St George's Fayre, Morley Rugby Club.

[donwatson]

Well done, I hope they all sell. Nice pictures as well

 

[ni9eofse7en]

XXXX. Not one sold, went under prices seen sold by others. Only 3 or 4 people showed interest, no one offered to bid even, not a total loss sold a small spalted lidded box and a small natural edge bowl, total £9.00.

 

[Jim]

Sorry to hear this John, one thing for sure my friend, it wasn't due to the quality of pen ..

 

[paulm]

The main thing is not to be downhearted from this John, thats how it goes sometimes. The same show next time might see you selling 10 or 20 pens.

 

[Penpal]

Bugger mate I predicted a great day from your stock. Next time maybe?.

Peter.

 

[Vic Perrin]

You just can't predict these Craft Sales mate . Next time you could have a bumper day

 

[ni9eofse7en]

Its a learning curve. One turner had several large pieces and he did about £70. Another said he did two shows last year, at one he did £200 at the next nothing. So I'm disappointed, but I learnt some thing about presentation.

 

[Vic Perrin]

Its a learning curve. One turner had several large pieces and he did about £70. Another said he did two shows last year, at one he did £200 at the next nothing. So I'm disappointed, but I learnt some thing about presentation.

It is disappointing John but don't loose heart mate. Pricing is a funny thing I have seen pens advertised at £30-£40 on various websites but around my neck of the woods you would be lucky to get £10-£15 . I never build my expectations up when going to a sale as the majority of the time you will come away dissapointed. Over the years you will get to know the ones where you do well and just target those.

Vic

 

[donwatson]

So sorry to hear that John. I have done shows that returned nothing and I have done shows that returned £200.
I am glad to hear you picked up some useful tips on presentation, the show was not a complete loss

 

[ni9eofse7en]

Its never a loss at this stage, just disappointing when you put a lot of effort in. Next time will be better prepared, although pen turning will take a back seat for a while. I have a few ideas that have been brewing for a while, time to start turning them in to reality.

 

[ni9eofse7en]

I will add, there were some really nice pieces on the clubs stand that were well worth the money. The coloured and patterned items, as well as the arty pieces did quite well.

 

[Grump]

Put it down to experience mate, dust yourself off and make a load of stock ready for when they fly off your stall init?

 

[stevenw1963]

tis the way it goes, same fair next year you'll sell £200 worth. Lesson I learnt was to have a good mix of items, pens, boxes, bowls etc.