I don't feel bad about GRABBING this RARE Jacket & YUP ...... I offered him less

[@gggrandmotherannonetsy423]

I don't think there is anything to apologize for - the seller set the price he wanted for the jacket. You offered him your counter and he accepted. I'm sure he made a profit and now you will make a profit. You have a global audience with your EBay shop, he has a smaller audience at the Flea Market. It's a Win Win. That's the nature of the business. It's like buying wholesale and selling resale. Good for you on spotting it across the way and purchasing it.

[@phyllissalcido1846]

Great items!! Especially the jacket!!!

[@lavenderclothesline]

@@dolliedoty8907 how much did he pay?

[@leithsapitan1428]

​@@dolliedoty8907 and how did you get your finance degree? Better yet your throwing stones degree? Judgemental much?

[@ravenloxberri905]

@@dolliedoty8907 How do you know he didn't make a profit ? Maybe he found it in the trash or at a thrift store for $1.00 . It's called business .

[@theresabyrd4122]

Karen you are always so kind and respectful to the sellers wherever you go thrifting. You don't need to apologize. Great video as always.

[@KJ-gc8oq]

Kind and respectful?

[@factbasedreality]

I agree - she is very gracious. I don’t know of any other resellers who notice if a seller is trying to determine their best price and instead of pushing the issue, suggests that people take time to think about the offer and she’ll come back. Most expect an answer on the spot.

[@cindywoelky7267]

Karen, it's always good to ask for a persons best price, you know that they do pad their pricing, expecting people to do this. I totally support you doing this. Great finds as always.

[@lorettapetronzi7184]

I have been to garage sales and flea markets forever and the seller's even expect you to make an offer. You handle it very well and fairly. That is definitely the nature of the business.

[@glove483]

"I'm not here to make friends , I am here to make money." .....LOL.....That was BEAUTIFUL !!!!! Good for You. !!! Negotiating is a valuble art form in Any business. Vendors and Seller would much rather you negotiate with them than just wallk away without making a sale. .

[@glendasully]

I enjoyed every minute of this video. The leather jacket is truly a work of art. Whoever buys it will most likely never wear it but put it on display. I like how you addressed the nature of the flea market business & the pricing & offerings. Thank you for explaining it to those who wanted to make a big deal out of the nature of the business

[@bmpdu76]

I think we are all just as excited as you are to see the finished addition!! Because I am a Pennsylvanian also, it was nice of you to compliment us so nicely, BUT I think YOUR being so lovely to everyone is a big reason everyone is so nice to you!! Don’t ever stop filming! I feel like I’d lose a good friend!

[@lavenderclothesline]

Thanks so much Betty!

[@CollaborativeDog]

Thrifting/yard sales/flea markets are some of the few places where it actually is a "free market." The market is specific to the customers at the moment - rain/shine, crowded/not crowded, business to business, business to collector. Knowing the item and the market allows for the best deal at either end. It also allows for the buyer and seller to determine how they want to do business. This is basically capitalism at its purest and most ideal, without any exploitation.

[@franelmore4376]

My parents were antique dealers. Never once did they pay the original price without trying to bargain. The seller expects it and prices their items accordingly. Even at yard sales. Just part of the business.

[@JuliaSophia52]

You are absolutely right to make offers on items you want to purchase and you are always more than fair. Making offers on items is a common practice, even expected, when you sell on eBay, Posh and other platforms. I learn so much watching your videos and look forward to watching every Wednesday and Sunday. Thank you.

[@missK8671]

Amazing finds at the Flea Market. I can't believe you found a $1200 jacket

[@deannabest1036]

Everybody is so sweet and kind because you are so sweet and kind.

[@barbmiller5951]

Oh.....that jacket!! That's the find of the year. Just beautiful. I bet it won't take as long as you think to sell. Great score.

[@susank2463]

I love it that you pick up and appreciate the hand-sewn Mennonite clothing. I am like that with baby blankets - I always want to pick them up.

