Don’t buy these items at flea markets

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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024

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  • @ericwoytasek269
    @ericwoytasek269 8 месяцев назад +225

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

    • @Yroko
      @Yroko 6 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @pum6454
    @pum6454 8 месяцев назад +447

    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
      @naomiemoore5725 8 месяцев назад +10

      Exactly!

    • @tdestroyer4780
      @tdestroyer4780 8 месяцев назад +32

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

    • @Extremely_crazy_toaster_light
      @Extremely_crazy_toaster_light 7 месяцев назад +2

      i go to a flea market for *weather radios*

    • @knockout7611
      @knockout7611 7 месяцев назад +3

      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
      @naomiemoore5725 7 месяцев назад +1

      @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.

  • @shadycnetwork
    @shadycnetwork 8 месяцев назад +115

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

    • @americanarbitrage
      @americanarbitrage  8 месяцев назад +6

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

    • @shadycnetwork
      @shadycnetwork 8 месяцев назад

      @@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 RUclips 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
      @Just_A_Transperson 7 месяцев назад +57

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

    • @karstenshields1694
      @karstenshields1694 7 месяцев назад

      @@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
      @thomasmeagher8941 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @flagcityparts
    @flagcityparts 8 месяцев назад +108

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

    • @wesm8851
      @wesm8851 8 месяцев назад +5

      Lmao thats so sad to imagine funko pops bein g vintage

    • @philiplubduck6107
      @philiplubduck6107 8 месяцев назад +2

      My funkos are valuable

    • @naomiemoore5725
      @naomiemoore5725 8 месяцев назад +6

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

    • @justjo7282
      @justjo7282 8 месяцев назад +5

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

    • @naomiemoore5725
      @naomiemoore5725 8 месяцев назад +4

      ​@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.

  • @temper.temper
    @temper.temper 8 месяцев назад +30

    I buy these things because i like these not to sell

  • @myriamduran3262
    @myriamduran3262 8 месяцев назад +65

    Going around and disrespecting every seller in the market 👍🏻

    • @justjo7282
      @justjo7282 8 месяцев назад +2

      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
    @HAUNTED-DOLL 8 месяцев назад +31

    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
      @americanarbitrage  8 месяцев назад +4

      Yes for sure…but a majority aren’t :)

    • @Littledeer805
      @Littledeer805 8 месяцев назад

      @@americanarbitragehey what is your eBay name

    • @acmeallpurpose4974
      @acmeallpurpose4974 7 месяцев назад +4

      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
      @dukelorange748 7 месяцев назад

      i keep an eye out for royal albert

  • @DanielJamesEgan
    @DanielJamesEgan 8 месяцев назад +14

    You'll lose money if you buy anything.

  • @stevebennett9839
    @stevebennett9839 8 месяцев назад +8

    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.

  • @kyleGoldstien
    @kyleGoldstien 8 месяцев назад +114

    The way you handle people’s items is disrespectful

    • @ernestclyde
      @ernestclyde 8 месяцев назад +18

      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
      @jasonfranks1096 8 месяцев назад +15

      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-
      @Ninnjette- 7 месяцев назад

      ​@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..

  • @windwhisper2456
    @windwhisper2456 8 месяцев назад +9

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

  • @troybailey4305
    @troybailey4305 8 месяцев назад +21

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

  • @kevinwehrer874
    @kevinwehrer874 8 месяцев назад +12

    U basically said all collectibles to save them for yourself

  • @DerMeisterEdits
    @DerMeisterEdits 8 месяцев назад +12

    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.

  • @sarahfwiend1146
    @sarahfwiend1146 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @megan9403
    @megan9403 8 месяцев назад +9

    Why do the signs say "everything is overpriced" ?

