Shoutout to the day I sold 7 items in 3 hours at a flea market in Portland

I spent $40 on a lot of vintage Pyrex at a garage sale the day before and ended up turning it into $180 profit by noon, has anyone else had a random flea market day that just clicked like that?

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john_hunt219d ago

Honestly, your math there is a little off. If you spent $40 and made $180 profit, that means you sold the items for $220 total. $220 minus the $40 cost is $180 profit, so the numbers work out differently than what you said. Tbh, I see people get this wrong all the time when they're excited about a good score. Still, that's a solid return on your money either way. Double-checking the numbers helps when you're figuring out if a spot or event is worth your time in the future.

fiona_lewis3719d ago

Yeah I've done that before too, honestly. It's easy to get carried away and mix up the numbers when you're just excited about how things went. @john_hunt2 I think you're right that checking the math helps for planning future spots, it's a good habit to get into. I've had a few times where I thought I did way better than I actually did and then felt dumb later when I looked at the receipts again. Still a win in this case for sure, just good to keep the numbers straight.