to those of you who sell cards - just out of interest....

[poppiesinaline]

how many do you tend to sell a month on average? and where does your biggest demand come from?

Just being nosey!!

I haven't been organised enough recently to sell loads. Most go to friends, although I have done 2 craft fayres in the past. One a disaster (their fault not mine!) and one a great success. I have sold a couple of things via MN too.

I hope to get some sort of website sorted soon

thanks Whizz. Anyone else?

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I know a few on here have their own websites.

I intend to do a few more craft fayres too once I have buit up enough stock

I have my own website but tbh I don't really promote it very well. I sell cards through dh's shop and also to people that i know. One thing I miss about teaching is the staff room- and all the contacts there who need cards for various occasions. As for how many I sell, it all depends on the season and what event is coming up. Sold loads of mothers day cards through dh's computer shop- but generally its blokes that go in there. Can't see me selling many father's day cards through there tbh

I sold loads of cards through work, but since I am not at work at the moment, thats slowed up a bit.

I fully intend to get my website up & running and a bit more in peoples faces when I have the energy. I have someone else involved now, which is always good as you can bolster each others confidence.

Craft fayres are great, as are table top sales. But I have been doing such a lot for friends & family recently that I haven't got hardly any stock.

Oh and a word of warning, Christmas is only 7 months away and I didn't have enough stock last time...........

Can I just tentatively say...if you 'organised selling people' need extra cards to sell, I would be happy to sell to you to sell on until such time I get organised ! ..Or is that cheeky & just not done

Hi UCM - are you OK ??

You're a cheeky Mare, Yes Whizz Darling, I am keeping my pecker up.... Thanks for askin???

Actually if by the time I sort my head out and arrange one, and don't have enough cards done, I will happily flog yours an'all!

thanks, very helpful. I thought I would start my Christmas stock in August! Is that a good plan? This will be the first Christmas I have attempted to sell cards. Do people tend to buy packs of 5 or 10 or do they tend to buy one off 'special' Xmas cards for 'mum' or 'grandma' etc?

I found that people just bought one or two - but that is because most of mine were more elaborate. I think if you sold in packs, you would have to do more basic cards & charge less.
I think they key is making a nice card but not charging too much. I think most want an 'individual card' but do not want to spend loads

I made 6 designs and stuck labels on the back with a number on so when anyone order a card they just had to tell me the number.

The six designs mainly 3d designs were for personalising like merry christmas Aunty Lucy. I charged £3.50 to £4.00 each (they were in a box)

I made some very simply ones and sold them in fives fo £5.00, if, on the insert they wanted a name I would do that.

I made over 150 cards last christmas I started in July got some funny looks but explained they are handmade and take ages to make.
I was still maying last minute card order Thursady before christmas.

YOU CAN NEVER START TOO EARLY

UCM
What poor unknowing little slave have you ropped in to make cards on your website