Woman buys bargains on eBay and sells them in a retail outlet:
Miller honed her skills and turned a hobby into a weekend business. Jill’s Closet, with the glittery curtain above folding closet doors, opened about a month ago at Capitol Flea Market. She and husband, Ralph, did the decorating.
“My customers are all ages,” she said. “A lot of mature women come in for the purses and jewelry. Teenagers like the clothes. Merchandise is from liquidations, shelf pulls and returns. Some things are new with tags, some new without tags and some used. When I think I can get a good deal on something, I start bidding. I know what I’m willing to spend and what I think I can get out of it. Nothing is marked up more than 20 or 30 percent.”
She likes the idea of all teens being able to afford name brand clothing.
Shoppers will find Abercrombie & Fitch, Hot Kiss, XOXO, True Religion, Guess, and Hollister clothing as well as “designer-inspired” purses. There are rings for fingers, toes and belly buttons as well as earrings, belts and necklaces.
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