3. T-Shirts
Score: 85 points;
Brighthub’s ranking: #2 (90 points);
Mentioned on FMI’s flop items’ list (-5 points);
At the third spot on the list of hot selling wholesale flea market items we have T-shirts that are one of the best-selling items at flea markets and on online marketplaces. Your initial investment in this business will range from $300 to $500. You can focus on branded shirts, copies of the most famous brands or the custom designed apparel. The last tactic requires you to invest more money, but if you manage to build a strong fan base, you can easily turn this flea market operation into a well-known clothing brand. Try finding a good freelance designer, who will create your prints and a respected printing shop that will put them on shirts. Adding messages, images and graphics that are popular at the moment and recognized by the consumers will drastically improve your sales. For example, in the next few weeks, you can sell custom printed shirts with coats of arms of ruling families from the Game of Thrones series.