O/T Barnsley Markets

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Carncil need to evva look at thussens , greedy bastuds , car parking fees keep increasing , all this new housing allova the Borough bringing in millions , selling off old schools , playing fields etc , weer does all that money go ? I hope those market traders manage to earn a decent wage, but it's a hellova lotta money for the rents ,

It's a hard game is market trading these days roma , about 15 years ago when I was made redundant I gave it a go .

Don't get me wrong I made money but not near enough to justify working the hours I did , to tell the truth the Ebay side of what I was doing just about kept my head above water .

I was paying £50 a day out back then and on poor weather days you hardly took much more than covering your rent .

The saving grace was a sunday market at the other side of Gainsborough that was well worth the effort , otherwise it wouldn't have been worth the bother , it had to be to get up at 3am on a sunday morning in the middle of winter .

As a sole trader you have to give yourself at least one day off to replenish your stocks so you take nowt that day .

I worked it out that I was working around 80 to 100 hours , 7 days a week for less than minimum wage with no holiday or sick pay .

I'm glad I gave it a go because it was an experience and when you had a good day under your own steam it felt fantastic , really rewarding , when I packed it up I managed to recover a decent amount back on stock and the marquee / market stall I purchased but any financial gains were extremely minimal .

The worry and sleepless nights were another thing , stood there all day taking nothing really gets you down .

I'd be amazed if rents remain at those levels that those traders will be trading in 12 months time , it's unsustainable .