Yesterday, I was taken off guard by the question, “do you think the vintage business is dying or changing?” Almost too fast, i answered, “Changing!” I thought about it all night. When I woke up I asked myself the question again. Yes, it’s changing. It’s changed. BEFORE As the promoter of a show, you bring in dealers and promote to bring in customers. That was the job. That was when booth rents were $500+ for a weekend. There was
There is a lot of competition in the vintage industry.No doubt.Any niche market you decide to get involved with will be filled with people who are interested in what you do. If there is any demand, there will be competition. If you are in a niche with NO competition and you are killing it, it won’t be long before it shows up.What does that mean in the Vintage world? This is really simple and important and if you learn nothing else from
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