Wolff's Flea Market Blog

Seller's Rules & Tips wolffs.com   FACEBOOK & CRAIGSLIST We encourage our vendors to post their items on social media: facebook page, Buy, Sell, Trade Group  & craigslist. These listings are FREE!  We love this concept because buyers and sellers are able to meet in a neutral location at the market (must have a selling space-no parking lot sales). This also draws new customers to the entire market and helps everyone! Many vendors have had success with social media. Customers have come from as far as Iowa to purchase their items! For more advanced posters, please "tag" your photos & posts with #wolffsfleamarket and @wolffsfleamarket. If you don't know what this means, please disregard! EARLY CLOSE DAYS Occasionally the Rosemont market may need to close early due to a stadium event. We continue to have a steady customer flow on these days because we are an "early shopper market". The majority of shoppers attend before 11am. Don...

A few pictures of creations we have recycled, repurposed, reinvented and reclaimed! Shoe storage made from leftover tile and cast-off TV shelf Tree stump planter made from wood craftsman's castoff. In the background recycled pop can flower, reclaimed pallet rack with insulator LED candle holder Wall of Rust made from old door hardware Boy's bathroom painted shelf decorated in a baseball theme Curbside to flea market to repurposed beverage cart Tire planter

April 26, 2016 Today is  World Intellectual Property Day , one of our favorite holidays. Actually, at Wolff's we are concerned with  ‪#‎ counterfeits‬   ‪#‎ fakes‬  and other ‪#‎ intellectualproperty‬  every day. It's ok to talk about it. Research is ongoing!  http://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/ Have you visited our Haul of Shame Counterfeit Museum in Palatine? (now closed) We take this task seriously! Prevention-Intervention-Education = PIE! A COLLAGE OF COUNTERFEITS THAT WE USE FOR EDUCATION!

This article  by Meaghan Brophy was published  in Flea Market Zone on March 21, 2016.   Balancing the Safety of your Business and the Demand for Trendy Goods March 21, 2016  by  mbrophy        Filed under  Flea Market & Swap Meet News http://fleamarketzone.com/2016/03/balancing-the-safety-of-your-business-and-the-demand-for-trendy-goods/ By Meaghan Brophy As a vendor, staying on top of the trends and providing in-demand products for your customers is the name of your game. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that just because an item is popular, does not mean it is safe. There have been rising reports of hoverboards catching fire and exploding. There have also been recent reports of United States Customs and Border Protection seizing entire shipments and warehouses full of hoverboards because of their fake trademarks and unauthorized batteries. In addition to larger retailers such as Amazon and Target pulling hover...