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General Category => Toy Makers => Topic started by: edward on August 13, 2013, 08:03:03 pm
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Started making mini cars, which I purchased patterns from Winfield collections. I am using up some 3/4 Pine, and glueing two together, which would give me 1 1/2", will leave them plain. Now my question is what should I charge for them at craft shows, which is the only things I have for kids, this is new for me, gotta try and increase sales which haven't been good lately. All comments welcome. Edward
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It's a tough market. You compete with Chinese and Indian stuff that are mass produced to look hand made and sell for $4.99 in Meijers (we saw some last week). I'm afraid simple pine cars may not bring in any more than that. Good luck with your sales.
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I would be very surprised to see a simple plain pine car bring in that much, especially in our area - maybe a dollar on a good day.
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Ed - I like cars myself, but if you want some other kid stuff, take a look at some of the push toys - ducks, chickens, dogs, alligators, etc. They usually have 2 wheels rather than 4 so save some time, and they appeal to younger kids (2-4 years old). They are not hard to make and might sell for a little more than a car.
https://www.google.com/search?q=push+toy+images&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHMO_en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qocLUvbwAobyyAHzu4DgDw&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1366&bih=627 (https://www.google.com/search?q=push+toy+images&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHMO_en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qocLUvbwAobyyAHzu4DgDw&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1366&bih=627)
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This past weekend I sold two of my four cars displayed, one sold for $6 and a little bigger one sold for $10 , both were mad out of scrap pine. edward
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Good deal.
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In the past I have made and sold hundreds of wheeled toys and found that they sell well for $5 each. Mass producing them and you can make 3-4 an hour depending on how complex they are. Push toys and pull toys do sell well also and I sold them for $10-$15 each. The only toys I now make are rubber band shooters which I sell for $5 each and can produce four per hour. Only wish I could sell them that fast.