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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

OldBaldy1701E

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1. I hear you. I have friends who also run booths at flea markets and so on.

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 04:17 PM

Mar 2024

I suspect that this is only going to get worse as the disparity over who has any money and who does not grows. I am sorry that this had to happen. You might try getting a few more of those cases, because that may be what it takes to curtail sticky fingers. Especially when it pertains to antiques and collectables.

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A number of things are gone from my booth [View all] Marthe48 Mar 2024 OP

I hear you. I have friends who also run booths at flea markets and so on. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2024 #1

Thank you Marthe48 Mar 2024 #5

When I had my own store, multigraincracker Mar 2024 #2

Using the online consigment app Marthe48 Mar 2024 #4

Oh Marthe48 Duncanpup Mar 2024 #3

Ty, Duncanpup Marthe48 Mar 2024 #6

Sometimes, people just suck. Diamond_Dog Mar 2024 #7

I am so sorry this happened to you. Sometimes people just suck. LoisB Mar 2024 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author bucolic_frolic Mar 2024 #9

Did you post in the right group? Marthe48 Mar 2024 #10

I did say I use them for eBay labels bucolic_frolic Mar 2024 #11

Oh no. I was being concrete Marthe48 Mar 2024 #12

I learned my lesson on that when I had my booth. After losing a few things I decided to only Vinca Mar 2024 #13

I was putting things in I don't want Marthe48 Mar 2024 #14

I had 3 things stolen from my vintage booth over 3 full years. The most expensive was a sinkingfeeling Mar 2024 #15

I feel for you Marthe48 Mar 2024 #16

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