    • @riverrat499
      @riverrat499 8 месяцев назад

      . Someone @ me for this

    • @crystalnoname6046
      @crystalnoname6046 8 месяцев назад +8

      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
      @CarlosLopez-eg9im 8 месяцев назад +5

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

    • @megan9403
      @megan9403 8 месяцев назад +1

      @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

  • @BadWallaby
    @BadWallaby 6 месяцев назад +1

    My man said “cereal plates” 😂😂

  • @electrofonickitty823
    @electrofonickitty823 8 месяцев назад +2

    Same with Baseball cards some are not always worth it 😊

  • @Homedepotorange
    @Homedepotorange 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @kbowler9266
    @kbowler9266 8 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @naomiemoore5725
      @naomiemoore5725 8 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @justjo7282
    @justjo7282 8 месяцев назад +1

    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
      @Littledeer805 7 месяцев назад

      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

  • @vanessazannis5523
    @vanessazannis5523 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @Dexy83
    @Dexy83 8 месяцев назад +2

    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
      @naomiemoore5725 8 месяцев назад +2

      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
      @auntyb6313 7 месяцев назад +1

      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.

  • @Dorlinedainwen
    @Dorlinedainwen 18 часов назад

    Lose money? I'm not going to 'make money'. I'm going to 'save money'. I want to buy things i need and enjoy them like most people. Flippers/resellers really ruin things for people who only have flea markets/thrift stores to be able to afford nicer things.

  • @joshm3363
    @joshm3363 19 часов назад

    The last market I was at a guy was using those old license plates and made all sorts of different styles of bird houses etc with them. It was very neat.

  • @nataliemairesmith7586
    @nataliemairesmith7586 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @bryantsmith3372
    @bryantsmith3372 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @b-man1232
    @b-man1232 7 месяцев назад

    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!!!!

  • @mariegigot5129
    @mariegigot5129 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @itsir2u
    @itsir2u 8 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @eddie-roo
    @eddie-roo 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @antwhite684
    @antwhite684 8 месяцев назад +3

    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.

  • @peterthejasonsegelandscott6470
    @peterthejasonsegelandscott6470 5 месяцев назад

    I spotted an “Everything Is Overpriced” sign!

  • @ratchetwolf6336
    @ratchetwolf6336 7 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @seasons1650
    @seasons1650 Месяц назад

    That Peter rabbit tea / dishes you were saying not to get... Should have got it. Lol

  • @SLP828
    @SLP828 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @stephenholmes5362
    @stephenholmes5362 5 месяцев назад

    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!!

  • @sarahfwiend1146
    @sarahfwiend1146 7 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @imawesome1822
    @imawesome1822 7 месяцев назад

    The jersey plate that says trailer is funny

  • @moxheeuk2671
    @moxheeuk2671 8 месяцев назад

    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

  • @Starkiller_1911
    @Starkiller_1911 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @somebodywhocares9293
    @somebodywhocares9293 7 месяцев назад +1

    Its not a flea market
    Once items are over $5

  • @Dexy83
    @Dexy83 8 месяцев назад

    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. *Beanies, too! 😂

  • @kacywatson6314
    @kacywatson6314 7 месяцев назад

    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

  • @slu2657
    @slu2657 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @slu2657
    @slu2657 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @DuccTape323
    @DuccTape323 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @BlessedOhioPicker
    @BlessedOhioPicker 8 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you 😊

  • @jaggerkate
    @jaggerkate 8 месяцев назад

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

  • @alexburky9124
    @alexburky9124 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @jimmytesta1454
    @jimmytesta1454 17 дней назад

    Those bears were boyds and definitely worth money

  • @rico8089
    @rico8089 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @OvernightCountFraud2024
    @OvernightCountFraud2024 2 месяца назад

    I bought very nice bone China at flea markets. I just use it myself

  • @lillysgrandmaable
    @lillysgrandmaable 8 месяцев назад

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

  • @natachamusser
    @natachamusser 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @ireadalota
    @ireadalota 7 месяцев назад

    My cats use those Kelloge cereal bowls 😂

  • @gaylenewood7707
    @gaylenewood7707 8 месяцев назад

    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..

  • @ethancook4465
    @ethancook4465 12 дней назад

    Some NASCAR hats of the era can easy go $50

  • @Sonic.earings
    @Sonic.earings 6 месяцев назад

    I still have those cereal bowls.

