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I don't know if this is the right place to post or not....
I did my first craft show tonight at my son's school and only sold 6 cards!!
I don't know what to do. I had everything displayed nicely and my cards are only 3 each or 4 for 10. Is that too high? I had my lunch boxes out, 15 for them. (that might be a little high but I've sold a bunch of them before this at that price.) Should I lower the prices? Everyone always says that my cards are great and I used to sell them for 4 each.
Can anyone help me? I want to do better on Saturday!!
I just started selling cards too. Haven't been to a craft fair yet. I've been selling pack of 5 holiday cards on e-bay for 12.00. Maybe you just didn't have the right people attend. Give it another try or lower to $2.75 instead of 3. psycologically (spelling???) could have better results.
Just a question as we've thought about doing a show at our school...Does your school have a high level of free/reduced? Ours does (for reasons I won't get into), and we've just about decided a craft show/vendor fair wouldn't go over well because of the families in the student body population. We're not sure we'd attract more of the community at large, either.
I've never done a school show, but I can tell you that my $3 cards never sell as well as my $2.50 ones. Overall, I sell very few cards in relation to other items, though.
Let us know how Sat. goes. :-)
__________________ Diane H.
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I have found that cards dont sell well either...no matter how low the price! You could have a totally different outcome at your next show than you did last night...its a gamble all the time...I have done a couple shows a year for the last few years and its like a roller coaster ride...check my blog if you want the dirty details of my last one ;-) I have found that the comp pads sell well, bookmarks dont seem to sell at all, tea packets sold well for me one year...snowman poop was another but that of course is seasonal!
Good luck - don't give up yet...I would keep the prices that same, see how you do and then make the change (if you need to) next time...
I agree with everyone else that it all depends on your crowd. Every single show is different and I've given up trying to predict what will sell well. And as mentioned above, is it a true craft show? People who do the buy/sell items can afford to lower their prices in a way you cannot - I always check out fairs before I will do them (learned from bitter experience) to see what kinds of vendors are allowed and the type of traffic they receive.
I have been told that cards don't sell well at craft shows, so when I did my first craft show this year I didn't even make any. I did other things like stamped magnets, snowman soup/poop. mini comp books, stamped candles and some other things, but like everybody else is saying EACH CRAFT FAIR IS DIFFRENT. What you might sell at one craft fair, might not sell at another.
People are probably looking for little gifts to give to teachers, secret santas that don't cost that much. They just want to spend a couple of dollars.
I just want to say thanks for all your advise!!
I did better on saturday but only because of few of my girlfriends bought a ton of cards!! I didn't sell to many holiday cards except for the gift card holders. I didn't sell any lunch boxes but that's ok, I love giving them as gifts.
Thanks again!!
I never sell a lot of individual cards. This year I made stationary sets that included cards, stationary, a notebook and a pen and I told a lot of them. And the price point was way higher than selling individual cards ($20-$25 a set).
__________________ Angela Mom to baby Caroline born on September 16, 2007.
I just did a craft fair this Saturday and did great. However, I didn't sell a SINGLE Christmas card! Just everyday kinds of stuff. Isn't that wild? On the bright side, I personally needed over 100 cards this year, so my cards are all done now!
I personally think your prices are too high... not putting you down or anything. I sell mine for 1.50-2.00 each, or in packs of four or more tied with a nice ribbon for five to six dollars. But your cards may be a lot more time intensive than mine or use more expensive embellishments. Mine are pretty simple. But they sell like hotcakes! I had over 800 cards this year when I started the craft show season, and I have maybe 100 total left besides the Christmas ones.
So maybe try a good hard look at your prices. What good is it if YOU know they're worth more, if THEY don't buy? Bottom line--your product is only worth what someone will pay for it. Try a few simpler cards and charge less, and see what happens. Good luck!
__________________ Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek, Gold EliteSong of My Heart Stampers14-time incentive trip earner
I did three craft fairs this year and sold around 200 cards. I sell them for $2.50 ea. or 5 or more $2.00 ea. These are card that I have made through the year so some are more elaborate than others. I have found that people usually do not buy xmas cards. Probably because you can get very nice packs much chearper at the store and it could be pricey to buy that many hand made ones. My mom suggested sympathy cards and believe it or not, they were one of my best sellers. All of my cards are packed in a plastic sleeve with an envelope and all are blank inside. I have so much fun making them that I just want to sell them so I can buy more stuff and make more cards.
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