Antique and Vintage Resale - The Real Numbers!

Ever wondered if you can really make money as a vintage reseller or with an antique booth business? 💰 In this video, I share my August booth sales, profits, and top-selling vintage finds — the real numbers behind vintage resale!

Are you curious how much money you can really make selling vintage and antiques? In this video, I’m breaking down my real August antique booth sales so you can see exactly what sold, how much I made, and which vintage items brought the best profit margins!

From Beanie Babies and midcentury modern glassware to vintage kitchen finds and collectible pottery, I’m sharing real numbers from my bookkeeping — including rent, commission, and average profit percentages. If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s worth starting an antique booth or becoming a vintage reseller, this behind-the-scenes look will give you a realistic idea of what’s possible.

🧡 In This Video:
• August antique booth sales report
• What’s selling right now in vintage resale
• My best and worst profit margins
• Tips for managing booth rent and commissions
• How I choose which vintage items to stock

⏰ Chapters
00:00 Intro – Thinking about becoming a vintage reseller or starting an antique booth?
00:28 Why bookkeeping is the not-so-fun part 😅
01:17 My total August antique booth sales
02:34 Beanie Babies profit success (and my Hobby Lobby splurge!)
03:29 What’s selling in my booth – vintage kitchenware focus
04:00 Pfaltzgraph Tea Rose bunny salt & pepper shakers – 88% profit!
04:55 Midcentury modern amber glasses – simple, sleek, profitable
05:30 Delft Holland trivets – repeat buyers and solid returns
06:00 More Tea Rose love – vintage platter sale
06:20 Red enamel teapot – midcentury style, smaller profit
06:48 Mexican pottery figurine – Tonala donkey
07:40 Vintage cookbooks – what makes them sell
08:40 Managing my booth from two hours away
09:45 The antique booth community – why I love it 💕
10:45 My slowest seller – Abington China console bowl
11:35 Selling my childhood Yamaha recorder 🎶
12:45 Why I focus more on vintage than antiques
13:20 Wrap-up & viewer question

💬 Tell me in the comments: Which of these vintage finds would you have picked for your own booth or for your home?

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My Antique Booth is located at:
Mainstreet Antiques
66 North Main Street
Ellijay, Georgia, USA
(I do not currently sell online)

My other YouTube channel, which primarily centers around animal rescue, is here:
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