Another great way to get started is Flea Markets.
Flea Markets usually advertise with Billboards and Radio.
Most depend on word of mouth - where local folks tell each other.
Some advertise in newspaper classifieds - like the following:
FLEA MARKET
8:00am until 5:00pm Saturday and Sunday
Hwy 156 and SR 21 intersection
Plenty of bargains: over one hundred sellers.
Booths available outside and covered call 456-1234.
Be there before 7:00am and be setup by 8:00am.
Customers will start coming early.
Dealers and people with antique and resale shops
come early to beat the regular folks.
They are looking for quality items
that they can resell in their shops.
Have plenty of quarters and dollar bills.
Have everything clean and displayed well.
Have the prices marked on each item.
People are reluctant to ask prices and you could miss a sale.
Price the item for a Flea Market rather than a retail outlet.
People are looking for bagains and you want to sell to them!
Online auctions are good places to find things to sell at flea markets,
and even to turn around and resell them on another online auction.