[@lavenderclothesline]

They are machine made and beautiful

[@janettott9054]

What a perfect line! "I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to make money"!! Love that! :)

[@andreaschmall5560]

Nothing wrong with establishing good relationships with people you do business with. IMO...that expression is a tad cold and I am not saying so in order to criticize Karen as I believe she heard it elsewhere and believes it sounds savvy. It is not necessary to sound that indifferent with small town vendors or shopkeepers you frequent and are honestly doing business with. Sounds like a Gordon Gekko quote.

[@debking3064]

The little clear dishes look to be hofbauer might not have spelled correct from Germany sold at qvc

[@silverstatepicks]

I like that line too, often use it myself!

[@lavenderclothesline]

@@LannieLord I think if you buy thousands of items a year, it definitely does.

[@lavenderclothesline]

@@LannieLord I think she’s still the same person 💜

[@missK8671]

much respect for you. Working hard & living off your ebay sales. other you tube resellers live off youtube $$

[@awretchlikeme8936]

Karen, we have that exact same flooring through out our house and we love it. Solid bamboo and it has held up amazingly well with 2 big dogs. That jacket is such a beautiful work of art. Love your videos and am so excited for your new life. God bless:)

[@bethhusted1111]

Love watching you guys ❤

[@mining4goldmeister420]

Flea markets and yard sales are all about the haggle. Has been that way for many, many years. Sellers expect it and price their items knowing there will be a bit of bargaining. It is all part of the game!! Same with yard sales. Bargaining for better prices comes with the territory. Always, always ask for a better price unless the item is so cheap it would be an insult to offer less.

[@timtaman5]

I inherited my grandmother’s salt and pepper shaker collection when she passed 18 years ago. I continued adding to the collection and now have about 200 sets!! I enjoy it!! I now look for only unique sets.

[@martagarcia1386]

I need to build up my courage to do what you do. Very happy for you and your honey, Roger. Enjoy your blessing.

[@monicadzone32]

As a past flea market seller, ill tell ya that haggling is part of the fun. 😊

[@rosemariegross5555]

I like your style and how clean you get the products you sell. It is a lot of work.

[@jojo-tl5ei]

Karen, it seems to be a mutually beneficial relationship. The seller makes a quick sale and they know you have a lot of work ahead with photographing, listing, cleaning, storing, shipping and perhaps sitting on items for awhile. You are taking the chance that the item will sell for more than you paid for which you need to make a profit to make that worthwhile. I sensed a few friendships amongst you and the vendors. 😉

[@dawnsullivan7325]

congrats on the leather coat!!! keep us updated wen it sells...so interesting!!!

[@debbied3116]

Your addition is looking good. Won't be long now! Also. that jacket is just gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@suziflorida]

I just LOVEEEEEE your videos! I save them all. Thank you for all the precious info.

[@missK8671]

I love feeding & watching birds too! haha

[@mythoughts6922]

Re: the bartering, I think your fair and very well mannered and just A class act. Your picture should be next to the word "Lady" in the dictionary.

[@lavenderclothesline]

You are so sweet!! Thank you 💜💜💜

[@innacaro243]

I totally agree with making offers, this is business. The flea market is a marketplace where traders love to negotiate and to sell!

[@ronhodges6766]

I think it is vitally important to earn an honest income AND make friends. I have found it's possible to do both. We really enjoy your videos.

[@leithsapitan1428]

Karen, you continue to show everyone how it's done with grace and style.

[@deborahfite5192]

i am so excited for you and Roger,

[@calib8648]

Would love to find a flea market like that. Love that you talk to all the vendors and everyone seems to know each other.

[@whatmyohmy]

Karen there was so much stuff at that flea market. Wow I didn't see anything that I wouldn't say absolutely beautiful! Thanks for taking us with you.I cannot walk these anymore! I can barley go grocery shopping now and not the whole store. I look forward to many more this summer. Great Video Thumbs Up

[@annsmith4739]

Hi Karen I always love coming around with you at these craft fairs ,I liked the little dishes with the birds on the top lv Ann uk 🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️

[@Ir-of4zn]

Good video....The jacket was a steal... You are a very good professional SMART reseller. Keep in mind, you do have CROWS that watch your video, and its nothing you can't handle. Best Wishes...

