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I'll be involved in a craft fair later in June and will be having some of my cards to sell. Other ladies will have crafts and baked goods also. Last time, I just had my cards in little baskets and didn't seem they sold very well (maybe it was the cards???). Anyway, besides a revolving display rack, what other ways would you suggest displaying cards so they can easily be seen and pawed over? Thanks.
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I do 3 or 4 craft fairs a year and have displayed my cards in every way under the sun and people just seemed to overlook them. I finally broke down and bought revolving card displays and now they sell like crazy. The general consumer must be just "programed" to look at cards in a revolving display. Go figure.
I have to agree with going with a revolving card rack. They are pricey, but worth it IMO. Since I started using one at the craft shows I attend, I have noticed a significant increase in the amount of cards I sell. The card rack allows the cards to become a focal point instead of an item that 'disapears' on the table display.
I also broke down and bought a revolving rack for my last event and I sold 4 1/2 times as many cards at that show than I had at any of my previous shows. In fact, of all my sales through the day only a handful (3 or 4) didn't include a greeting card. And my cards aren't cheap either. I sell them for $5 each, so the rack pretty much paid for itself after one show.
I purchased one of the floor standing, revolving racks on Ebay. It was an excellent deal. I sell a LOT of cards. I found a nice black tall rack with 48 slots for the standard 1/4 sheet cards for under $60.00 on Ebay. It came with additonal hangers to add to the rack to make it have 72 slots.
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My spinner is a 48 pocket floor model. It was on the inexpensive end, but it isn't as well made as I would like. A friend and I modified it and now it's fine, but I wouldn't recommend this particular company (Displays 2 Go). I contacted them regarding my concerns about the fixture (before the modifications) and they sent me replacement parts, but even those aren't very well manufactured. I'm hoping to get a table top model eventually, seeing as how the floor spinner was so successful, but I'll be looking to see what a different company has to offer.
ETA: I forgot to mention that it comes apart and reassembles easily (as do most of the other racks I've worked with in the past). I think most manufacturers realize that these types of fixtures need to be mobile (for the customer) and easily ship-able.
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Do you all have table-top revolving racks, or full-size standing racks? If full-size, do they come apart for transport?
Where do you get them? About how much do they cost?
I have counter top displays - 1 with 24 pockets and 1 with 12 pockets - mostly because some of the festivals I do are outdoors where the ground is usually not level. I ordered mine from Displays2Go. Can't remember exactly how much I paid, but I know the 24 pocket was less that $50.00 - the shipping was almost as much as the rack. Still, it has been an excellent investment.
I have done them in baskets as well as the crop in style drawers...great to transport in but not really for selling. I was browsing on craigslist under the business section ( I was bored) and found a man who bought out the linens and things stores here in buffalo and was selling off all the display stuff. I got a huge spinner...4 spinners with 40 spots in each...$30..It is way to large for me to transport alone...so I think i will split it up into 4 seperate ones. and maybe even some table top ones. you never know where you will find stuff. maybe try there
I also broke down and bought a revolving rack for my last event and I sold 4 1/2 times as many cards at that show than I had at any of my previous shows. In fact, of all my sales through the day only a handful (3 or 4) didn't include a greeting card. And my cards aren't cheap either. I sell them for $5 each, so the rack pretty much paid for itself after one show.
How much did you spend on the rak? I'm hoping to start selling at craft shows soon, but need all the advise and wisdom you guys can offer.
How about a binder or scrapbook(D ring maybe) with protectors and example cards in each slot. Then people can browse them and you have them in boxes under your display for easy access to give them? just a thought if the racks are too expensive.
I have done them in baskets as well as the crop in style drawers...great to transport in but not really for selling. I was browsing on craigslist under the business section ( I was bored) and found a man who bought out the linens and things stores here in buffalo and was selling off all the display stuff. I got a huge spinner...4 spinners with 40 spots in each...$30..It is way to large for me to transport alone...so I think i will split it up into 4 seperate ones. and maybe even some table top ones. you never know where you will find stuff. maybe try there
THANK YOU! I honestly wouldn't have thought of checking Craig's List, but sure enough, I found one! I'm picking it up in the morning!
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So glad I could help..I just started looking on craigslist and have found some great stuff, and sold some too...I guess its true someones trash is anothers treasure...
Interestingly, my friends and I have found that our cards sell better in baskets set at different display heights than in the tabletop revolving rack that we eventually got rid of. People would never bother to look at anything but the card in front as they spun the rack, assuming (incorrectly) that everything behind it was the same. However, they flipped through nearly everything in the baskets.
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Displaying Cards To Sell
