Antique Booth Basics

Do you want to know what one of the big rookie mistakes you can make when you have started in the antique business via an antique mall booth? Not keeping it tidy. It is tempting to bring in everything you have managed to find out there to have on display to sell. I admit I have looked at all of the extras I have in storage thinking that they were not making me one bit of money just sitting there in my home. However if you have your booth jam packed with stuff people are just going to walk on by. Keep your shelves with enough stuff to catch the eye, but not so much stuff that it is overwhelming to look through. People shop with their eyes first, place one show stopping piece where anyone walking by will see it. Also group what things you have as much as you can by color. If you have several different types of glass of one shade group place that all one shelf. People looking for items to use with their existing décor will stop by whatever display offers colors similar to what they already have. Remember people are usually antique shopping to add to their collection, not start an entire new one.