Fao Tiercel - Vintage Moped Pics .

[the_stig 6,614]

That would be a restorers dream. Excellent original condition and running whooo-hoo.

 

TC

he rode it home around 12 mile ....

Edited October 15, 2013 by the_stig

[nans pat 2,575]

 

It is surprising what little niches there are out there to make money on. I have one on ebay if I see one at a bootsale I always buy them, never more than a pound or two and usually make well over 20 quid. But as you say fashions change and you have to be at it all the time, otherwise you tend to lose touch. I am just getting back into it after a few years away and it's suprising how much has changed in 4 years.

 

It's just a matter of finding the new niches.

 

TC

I have a go/gamble at anything from smalls,furniture,bikes ,painted furnitures a good earner for me I`ve got 7 regular customers for it and cant turn it round quick enough ---I deal in a wide spectrum of gear to cover all buyers got a decent customer base I buy it few photos few emails and sell it without moving out the house ..if it goes slack I tout gear round the antique shops and centres I do around 10 fairs a year and put a fair bit through the auctions I buy from one and put it straight into another without taking it off the van ---part time hours and you can make full time money once you`ve spent a bit of time doing the leg work ..I`m setting up a website showroom/shop in the new year I`m supposed to be retired but boredoms set in

 

is the ould irish pine in the paint making any money over there.presses dressers ect......

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i went to a scooter parts fair in kettering last week,keeping a vespa on the road is very trying at times lad had a couple of these there not nearly as good nick as yours infact they was such a state i didnt even look for the price like you do out of interest at times,but good to see

[the_stig 6,614]

 

 

It is surprising what little niches there are out there to make money on. I have one on ebay if I see one at a bootsale I always buy them, never more than a pound or two and usually make well over 20 quid. But as you say fashions change and you have to be at it all the time, otherwise you tend to lose touch. I am just getting back into it after a few years away and it's suprising how much has changed in 4 years.

 

It's just a matter of finding the new niches.

 

TC

I have a go/gamble at anything from smalls,furniture,bikes ,painted furnitures a good earner for me I`ve got 7 regular customers for it and cant turn it round quick enough ---I deal in a wide spectrum of gear to cover all buyers got a decent customer base I buy it few photos few emails and sell it without moving out the house ..if it goes slack I tout gear round the antique shops and centres I do around 10 fairs a year and put a fair bit through the auctions I buy from one and put it straight into another without taking it off the van ---part time hours and you can make full time money once you`ve spent a bit of time doing the leg work ..I`m setting up a website showroom/shop in the new year I`m supposed to be retired but boredoms set in

 

is the ould irish pine in the paint making any money over there.presses dressers ect......

 

picked up a mahogany linen press for £125 be £45 in it for me ...dressers vary from £100 through to £700 pine 2 over 3 chests are making £90-£150 some of the bigger lumps are going abroad --smaller painted bits are selling well the sort of thing that's customers can sit in the back of an hatch back,,

[the_stig 6,614]

 

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i went to a scooter parts fair in kettering last week,keeping a vespa on the road is very trying at times lad had a couple of these there not nearly as good nick as yours infact they was such a state i didnt even look for the price like you do out of interest at times,but good to see

 

this one was £290 from auction ..

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It is surprising what little niches there are out there to make money on. I have one on ebay if I see one at a bootsale I always buy them, never more than a pound or two and usually make well over 20 quid. But as you say fashions change and you have to be at it all the time, otherwise you tend to lose touch. I am just getting back into it after a few years away and it's suprising how much has changed in 4 years.

 

It's just a matter of finding the new niches.

 

TC

 

I have a go/gamble at anything from smalls,furniture,bikes ,painted furnitures a good earner for me I`ve got 7 regular customers for it and cant turn it round quick enough ---I deal in a wide spectrum of gear to cover all buyers got a decent customer base I buy it few photos few emails and sell it without moving out the house ..if it goes slack I tout gear round the antique shops and centres I do around 10 fairs a year and put a fair bit through the auctions I buy from one and put it straight into another without taking it off the van ---part time hours and you can make full time money once you`ve spent a bit of time doing the leg work ..I`m setting up a website showroom/shop in the new year I`m supposed to be retired but boredoms set in

Nice one mate, doing something you enjoy and earning a few bob as well..can't be better

I can see you on the markets with your fishing tackle 20 years time

That would be bliss compared to contracting... It gets on your tits at times as you know mate..

No I think what you do is a nice way to earn a living, definitely the sort if thing I'd enjoy later on...

[nans pat 2,575]

 

 

 

It is surprising what little niches there are out there to make money on. I have one on ebay if I see one at a bootsale I always buy them, never more than a pound or two and usually make well over 20 quid. But as you say fashions change and you have to be at it all the time, otherwise you tend to lose touch. I am just getting back into it after a few years away and it's suprising how much has changed in 4 years.

