Rent a table at a craft, flea or weekend market and sell goods you make or buy in, face to face, with a card machine and a WhatsApp catalogue for repeat buyers.
- Who it suits
People who enjoy chatting to shoppers, can stand for a day and have a product people pick up and buy on the spot.
- Who pays
Weekend shoppers, families, tourists and gift buyers looking for something local.
- What they get
A fun place to find gifts and local goods that are not in the malls.
- Is there demand?
SA markets publish stall fees of about R170 to R550 a day (Hoedspruit, Field Market, Cedar Market), which shows a steady supply of paying traders. Market organisers choose traders, so popular markets have waiting lists. We found no reliable data on what a typical trader takes on a day.
- Real examples
- Neighbourhood Saturday markets
- School and church fairs
- Craft markets in tourist towns
- Night markets
- Festive season pop-ups
A good sign: you cover your costs on your first day and three people ask for your number.