[@AnnEckhart]

Your videos are always so relaxing, Karen! The addition is really coming along. HI to Lisa!

[@lavenderclothesline]

Hi Ann ! 💜💜💜 thanks so much! I absolutely love your videos especially the cooking/ baking ones!

[@marilynegli1779]

I love that little Avon bird!!!

[@clarechomyn9686]

Funny video. Great find, good eye that you noticed the jacket from that distance. It is BEAUTIFUL! Love that you give us a tour of your house renovation!

[@roxannedefrancesco6149]

The squeaky floors can often be fixed from below in the basement. Just ask your contractors-shouldn’t be a big deal for them!

[@karenkuhr5698]

I was just going to say that. As long as the carpenters are there, it won't be a big deal to "toe in" some large nails

[@patcarter7575]

Great video of the flea market, thanks for taking us with you. Also, I truly love your little add-ons to each video updating us on your house. I really look forward to see what it looks like now with each update. Thanks so much! I cant wait to see what it looks like all done! 😁

[@nellstreasurebox]

The bird glasses are beautiful!

[@SherryNerreau]

Good for you with the jacket Karen! What a find. It's getting very exciting with your addition. I can't wait to see how it looks with the sheet rock up.

[@carolchampagne7648]

Karen, I am homebound as a result of a stroke. I love watching your videos. I noticed several videos back you passed by a "Dimensions" crewel embroidery kit. These have become hard to find in any variety in the craft stores. However, when they are found at "Goodwill" or at flea markets they are usually very low priced. But, on the eBay sites they are quite expensive and to someone like me who is homebound and enjoys this hobby for gift giving, I am willing to pay the price as I am sure many others are as well. I don't know if you are interested or not. I just thought I would mention it. I thought it might be a resource for income for you. Just be sure the kit is in new condition, unopened, and sealed. Just a suggestion. Thank you for your videos. I love them.

[@barbcarpenter7207]

The jacket is the find of a decade!!!!

[@ritamozley5463]

🌼 Thank you for sharing Karen! May God bless you and yours 💗🙏

[@kathyann7027]

the bird covered dishes are dollar store items, and once sold at McFrugals, Big Lots

[@neresq]

Shofars don't have mouth pieces, just the horn itself, and shofars are always rams' horns. We have a beautiful black one that was gifted to my older son for his Bar Mitzvah -- 36 years ago! OMG. He (and we) can't be that old, but yet, we are...

[@lavenderclothesline]

Thank you!! 💜

[@melodyintime]

Paintings of the Flinhills of Kansas are always beautiful. Prairie of wide open spaces.

[@Mathisontanner]

My mom and I collected crystal salt & pepper shakers for years until she passed away. She kept one and I kept one from each set. I have mine displayed on an antique mirror with tiny silver legs. One of greatest memories of us collecting/sharing💜💜

[@marymaddy7450]

I just love, love you and Roger. You have inspired me and I am always looking forward to your videos. May God bless you both.🙏🏾❤

[@christineprescott2417]

You are an absolute inspiration!! Thank you for sharing your Roots finds...that Jacket!!! Is sooooo Amazing.🎉

[@valeriekitover7363]

Karen…..You always present yourself well…..You look wonderful…..You are a very savvy shopper….Congratulations on your upcoming Betrothal…..Valerie

[@chriszwolle3054]

Karen, you are so patient with the mess and the chaos of construction! Well, I’m sure you wouldn’t ever be grumpy on camera but are you EVER grumpy???😂 I know that you have such great vision and it will all be worth it, but can I say that I admire your ability to keep all of the plates spinning in the air with such grace. Goals.😊

[@lavenderclothesline]

Oh, I definitely get grumpy 😂 when after 430 videos, I have to film again 😂😂😂

[@maggiehattan3799]

What a find on the jacket! You’re amazing! Love your videos ❤

[@theimpromptueclectic6006]

The birds look to me like Hofbauer Bydres collection. I've sold a few in the past. They're sweet and charming.

