Peeling back the layers of ...
By Johanna Mangel and Jenessa Williams
grading. We just put out original bags, straight from
the supplier onto tables and cut them open. People
just rummage it and pick what they want. Hand pick
events are always really, really popular.
Does it ever get competitive between the customers?
I’m sure it must do a little bit, but it’s so diverse what
people want. Literally, one man’s trash is another
man’s treasure. In general it’s very rare that you get
people fighting over stock and the bigger buyers who
would get more passionate about such a thing come
earlier in the week when there’s a lot more to choose
from. We try to keep it all fair. We work on a stock list
system so we have a stock list that’s updated every
day on our website with how much things are and if
we get new products in it just gets added to the list.
So if you log in on a Monday ‘oh that’s what they’ve
got for sale’, log in on a Tuesday ‘they’ve added ten
lines.’ So it’s a first come first serve, that’s the only way
you can really do it I suppose.
For more information, watch Glass Onion’s video
below and visit them at glassonionvintage.com
Ever been to a Judy’s kilo sale and wondered how on
earth all that wonderful stock comes to be in one place,
just waiting for you to delve in? Well, we donned our
detective caps and travelled to Barnsley to find the
Headquarters of wholesalers Glass Onion. Stocking
Judy’s events and vintage stores all over the country,
they know a thing or two about what [