u/Chemical_Deal_7325

This is more so a vent than anything. Last weekend, I attended my second market. This was the organizers first event and the vendor fee was $30. Since I’m in the beginning stages, I thought this would be a good one to attend and didn’t have super high expectations. Myself and another vendor had candles. My niche is clean burning, natural candles and my booth is designed in a modern home decor way. The other vendor had much more than candles to sell and their candles seemed more art based. The labels had artwork on them so we had two completely different products imo. He decided to start talking loudly with another vendor that was set up directly beside me about how I shouldn’t be there. I’m awkwardly setting up my booth while he’s going on and on about how markets don’t need two candle vendors. He never came over to introduce himself or anything. I made it a point to walk over to his booth and say hi bc I want my business to reflect positively in all areas. I could tell he didn’t really care to speak to me so it was a quick engagement. He was straight up rude. Opening a candle business has been my dream for years and I thought being around like minded people would be pleasant. Idk, I just don’t get that type of behavior. I’m all about networking and creating a safe space for everyone. Even if I felt the way he did, I would never vocalize it out loud for others to hear. All in all, I had a great day in terms of sales and getting my name out locally so I didn’t let that affect me the day of the event. Now that it’s over, it’s been on my mind. Is this something you typically see at markets with multiple vendors selling the same thing?