Show Report

[tux_linux]

Hey!

To say it direct - what a f** bummer!

Big show. Nearly 100 sellers. Just some wood people, one with laser cut stuff (pretty small stand) one with wooden toys (way to big to sell them there).
Had a stand right in the center of the show. Great position! Also no big build up stands aside of me. you know, the kind of stand you like to have on shows.
So I thought it would be a pretty neat day.

Well, money count showed after subtracting the fee I made fantastic 50 Euro (~66$). What a bummer! Sale was hard, people kept passing by with comments like "look  - beautiful ornaments!" or "look at this stuff - all hand made. How cute!". But not much of a sale.

Sold some wordart, some of my new big ornaments (will post about it later). Also the window hangers. 2 or 3 candle trays. The small ornaments for the Christmas tree that sold so great last week - I sold 4(!).

I have listed for the show in March there - but I think I will pass that ticket back to the organisation. It's not worth the action.

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[GrayBeard]

Sorry to hear about your lack of sales...same result I had last year at a similar show and I decided to not do anymore...

Just too many folks who do not appreciate what we do!

~~~GB~~~

[Judy Hunter]

Well that is just poopy(for want of the other word).  It looks like you had great things.  Sometimes bigger shows are to full Of "buy sell" crap. Don't give up. I won't do a show if I can't have a wall to my back.

[daliclimbs]

Shows can be frustrating.. we don't have a lot in my area. So I usually do pretty well. But I have been skunked just as many times..

[tux_linux]

true.
I was really hoping for this show.
It was a big one, even for a city like Munich. It was said to be a good one and the organization was great.
I'm quite disappointed. I have sold more via my web shops in the last week. Even the darn cold street sale last week was better.

[jimbo]

Nice looking stand Torsten sorry you didn't do well, its not easy, it is having the rite stuff
Jimbo

[wombatie]

Thats a bummer Torsten, and you had some beautiful things on the table.  All I can say is they don't know what they are missing out on.

Marg

[heiko rettberg]

Hey Torsten, soory to here abaout, but that is what i have told you. It is very difficult here in Germany to sold some things, beside you live in the Erzgebirge.
I was this weekend also on an Christmas baazar and what shall i say, it was a nice day where i must pay for.

[tux_linux]

ARGS! I think some others have not made the cut around me too. That's not nice.

But I don't give up that easily. I'm just starting and will count this as a lesson learned.
I think I'll have to figure out the right markets. I will try to get to other events where I'm more exclusive selling. The surrounding has to be right.
Also did I show some presence, handed out some cards and had some nice talks about individual projects. Let's see what comes around.

[math2010]

I think people now prefer to buy some cheap ornaments from the dollar store than something handmake. They don't consider the time, the talent and the quality of what people make. They go for cheap. That's sad!

[tux_linux]

na, not always. I had a sale last week where I sold a lot of ornaments: The cold afternoon
But that was another situation, there was no other seller around.

We need to consider that also other sellers make ornaments with different material.

And an interesting thought from a friend: Christmas shows around 1. Advent or later do not sell so good because People already fetched their Christmas Decoration from their storage - and now that they have some. Selling in November could therefor work better. sounds logical.