last year and ALL of them sold...but I can't remeber for sure what I priced them. Many of the ones I have do have great color and are in great shape!

black and white photos - some pretty old, some from 50s-60s, various sizes

old kitchen scales - one is Montgomery Ward, all in are in different levels of wear, some really rusty, some not so much

Wardrobe Trunk dated 1945, in pretty good shape - will post a picture on my blog sometime tomorrow. Paid $40 for it...

ANY input on any of these items is greatly appreciated!!!!!
thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted 2 years ago #
primstop
Member

Hi Janelle,
Oh, I wish I were going to the Bonanza! I met you there last year. Hope you have fun and sell out!
I usually pay $2.00 for an old bed spring, the rustier the better. I sell scales in my shop for between $12 and $18 depending on condition. Try looking on Etsy or ebay for prices. It may give you a starting point. I found things at the Bonanza to be priced fairly reasonably for the most part.
Have fun!
Laurie

Posted 2 years ago #
copperhead
Member

I'd like to know how much to charge for old 1940's WWII era photo's too. I have some from the Indy 500 - probably same time period.

Posted 2 years ago #
The Farmers Wife
Member

Thank you, Laurie!

Copperhead - the WWII photos sound interesting. I do have a couple military photos as well...sometimes it just makes me wonder - didn't anyone's family want these?? so sad!

Posted 2 years ago #
Barb CountryLane
Member

In my shop, I sell bed springs for $3 and $4, depending on size. I sell kitchen scales for around $10 or $15, and feed sacks from $4 to around $8. I have framed some in old windows, and sold for around $15. Maybe if they are in really good condition, they would be worth more???

I had a scale here with a price on it of $8.99. A customer was looking at it, and said she was sure it was identical to one she saw in a more upscale shop, priced at $150.00!!! She laughed and said maybe that was why it had been sitting in the same corner for a few years!

Hope you sell out!!!

Posted 2 years ago #
The Farmers Wife
Member

Thanks,Barb! I thought I had seen bed springs on ebay once upon a time for $3-4. I have checkd prices on both etsy and ebay for some of this stuff but even on those sites and can be a wide range of prices.

Of course, I want to sell, so will probably go for the lower price.

Posted 2 years ago #
junxtaposition
Member

i am right there with ya....trying to get priced for Country Living Fair. I usually opt for the lower end as i do NOT want to come home with anything...it's a fine line....at the better shows, you can get more $$$, but...again...i just look at what i paid for something (usually not much) and i try not to gouge my customers...and be fair to both them and me....that said..i usually sell old scales in good shape $10..12, photos go for $1 here pretty much no matter what..unless they are group pics....springs $3. just be fair to yourself and still make a profit !! good luck ! (i havea much harder time pricing craft stuff, i know what i need to price at to make it worth my while, but sometimes the price is too high...sometimes...too low...cant win..haha...

Posted 2 years ago #
cntryquiltlady
Member

Posted 2 years ago #
robolady
Member

pricing is so hard. I usually try for at least 3x what I paid. My DH says "don't do that, charge what the market will bear". So I try for some kind of middle ground. In other words. when I buy it I think "can i triple this and get that price"??? If not what price do I think I can get? Is it worth it to haul it, clean it and maintain it for that amount of profit? Many times I can get way over 3x, like when I sell scrabble tiles, I may buy a game for $2 and sell each tile for .25c so that translates way over 3x, but it's low dollar stuff.
Sometimes I pay almost nothing for somehting so setting the price is just "what will the market bear". I might ask other dealers or ask myself "what would I pay if I were buying it for me".

Bonanza prices are usually pretty good, and there is lots of competition for things like bed springs. Be ready to modify your prices if you see the dlr across the way selling for less. You'll have the opportunity to look around on Set up day, and you can modify up or down at that time.

I'll try to find you at the sale, do you know where you space will be?

Margo

Posted 2 years ago #
The Farmers Wife
Member

Margo - I asked for last year's spot, so I should be in the side building right across from where the coral was last year...speaking of that, I have not seen anything on the website about the coral - are they doing it this year, I wonder?

Posted 2 years ago #
Raised In Cotton
Member

Ahh the pricing game~ such the art form especially when dealing with the bad economy. This is how I have gone about it the last 30 years in the antique business;

1. Buy your inventory as low as you possibly can so you can actually make some money after figuring in your extra selling expenses (gas, hotel, food etc)

2. I agree with Margo and always try to price my things 2.5-3 times if possible. This also provides you with a bit of wiggling room because people will always ask for your "friendliest price"

3. Booth presentation is key to good sales no matter what you are trying to sell. A great visual display usually equals great sales. People tend to buy with their hearts so try to create the best possible shopping experience you can. Details really do matter.

4. Engage your buyers, meaning talk with them as they enter. Be gracious.

5. If you have a buyer looking at several items, be willing to deal.

6. Have a mailing list so your buyers can be notified of your next show. Emails are great!

I am sure you might be already doing many of these already:))

Blessings,
Carol
http://raisedincotton.typepad.com

Posted 2 years ago #
dianeinthevalley
Member

Carol, love your site. Lots of beautiful colors. Diane

Posted 2 years ago #
Leveta
Member

Wow they are beautiful pic's...

Posted 2 years ago #

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