Try to find a low priced (<$10) product with Free shipping that can go Lettermail/Light Packet that will make the additional sales you need qualify for TRS. Something to compliment you specialty niche in old radios if possible.
Remember that you do not need to make a large profit on this product because you are after the 20% FVF.
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This is excellent advice. I ended up doing this too to get the right mix of total sales + total dollar value in a 12-month period to achieve TRS status. RossCD57, I think you and I are in much the same boat, although what we offer for sale is quite different. I was focused only on higher-priced, one-of-a-kind items until I realized I would never get that 20% TRS discount unless I could sell a number of lower-priced items each month as well.
As mentioned, it's best to have small, inexpensive items that ship cheaply (or for free) and that tie in with your main products.
I have a couple of other ideas to offer (depending on what you have access to). You might be able to find vintage magazines at flea markets or thrift shops, etc. that actually advertised some of the types of radios you sell. You could get the ads printed up on good, framable paper stock (like 80lb) and offer them for a few dollars a piece.
Another idea might be to find decent quality photos of radio personalities from the 1930's-40's and have them printed on framable stock (as long as they're not copyrighted of course).
This could become quite a sideline in fact, that could be developed into various items - posters, mugs, T-shirts, you name it.
By the way, I love your radios. My dad used to tinker with radios as a hobby, so I have a certain fondness for old glass radio tubes!! 🙂
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