I'll price my fancy stuff- rebuilt magnetos, starters,, generators, oilers or carburettors and complete tractors, if I bring any.
That individually priced big buck swag goes on tables under a awning where it can be kept track of more easily. Then I'll price the greasy, rusty stuff I bring in bulk piles-A 25 dollar pile, a 10 dollar pile, etc.
I try and keep those piles separate and on their own canvases, but there is always some wise guy mistakenly picking up a 20 dollar part and putting it back in the dollar pile, then coming back a few minutes later to try and buy it on the cheap. Funny how they never mistakenly put a dollar part in a more expensive pile!
Instead of individually pricing everything, then re-pricing stuff depending on the crowd youre catering to (people at Le Sueur will pay more for a John Deere Dain tool box than folks at Hershey or my local swap meet ever would) I go with these bulk prices, then just re-shuffle the inventory as needed.
But even with those iron-clad pricing methods there are a few exceptions- friends usually get their parts free, pretty women get a 75% discount--unless they bring their husband/boyfriend. If I'm hungry, but dont have a helper around(I'll be back in 5 minutes they tell me, then I never see them again!) I'll trade parts for food and drink. A funny story, a dirty joke or some juicy gossip about some mutual friend will get you a good deal too. kids under 18 get a discount- more than half, and mostly free if they actually need the parts, less so if they are just going around buying stuff up to restock and resell at their parents own swap spot, clearly visible just up the aisle.
Toddlers are the absolute worst, business wise. They are the bane of my existence and I shudder when I see one being pushed in a pram or staggering down the rows in my direction. If I bring any toy tractors to a sale, and no matter what price I assign to them, those little lamprey-like monsters will latch on to them and despite my best bargaining efforts they always end up getting them for free. If they have a good-looking Mama (the husband/boyfriend rule doesnt always apply here), I might even have pay them, usually with ANOTHER toy. They're no better than The Mafia.
Some times I'll have a pile full of free stuff that I've hauled to too many shows for too long, and when that doesnt work, a pile may appear where I'll PAY you a buck to take anything laying there. On a slow day it is cheap entertainment to watch the mathematical gymnastics in potential buyers minds over a tarp full of small bits marked >A dollar each, or 4 for 5 dollars.< or priced at >5 dollars each, five for a dollar each or 10 for 50 cents apiece.<.
When I do get a chance to wander the aisles I often see other vendors with parts priced and a lot of others that are not. Some sellers may not know what something is worth so they are just trolling for offers, or they may just be too lazy to mark all their treasures.
If it is something you are genuinely interested in, just ask. Who knows, it might be my junk pile, and I just might pay you a buck to take it!
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