I got it......sorta'......

[DianaB]

I've got a spot in the flea market!!!! I'm so excited!! It's not a booth but shelf area. I went in on Friday to see how much longer it was going to be because I thought that I was second on the list but I found out that I was actually 6th. I wasn't very happy and was telling the owner how excited I was and that I had been getting things to go in already. He told me that he could rent me a shelf for $5 and I thought "Ok, I can work with a shelf. It will help me to get a few things out and at least get started. Then as we talked I realized that it wasn't a "shelf" but a place to sit a shelf!!! I asked how big and pointed to one sitting nearby. I was surprised that I could put in shelves of that size!!! So I went to a nearby new/used furniture store and bought an antique looking display cabinet. You know....the kind that locks and has the curved glass that looks antique. I got a good price on a used one. I was really wanting something that locks because I know that in a flea market there's a lot of things that get shoplifted and since I'm wanting to do antique toys I want to be cautious. So....anyway....I'm busy pricing things to take in this week. The furniture store will probably deliver it today so it should be ready tomorrow!!! I'm so excited!!!!

[paula1961]

CONGRATS!!!!! I'm so happy for you Diana!! I know how excited you must be. That would be fun to do something like that. A little extra money on the side wouldn't be bad either more to buy baby gifts
I hope your toys sell good! I bet they will!!
Keep us posted!!
BTW........what kinds of antique toys do you have? That cabinet sounds like the perfect thing to keep them in too.

[DianaB]

I've pulled out a lot of stuff from my own collection. Things that I have duplicates of, things that wasn't quite what I was wanting, and things that I'm ready to get rid of. I've also been buying quite a bit of stuff on ebay. I've got quite a bill run up so I really hope that this ends up being profitable!! Glen's keeping an eye on things......he's so very cautious.....so I'm sure that I'll hear if it's not making a profit.

I collect old children's candlesticks so I'm selling quite a lot of them. I've bought some old children's washboards. I have them hanging on my wall in the utility room. They'll be hard for me to sell since I like them so much but they're something that I think people will buy. I also have some old children's dishes that are duplicates and well, just a lot of things!!! I'll take a picture of my shelf when I go in to set it up!!

[judy]

This is exciting Diana! The display cabinet sounds nice, and I can't wait to see pictures!

When are you going to sell at your "shelf?" Pretty fancy shelf too! Probably be the prettiest display there! Is this a weekend flea market?

[Janet]

I was wanting to know the same thing. Do you just take your stuff in and leave it or do you stay? Remember that flea market we went to in Lafayette? There were all these "booths", but no one manned them? Is it like that? I'm anxious for the pictures too.

[Blueyes]

That sounds like so much fun! Dang it..I wish I was closer. I LOVE flea markets