How many peices to make for a bizzarre - and what to charge?

Sorry - I meant bazaar - and yes the John Biner show was a classic!

"Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Ok - get an email from someone today that I saw a few cutting boards that
> I have made.
> She happens to be the chairperson for this town pre-christmas bizzarre
> that is held every year.
> Its basically a selling bizzarre for hand made items.
> Last years attendance was over 1000 people (up from 700 the year before)
> She wants me to sell the cutting boards there - my question is to anyone
> that has ever sold
> at these types of events what is a typical price point for items and how
> many do you normally have on hand?
>
> The boards are all 1" thick x 11-12" wide x 14" long, juice groove and cut
> out :
> www.verzera.com/rob/
> Maple, cherry and a splash of black walnut to give them some color
>
> Im figuring about $30.00 each.
> What I dont know is how many I should make???
> Any opinions / suggestions are very welcome.
>
> Thanks
> -Rob
>
> You can reply to me at
> r_b_v at v_e_r_z_e_r_a doht c_o_m
> (remove the _ to get the address)
>

Sorry, couldn't help, but "bizarre" was a John Byner show. And means
"weird."

Maybe you mean "bazaar"?

Lotsa luck,
J

Depending on who goes, it may be a bizarre. The other one I hear all
the time is a banzai tree instead of a bonsai tree. I invision
kamikaze trees throwing themselves at the sawmill blade. :-)

brian

It would be funner had I misspelled misspelt... or maybe not. :-)

brian

"Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ok - get an email from someone today that I saw a few cutting boards that
> I have made.
> She happens to be the chairperson for this town pre-christmas bizzarre
> that is held every year.
> Its basically a selling bizzarre for hand made items.
> Last years attendance was over 1000 people (up from 700 the year before)
> She wants me to sell the cutting boards there - my question is to anyone
> that has ever sold
> at these types of events what is a typical price point for items and how
> many do you normally have on hand?
>
> The boards are all 1" thick x 11-12" wide x 14" long, juice groove and cut
> out :
> www.verzera.com/rob/
> Maple, cherry and a splash of black walnut to give them some color
>
> Im figuring about $30.00 each.
> What I dont know is how many I should make???
> Any opinions / suggestions are very welcome.


Here is one I made some time ago. Many people have asked if I would make
them one. Easy to build and would probably sell OK

http://www.teamcasa.org/workshop/images/cutting1.jpg

Dave



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brianlanning wrote:
>
> Depending on who goes, it may be a bizarre. The other one I hear all
> the time is a banzai tree instead of a bonsai tree. I invision
> kamikaze trees throwing themselves at the sawmill blade. :-)

I have an easier time envisioning that... :)

brianlanning wrote:
>
> It would be funner had I misspelled misspelt... or maybe not. :-)

:)

On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 19:58:09 GMT, "Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Ok - get an email from someone today that I saw a few cutting boards that I
>have made.
>She happens to be the chairperson for this town pre-christmas bizzarre that
>is held every year.
>Its basically a selling bizzarre for hand made items.
>Last years attendance was over 1000 people (up from 700 the year before)
>She wants me to sell the cutting boards there - my question is to anyone
>that has ever sold
>at these types of events what is a typical price point for items and how
>many do you normally have on hand?
>
>The boards are all 1" thick x 11-12" wide x 14" long, juice groove and cut
>out :
>www.verzera.com/rob/
>Maple, cherry and a splash of black walnut to give them some color
>
>Im figuring about $30.00 each.
>What I dont know is how many I should make???
>Any opinions / suggestions are very welcome.
>
>Thanks
>-Rob
>
>You can reply to me at
>r_b_v at v_e_r_z_e_r_a doht c_o_m
>(remove the _ to get the address)
>


the answer is.... It Depends.

every show is different. you'll get the best answer from someone who
sells there regularly, has items similar to yours at a price point
similar to yours.

'course, that person may not want to talk to you....

some shows keep detailed sales records. ask your chairperson contact
if they have that kind of info.

Rob V wrote:
> Ok - get an email from someone today that I saw a few cutting boards that I
> have made.
> She happens to be the chairperson for this town pre-christmas bizzarre that
> is held every year.
> Its basically a selling bizzarre for hand made items.
> Last years attendance was over 1000 people (up from 700 the year before)
> She wants me to sell the cutting boards there - my question is to anyone
> that has ever sold
> at these types of events what is a typical price point for items and how
> many do you normally have on hand?
>
> The boards are all 1" thick x 11-12" wide x 14" long, juice groove and cut
> out :
> www.verzera.com/rob/
> Maple, cherry and a splash of black walnut to give them some color
>
> Im figuring about $30.00 each.
> What I dont know is how many I should make???
> Any opinions / suggestions are very welcome.
>
> Thanks
> -Rob
>
> You can reply to me at
> r_b_v at v_e_r_z_e_r_a doht c_o_m
> (remove the _ to get the address)
>
>
G'day Rob,
The answer to your question about numbers is in the lap of the God's mate.
I attend a monthly market with my wooden toys and buying trends are very
unpredictable.
For instance, one month I made up some pull along wooden ducks, I took
the three sets to the markets for three months in a row and never sold
any, on the 4th attendance I sold the lot. The reverse is also true as
one market I may sell a heap of item "A" so thinking that I'm on a
winner I'll make up a lot more and may not sell any for the next 2 or
three markets.
I have found that when pricing items, I decide what would be an outcome
that would make me happy with the event, taking into account stall costs
etc.. So if I would be happy to make a couple of hundred dollars, I
price accordingly. Note that Time is not a concern to me as I enjoy what
I do and it's a hobby, so any profit I make I can put back into "TOOLS"
and more materials.
Sometimes I have attended shows and not sold a thing. I treat the
exercise as a good day's outing, have met lots of interesting people and
had some interesting chats, and besides, what else would I be doing on
such a nice day. ;)
all the best
John