Also called: Swap Meet Seller, Market Stall Vendor
Rents a booth at weekend flea markets and swap meets to sell antiques, tools, clothes or new goods, haggling face to face.
You load your van at 4 a.m., set up tables of vintage toys and tools by sunrise and greet the early 'pickers' with flashlights. All day you haggle, make change and chat with regulars. During the week you hunt estate sales and auctions for things to sell next weekend.
Usually part-time or a side income; full-time vendors who buy well earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree needed; you learn by doing.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Thousands of markets still run weekly across the US.
Low risk for 10 years. Online marketplaces compete; buying smart, haggling and the in-person market stay human.
Age 16+. One way to start: Rent a weekend table (often $20–50) with a parent and sell crafts or secondhand goods
Classes: Business math, History, Marketing.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-2031.
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