German mentality and non existing flea markets
I really think there is a totally different mentality here in Europe (Mainly Germany) with older things
People always tend to believe that stuff are much more valuable than they really are. Especially in Germany it would be super hard getting the kind of lots I read about here. Everyone knows how to maximize their profits, and people seems to not even have a problem with it.
Flea markets are really different here than I am used to from my native country of Norway. There you could quite easily get a nice console with 20-30 games for about $20 on a good day.
In Germany however, I have a feeling that the word Flea Market means something quite different. Usually there are loads of sellers there with their little stands with tables and boxes of stuff.
In norway the sellers want to get rid of everything almost as quickly as possible, at least before the end of the day, often drastically lowering the prices at the end of the day. Often all the sellers have gotten the stuff donated by people and have no attached emotions to the things anyway
In Germany however...no no no. The same seller is very much prepared to pack up everything if he does not maximize his income and travel along to the next "flea market". It is almost as a second job to him or her. They take it all way to seriously!!!! It is also hard to really bargain on the price, because they are so fully prepared to take it with them for the next market.
You can often see people requesting unbelievably high prizes on almost every kind of worthless junk.
At my university, if you want to buy a used book with New price:
People always tend to believe that stuff are much more valuable than they really are. Especially in Germany it would be super hard getting the kind of lots I read about here. Everyone knows how to maximize their profits, and people seems to not even have a problem with it.
Flea markets are really different here than I am used to from my native country of Norway. There you could quite easily get a nice console with 20-30 games for about $20 on a good day.
In Germany however, I have a feeling that the word Flea Market means something quite different. Usually there are loads of sellers there with their little stands with tables and boxes of stuff.
In norway the sellers want to get rid of everything almost as quickly as possible, at least before the end of the day, often drastically lowering the prices at the end of the day. Often all the sellers have gotten the stuff donated by people and have no attached emotions to the things anyway
In Germany however...no no no. The same seller is very much prepared to pack up everything if he does not maximize his income and travel along to the next "flea market". It is almost as a second job to him or her. They take it all way to seriously!!!! It is also hard to really bargain on the price, because they are so fully prepared to take it with them for the next market.
You can often see people requesting unbelievably high prizes on almost every kind of worthless junk.
At my university, if you want to buy a used book with New price:
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I have yet to find a killer deal at a flea market. You keep seeing the same dudes weekend after weekend with the same merch and their prices. I swear, they have never heard of the word bargaining. They'd rather sit on their "stash" and sell it for their price.
But I think all scientific based books are a bit expensive, even used, in other countries. I could be wrong, though.
The matress story is just sick. What part of Germany are you currently in?
Totally agree on everything.
I have yet to find a killer deal at a flea market. You keep seeing the same dudes weekend after weekend with the same merch and their prices. I swear, they have never heard of the word bargaining. They'd rather sit on their "stash" and sell it for their price.
But I think all scientific based books are a bit expensive, even used, in other countries. I could be wrong, though.
The matress story is just sick. What part of Germany are you currently in?
I am located in southern Baden-Württemberg. Do not know if it is the same in other parts of the country, but I am for the most part finished with my flea marked hunts here
I was totally perplexed as the girl offered
wtf... I NEVER find anything decent in flea markets in Norway.. Probably since nes/snes/n64 games had INSANE prices back in the days... and there are rarely flea markets where I live (once a year).
Really, Where do you live?
I used to live in the more populated area around oslo (Drammen
All sorts of organizations, Christian groups, football-, Handball- and other charity gathered loads of junk from local people, then organizing huge flea markets where things were spread out in large rooms or outdoor.
My brother brought home a Sega system with around 20 games once for 50NOK (under $10)
It is kind of fun to think about what those games used to cost. a Snes game would cost up to 800NOK ($130) new. And considering the inflation since then (minimum wage is doubled), it translates to some really insane prices
I've never had too much trouble with prices though. The resellers don't know shit about NES stuff and I've been able to snag some great stuff (Mega Man, Solomons Key 2 or Journey To Silius for 5