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[David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>]

On 06/11/05 11:17 AM, "Susan LaBarre" <idodesign AT earthlink.net> wrote:

> Especially with downsizing so rampant, I know there are quite a few of us
> with one foot in the tech world and one foot in the entrepreneur world...
> 
> I'm seriously considering selling home and apparel accessory merchandise at
> the Fairgrounds on the weekends. I want to find out the following:
> 
> 1. Is anyone interested in sharing a space with me to sell your own
> merchandise?  I already have a 10x10 tent and (2) 6' long tables. It costs
> $18 per day per spot and the temporary vendor spots are
> first-come-first-serve (vendors line up pretty early on Saturday morning at
> the gate). We'd each only need to sell $9 worth of merchandise per day to
> break even. I know of another person who makes organic cookies and would be
> interested in sharing space only on Sundays.

Not to pick too may nits, but unless you acquire your merchandise for free,
you will loose money on an $18/day stall, if you only sell $18 in
merchandise. If you mark up your merchandise 100%, you will need to sell $36
to cover the price of the stall, and not loose money on your merchandise.

David