  • @aprilcarl5481
    @aprilcarl5481 4 месяца назад

    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.

  • @stargeezer57
    @stargeezer57 8 месяцев назад

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

  • @johannaguzman9521
    @johannaguzman9521 7 месяцев назад

    What about porcilin collectors plates with a small cups.

  • @justjo7282
    @justjo7282 8 месяцев назад

    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!! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @eyes2c..519
    @eyes2c..519 7 месяцев назад

    The only bears worth anything really are boyds

  • @frofrofrofro900
    @frofrofrofro900 7 месяцев назад

    Buy what you want to

  • @AtAtdriver34
    @AtAtdriver34 8 месяцев назад

    what if i just want it

  • @Ultra-Collector
    @Ultra-Collector 5 месяцев назад

    Are Nascar Chase pieces still good?

  • @mikezurella6174
    @mikezurella6174 7 месяцев назад

    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😂

  • @hoodie_ninja4209
    @hoodie_ninja4209 7 месяцев назад

    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

  • @ShaareiZoharDaas
    @ShaareiZoharDaas 8 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @gringa978
    @gringa978 8 месяцев назад

    Those license plates are fkn crazy 😮

  • @jackfrostingtonerly1891
    @jackfrostingtonerly1891 8 месяцев назад

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

  • @Jaynecaninequeen
    @Jaynecaninequeen 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you!!

  • @user-ek9zr4qi3v
    @user-ek9zr4qi3v 8 месяцев назад

    The older Hummels may be ok

  • @lukepurcell2189
    @lukepurcell2189 7 месяцев назад

    There is a buyer for everything

  • @2Ryled
    @2Ryled 8 месяцев назад

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

  • @PursellJr88
    @PursellJr88 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @marshafish6984
    @marshafish6984 3 месяца назад

    100% agree

  • @massagesteve
    @massagesteve 8 месяцев назад +1

    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

  • @FoodNerds
    @FoodNerds 7 месяцев назад

    I’d say avoid flea markets.

  • @namnambulu
    @namnambulu 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @bobjon7660
    @bobjon7660 7 месяцев назад

    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 RUclips for advice and tips. If a mechanic goes all I’ll get on RUclips 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 RUclips either

  • @Thecoingarage
    @Thecoingarage 8 месяцев назад

    What about Avon ?

  • @birdy1numnum
    @birdy1numnum 8 месяцев назад

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

  • @roymccloure7391
    @roymccloure7391 7 месяцев назад

    I always thought humels were valuable

  • @lauradoop4153
    @lauradoop4153 Месяц назад

    You lost out on the Peter Rabbit tea set

  • @rob4764
    @rob4764 3 месяца назад

    Guess my Nascars are out of the question:/

  • @darthhull85
    @darthhull85 8 месяцев назад

    But I want cheap nascar collectibles

  • @trinkab
    @trinkab 7 месяцев назад

    Chck the teddy bears for Steiff tags.

  • @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa2479
    @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa2479 4 месяца назад

    It's not about the money

  • @ej8_felipe
    @ej8_felipe 6 месяцев назад

    Bros trying to keep all the good stuff for himself

  • @blakebuckley1018
    @blakebuckley1018 7 месяцев назад

    Not everyone is a reseller

  • @racermanforlife
    @racermanforlife 8 месяцев назад

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

  • @bubslovesthings
    @bubslovesthings 3 месяца назад

    Sawgrass?

  • @Carmen-co4el
    @Carmen-co4el 7 месяцев назад

    LESS IS More 😂😂😂😂!

  • @julianmartinez4268
    @julianmartinez4268 7 месяцев назад +2

    Oh brother, THIS GUY STINKS!

  • @patriciakennedy4780
    @patriciakennedy4780 7 месяцев назад

    Your wrong on the Hummels.

  • @saltyminion9212
    @saltyminion9212 3 месяца назад

    Cereal plates ????

  • @realrealonerealrealone2182
    @realrealonerealrealone2182 8 месяцев назад +2

    I saw nothing but crap

  • @HumanBlackhole
    @HumanBlackhole 5 месяцев назад

    imma buy what I want