Make yourself stand out.
Because we sincerely appreciate every application we receive, we thought it would be informative to share some tips for applying with us. We want potential vendors to understand what’s important to us and how they can make their application as strong as possible.
What does it take?
Our Aesthetic.
You may be super talented and we may really dig what you do, but we aren't looking for a huge number of fine artists, photographers, sculptors, or craft show type goods - not because those types of things aren't awesome, but because we are a flea market. Just two totally different types of markets!
Previous Experience.
Participate in as many markets or shows you can and try to take good photos of how you set up your booth. A lot of you are maybe just getting started and we like to feel confident that everyone knows how their whole set up is going to look.
Brand Identity.
These two should give us a clear idea of what you do and what makes you different. Please make sure you supply a sufficient link, as we unfortunately are not able to individually converse with each applicant. Develop your business identity as much as possible (while you may be fully committed and selling things already, the only way we will get a feel for that is through nice photos, a website, a substantial Instagram page, an Etsy site with logged sales and admirers, etc).
Competition.
Specifically jewelry, art, sweets, ceramics, food, and "women's accessories". In an effort to really stay true to our initial vision of being an "urban flea market" (think vintage, found objects, furniture, quirky objects, etc) we cannot accept all the awesome jewelry, art, and accessories. If you fall into one of the categories of high competition, try to differentiate yourself from the rest of the pack by highlighting one or two items that you do that are unique or concentrate on building your 'brand' around your products.