[@letsgo1166]

Have you ever gone to the Rebels Roost Antique outdoor market on Saturday and Sunday in Gettysburg. It’s a great place to “go and get what’s yours!”

[@Donna-liveloveflip]

Hi Karen! He was talking about Golden Nugget Flea market in Lambertville, NJ.

[@mining4goldmeister420]

Shofar horns come from rams or kudu. They are curled, or are curved upward & have ridges around them.

[@brianhenry2385]

Cabinetmaker: so Roger is a retired cabinetmaker. Goes a long way to explain his patience.

[@LindaKayHolevas]

I love the granny square blanket & for just $1???? Wow! I just bought a purse that looks just like your blanket & I paid $85 for it! Great deal! The jacket is epic, too! 😊

[@ch3504]

I understand as a reseller to make offers on to someone I don't think there's anything wrong with that and I totally understand where you're coming from

[@gritandglam1815]

I am the lone voice here that says you should have paid him the $140.00. Karma. Pay it forward.

[@gritandglam1815]

@@amandakohtz3274 I just think the guy standing in a field in the cold at a flea market needs the $15 bucks here more than she did. It bothers me too.

[@MariaNickLambert]

Yes agree , she knew she was going to make hundreds on it , I would have paid what he was asking. She may get a reputation on being mean at that Flea Market.

[@lavenderclothesline]

@@gritandglam1815 in the cold?? 😂😂 it’s the end of May & 80 degrees . The seller has a voice and could have just said “ no thanks“ to me, couldn’t he have now? I’m convinced that if I was a man haggling a deal…you wouldn’t be saying this…

[@NanaColeen]

Thank you for this great video👍❤ I keep forgetting to say how I love your new intro👏 It's fun to watch you find great items, and in love! Your so cute.

[@terrysnyder2777]

Wow that was a fantastic score on that Baja jacket it is a beautiful find ❤️

[@julietovstukha4222]

Hi Karen, It was so nice to bump into you today at Goodwill in Lancaster, PA. You are just so sweet, it was such a pleasure meeting you and seeing you in action! Take Care, Julie Finger Lakes, NY

[@lavenderclothesline]

Julie! Thanks so much for saying hi! It was really nice meeting you and chatting!! 💜

[@carolann1320]

The clear glass covered dishes with birds on top are not master salts. I have one in pink.

[@kathytomlin3968]

Omg,that jacket,I'd give anything to have found that one!!!

[@memphis2375]

Love love love Ruth’s flee market!😊

[@patriciarobinson5909]

You are so talented and kind you make friends and money!

[@zachman364]

When I was 8 years old, I collected salt and pepper shakers. I ended up with 100 sets! My mothers was so happy for me to take them when I got married! The dusting was quite a job. I donated them to a church sale shortly after moving them into my own house!

[@heiditate6989]

Nothing wrong with making offers. You are always fair and very friendly. You make a profit and make friends. My husband and I are from Pittsburgh. We live in Ohio 9 miles from the PA border.

[@bobbinoethlich3035]

That jacket is magnificent!! Purchase of the day!!

[@leopardspotsmusic]

Gorgeous jacket!

[@ellenmoon1787]

Love the coat I would give him the hole asking price for it

[@afolsom685]

Hi Karen. Congratulations on the jacket! Great score! I liked the metal crown. Good decor. 😊

[@ShannonsBudgets]

Great video love watching.

[@ismeneaextramil7554]

Congrats on another fabulous video!!!!

