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Post by davejs on Sept 23, 2009 19:42:21 GMT -5
I have a very good friend from Sacramento making an exodus to New Mexico for six weeks. Heading out there because there's less competition. Any suggestions for him? I hope that I can get him to visit the forum. He sells commercial stuff.
Matter of fact, I have a number of friends who headed out to Colorado and New Mexico AND they did decently. Gosh, maybe it's time to pack up the motor home. However, too much dead time during the week. If I could get some good money-making 3-4 day shows out there? But we know that just doesn't happen, Anyhow, these people travel there in their vans and trucks and sleep in them at night. I heard that it was pretty darn cold in Colorado at night. Not for me.
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Post by susien on Sept 23, 2009 22:02:41 GMT -5
Anyhow, these people travel there in their vans and trucks and sleep in them at night. I heard that it was pretty darn cold in Colorado at night.
There is no show worth me sleeping in my vehicle.... Of course I might have done it had I been in the one motel Paula ended up in..... I think even a cold vehicle would have beat what she was in!
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Post by davejs on Sept 23, 2009 22:22:35 GMT -5
Anyhow, these people travel there in their vans and trucks and sleep in them at night. I heard that it was pretty darn cold in Colorado at night. There is no show worth me sleeping in my vehicle.... Of course I might have done it had I been in the one motel Paula ended up in..... I think even a cold vehicle would have beat what she was in! This guy does county fairs, but I only saw one or two in NM during that time frame. Looks like a lot of dead time during the week and that adds to your expenses if you are just 'hangin' 3-4 days per week. Plus it has to be cold... just checked temps for Santa Fe and they get down into the 30's at night. Different areas a bit warmer, of course. But I don't know where he's going. No thank you. That's rough. I believe that show's are probably better out in CO and NM, but not worth all the traveling, etc. |
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Post by suktexas on Mar 15, 2010 17:34:37 GMT -5
i heard from other vendors that colorado, new mexico sells more higher price and faster than in california and arizona. but in the flea market in arizona, you can set up for a few months without taking it down so it is a little easy than doing shows. i assume if you can sell rip up $2000 more profit, it may be worthwhile. i heard from one of the vendors, he sold beads, jewelry, toys, general merchandises, and he can sell $7000 - $10000 in a 3 or 7 days shows. so, guess he can make good money. i am still reaseaching. if he can stay there and make a few shows and then i think it is worthwhile. some studio 6, can lower their rate to $600 a month over there if you commit a month. so, if there are shows for 10 days, sell $5000- $10000 then it is worthwhile?? I have a very good friend from Sacramento making an exodus to New Mexico for six weeks. Heading out there because there's less competition. Any suggestions for him? I hope that I can get him to visit the forum. He sells commercial stuff. Matter of fact, I have a number of friends who headed out to Colorado and New Mexico AND they did decently. Gosh, maybe it's time to pack up the motor home. However, too much dead time during the week. If I could get some good money-making 3-4 day shows out there? But we know that just doesn't happen, Anyhow, these people travel there in their vans and trucks and sleep in them at night. I heard that it was pretty darn cold in Colorado at night. Not for me. |
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Post by davejs on Mar 15, 2010 18:08:18 GMT -5
Not too sure about that $7,000-$10,000 figure. There are a lot of 'ifs' and uncertainties invoved with selling in CO, NM or AZ. Depends heavily upon what you are selling, competition, economy, clientele and whole bunch of stuff. I would dare not venture out there with gas at $3.09 per gallon, especially with my motor home. Uh uh uh. There are just so many variables involved. Shows are cheaper, yes. You can access people who have never seen your stuff. However, you are not going to make a lot of money selling dollar glasswork beads and you would need a good variety of sellable products. If you are planning on doing multiple (3-4-5) shows out there, you definitely do not want to spend money on a motel each night and have to keep expenses to a bare minimum. Cup-o-noodles time. Rice.
Personally, I would tend not to believe those sales figures, especially now in 2010. It's very hard to pull in those kind of numbers anywhere anytime.
One person does county fairs in OR, WA,AZ and NM from February-October and sometimes does decently. However, his sales have been down dramatically, just like the rest of us. He has a large truck and goes from fair to fair and sleeps inside. Another person lives in LA and sometime's drives large distances to do weekend shows and recently (Sep-Oct 2009) found that he had decent sales in CO and NM. He sleeps in his van and usually does back-to-back weekend events and sometime's hits a flea market or two in between. He is not making huge sums of money but he ends up turning a better profit out there rather than doing these rinky dink events in California. Depending upon your life style, spousal commitments, etc., sometimes you can go 1200-1500 miles for events. In addition, if you are wholesaling, you can acaquire clientele during the weekdays when you are not set up at a show. To each, their own. Know what I mean. Need to make the best of whatever situation you are in along with your desire and need to have that extra income. Some people can do it while other's can not.
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Post by suktexas on Mar 15, 2010 23:52:47 GMT -5
the sales figures are for information only not a proven number. i do understand there are many uncertainty on the outcome of the shows as there are much variable, weather, types of products, ...... i sell in a flea market mostly gear for snowbirds, there are some local people come. the snowbirds think my beads and my jewelry are very cheap but the local people think they are too expensive. i am free to all possibility. i am more interested in setting one time and have a 10 days show then to do a one day show setting up and closing up the same day. i would like to stay in location for a while. i do not know if my beads and my jewelries are the products they like to buy. i am total new to shows business and i would not like to stay away from those county fair that have high expection from a professional selling vendors. i think i am not to a professional vendors set up yet. so, i would like to sign it for a smaller show. i do not mind if there are good summer visitor area that has high tourist visitor flea market to sell my products there for a month or two. i am free to any possibility and i have not commit to anything this summer. thanks for your experience. Not too sure about that $7,000-$10,000 figure. There are a lot of 'ifs' and uncertainties invoved with selling in CO, NM or AZ. Depends heavily upon what you are selling, competition, economy, clientele and whole bunch of stuff. I would dare not venture out there with gas at $3.09 per gallon, especially with my motor home. Uh uh uh. There are just so many variables involved. Shows are cheaper, yes. You can access people who have never seen your stuff. However, you are not going to make a lot of money selling dollar glasswork beads and you would need a good variety of sellable products. If you are planning on doing multiple (3-4-5) shows out there, you definitely do not want to spend money on a motel each night and have to keep expenses to a bare minimum. Cup-o-noodles time. Rice. Personally, I would tend not to believe those sales figures, especially now in 2010. It's very hard to pull in those kind of numbers anywhere anytime. One person does county fairs in OR, WA,AZ and NM from February-October and sometimes does decently. However, his sales have been down dramatically, just like the rest of us. He has a large truck and goes from fair to fair and sleeps inside. Another person lives in LA and sometime's drives large distances to do weekend shows and recently (Sep-Oct 2009) found that he had decent sales in CO and NM. He sleeps in his van and usually does back-to-back weekend events and sometime's hits a flea market or two in between. He is not making huge sums of money but he ends up turning a better profit out there rather than doing these rinky dink events in California. Depending upon your life style, spousal commitments, etc., sometimes you can go 1200-1500 miles for events. In addition, if you are wholesaling, you can acaquire clientele during the weekdays when you are not set up at a show. To each, their own. Know what I mean. Need to make the best of whatever situation you are in along with your desire and need to have that extra income. Some people can do it while other's can not. |
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