…for the love of old things
Over the decades I’ve worked for a number of companies (high tech and non-profit), in a number of positions, all of which involved sitting behind a computer in a fluorescent-lit office. They were good jobs, till they weren’t! Nowadays I am happy to be out of a cubicle and working for myself doing something I…
While I enjoy selling on Etsy, I have a few items that I have been trying to sell locally due to their size and the difficulty/cost in shipping them. One of those items has been a number of large 3-D plastic medical charts. I posted them on Nextdoor.com where one lady immediately contacted me wanting to…
From time to time, I buy vintage items that I know will be difficult (a nightmare!) to ship so I hold back from listing them in my online store. Recently I finally decided to try and sell them locally. Which for me right now means posting things on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace or similar and arranging meet ups.…
When my online sales dip precipitously I tend to get a bit obsessed with my store. For better or worse, it’s on my mind…a lot. Like right now. August was a good month but September has not been kind. The truth is smaller online stores (like mine) that focus on vintage stuff/antiques/collectibles tend to…
For all my kvetching about sluggish summer sales, I have sold some nice things the last few weeks. Some had been in my shop for eons and others were added only recently. So I decided to look back to see if I could notice any buying trends. First, I was super delighted that an antique Bavarian…
Lately I’m finding a lot of nice purses when I’m out thrifting…and that’s fine with me. They’re useful, attractive and most women (and some men) carry a purse/handbag/tote/messenger bag and usually own more than one. Best of all, they sell! My neighborhood thrift store has two big display racks full and some “better” purses in a…