 

It's just a matter of finding the new niches.

 

TC

I have a go/gamble at anything from smalls,furniture,bikes ,painted furnitures a good earner for me I`ve got 7 regular customers for it and cant turn it round quick enough ---I deal in a wide spectrum of gear to cover all buyers got a decent customer base I buy it few photos few emails and sell it without moving out the house ..if it goes slack I tout gear round the antique shops and centres I do around 10 fairs a year and put a fair bit through the auctions I buy from one and put it straight into another without taking it off the van ---part time hours and you can make full time money once you`ve spent a bit of time doing the leg work ..I`m setting up a website showroom/shop in the new year I`m supposed to be retired but boredoms set in

 

is the ould irish pine in the paint making any money over there.presses dressers ect......

 

picked up a mahogany linen press for £125 be £45 in it for me ...dressers vary from £100 through to £700 pine 2 over 3 chests are making £90-£150 some of the bigger lumps are going abroad --smaller painted bits are selling well the sort of thing that's customers can sit in the back of an hatch back,,

 

cheers. brought a few loads to newark but it was a few yr back .whats it like now.

[the_stig 6,614]

 

 

 

 

It is surprising what little niches there are out there to make money on. I have one on ebay if I see one at a bootsale I always buy them, never more than a pound or two and usually make well over 20 quid. But as you say fashions change and you have to be at it all the time, otherwise you tend to lose touch. I am just getting back into it after a few years away and it's suprising how much has changed in 4 years.

 

It's just a matter of finding the new niches.

 

TC

I have a go/gamble at anything from smalls,furniture,bikes ,painted furnitures a good earner for me I`ve got 7 regular customers for it and cant turn it round quick enough ---I deal in a wide spectrum of gear to cover all buyers got a decent customer base I buy it few photos few emails and sell it without moving out the house ..if it goes slack I tout gear round the antique shops and centres I do around 10 fairs a year and put a fair bit through the auctions I buy from one and put it straight into another without taking it off the van ---part time hours and you can make full time money once you`ve spent a bit of time doing the leg work ..I`m setting up a website showroom/shop in the new year I`m supposed to be retired but boredoms set in

 

is the ould irish pine in the paint making any money over there.presses dressers ect......

 

picked up a mahogany linen press for £125 be £45 in it for me ...dressers vary from £100 through to £700 pine 2 over 3 chests are making £90-£150 some of the bigger lumps are going abroad --smaller painted bits are selling well the sort of thing that's customers can sit in the back of an hatch back,,

 

cheers. brought a few loads to newark but it was a few yr back .whats it like now.

 

the shippers dictate the prices these days --home markets hard work you can shift odd bits of bigger gear I`ve done van loads of big stuff for shipping --but do better with smaller bits of furniture and smalls for the home market and shops .. furniture market changes weekly so its hard work keeping track with it.

[the_stig 6,614]

 

 

 

 

It is surprising what little niches there are out there to make money on. I have one on ebay if I see one at a bootsale I always buy them, never more than a pound or two and usually make well over 20 quid. But as you say fashions change and you have to be at it all the time, otherwise you tend to lose touch. I am just getting back into it after a few years away and it's suprising how much has changed in 4 years.

 

It's just a matter of finding the new niches.

 

TC

I have a go/gamble at anything from smalls,furniture,bikes ,painted furnitures a good earner for me I`ve got 7 regular customers for it and cant turn it round quick enough ---I deal in a wide spectrum of gear to cover all buyers got a decent customer base I buy it few photos few emails and sell it without moving out the house ..if it goes slack I tout gear round the antique shops and centres I do around 10 fairs a year and put a fair bit through the auctions I buy from one and put it straight into another without taking it off the van ---part time hours and you can make full time money once you`ve spent a bit of time doing the leg work ..I`m setting up a website showroom/shop in the new year I`m supposed to be retired but boredoms set in

Nice one mate, doing something you enjoy and earning a few bob as well..can't be better

I can see you on the markets with your fishing tackle 20 years time

That would be bliss compared to contracting... It gets on your tits at times as you know mate..

No I think what you do is a nice way to earn a living, definitely the sort if thing I'd enjoy later on...

 

needs must mate if contractings the way then you`ve got to do-- looking back you don't realise its such a balls ache till your out of it ,its just your way of life if you come out of it the other end having paid your way and made a few quid --you've done alright .

[Tiercel 6,986]

The problem I found, was that people are willing now to take decreased margins, consiquently the prices in the auction have increase. What I started to do a few years ago is look for niche markets, where the margins are considerably higher.The problem then is that someone always cottons on to what you are buying and selling, and so ends up in competition with you at the auctions. So the cycle starts again and you have to find new niches.

 

TC

Edited October 16, 2013 by tiercel