[@spiritedsoulcollection]

Love the leather jacket ❤. Greetings from Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦

[@LindaFoyle]

Your life is so exciting, love all the new projects, building, relaxing time with Roger, to be honest, I get excited as if it’s me…👏🤣😂lot of love sweetheart…yay

[@lavenderclothesline]

Thanks Linda! 💜

[@barbraw-backtoeden7419]

It amazes me how many sellers do not research what they are selling…I scored an amazing huge silver & turquoise ring by Tommy Moore…name was right on the back…at the time I didn’t know why it was but I loved the ring and he was asking $75,..I offered 60 and he accepted. Then later when I got home I looked up the designer and was like wow! The other day wearing it someone offered me $500 on the spot I said no way. I knew it was worth that and even more 😊. That jacket is gorgeous except of course an animal died for it 😢

[@thrifting_in_the_ozarks3887]

Hello, Lisa! Hope you are doing wonderfully!

[@LindaKayHolevas]

I’m sorry you feel the need to explain yourself with the purchase of the dresses & your offer making. I think the majority of your subscribers understand the nature of the business & have no problem with you making offers, however, I know there was one person in the comment section of your last video that had an issue with it. They obviously don’t understand how a reselling business works. You have a thriving & successful business & a strong business plan that works so please don’t let one naysayer get to you! Close to 73,000 of us know you are amazing!!! ❤

[@lavenderclothesline]

Bless you! 💜

[@JulieStrathman-er4ng]

What a great eye you have, Karen. That biker jacket is E VER Y THING! If only I was smaller and rode a motorcycle. . . . .

[@lindahicks26]

Love the afghan❣️ $1.00?? It’s beautiful. I enjoy your updates on your home. I am always amazed at how active and organized you are. 🥰

[@margiemarion9437]

Your place will be done before you know it. Love the jacket! Great find!

[@andodie]

The flea market in Lambertville New Jersey is called the Golden Nugget

[@barbarascarpa26]

Love watching you😊

[@carobinsonrobinson3109]

That jacket is amazing!

[@ale7564]

In a previous video, you said that the area to the left of the new laundry area will be a closet for storage, bulk items, back-stock. Closets are good for hanging items, not necessarily storage. What about a storage area that works like a large cabinet. Dry wall the sides and back wall. Install French closet doors as the front wall so that they open wide for easy access. A large shelf or 2 at the top, hang bar and 4 feet of hanging space for jackets (Pa is cold all year), then more large shelves for storage at the bottom, maybe 3. I am not explaining my idea well, but I have a closet in my laundry room that we don’t use for hanging but use for storage (mops, cleaning items, shopping bags, vacuum, etc…) and I daydream about making it a cabinet. I am so excited for you and Roger. You’re hard workers and deserve to enjoy life together. What about getting a cat?

[@rebeccaeblin3413]

My mother always had a way of fixing everything in our house. She was a sweet gentile woman from the South and she said that if you want to get rid of squeaky floors that you should sprinkle the floor with powder and sweep it into the seams of the boards. It actually works! Hope this helps 😊 love the jacket it’s beautiful!!

[@lavenderclothesline]

I did try that trick! They are so squeaky 😂

[@celestethompson8045]

Golden Nugget is the flea market Ollie sells at on Wed.

[@neoanderson726]

I would use the master salt cellar as a place to hold my stud earrings on my vanity

[@chainey05]

Love the jacket ……… beautiful

[@neoanderson726]

yeah reason I do not like to pick up used clothing to resell too many flaws . Have so many pieces I washed the item and it came out with a hole in it from a weak spot in the fabric that was not readily visible until I washed it and the weak spot gave way

[@barbarascarpa26]

Wow love the Jacket.😊

[@aurasomaonebay2455]

Not all Mexican pottery is Tonala pottery, Tonala pottery is made in the city of Tonala in Mexico.

[@stanmiller9117]

I was going to say the same that piece is not Tonola. I've been to Tonala. Their pottery is much higher quality.

[@sherryabel8297]

I really believe that flea markets and yard sales folks know that people are going to ask for lower prices. I try to have a yard sale once a year and I place a little higher price on items because I know people want a better deal.

[@neoanderson726]

if you get a photograph of a landscape you like they can print it onto the canvas until you find an original that you like