question about selling your crafts?

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Has any of you tried selling your scrapbooks or cards? I would like to try and sell but start off slow first...like cards individually and a few card sets...but what would you suggest be a good number for sets and do you tie them with ribbon or put them in boxes? what do you think is a good starting price for cute cards...not simple but yet not fancy either just cute..Would like to do Note cards so they can be use for what ever they want.. im just curious if any body would buy home made when they are getting cheap in the dollar stores now adays.. any tips or suggestions would be appreciated.. thanks.....cathy

PRICING: I was thinking of doing cards at 50=A2 each and box sets at $ maybe 4.00 for a set of 6...does that sound good or too less or too much? need feedback please

anji · Accepted Answer

chatty,   my mom and i are doing a bazaar this fall and i sell stuff on ebay and in my LSS.  what i do is make notes as i'm making something of every supply i use.  then the price.  i usually double how much it took me to make it.  this helps with the adhesive and my time.  i made some christmas cards and to dress them up a little put 6 to a pack then took a cd tin and decorated the outside and put the cards inside.  so, even after the holidays it can be used to hold momentos from the season. Anji

Linda C · Answer

Cathy, I think 50 cents is too cheap for one homemade card. Even at the Dollar stores they charge a dollar for a premade card. You are putting your time and supplies into them! I have seen cards go as high as $2.00-$3.00 each. Heck even Hallmarks cards are higher than that!  LOL I think a lot depends on how much design you put into them. HTH L

Robin · Answer

I price my individual cards at $1.50 - $2.00 a card depending on what types of embellishments were used and cost to me. With sets I sell 4 cards for $5.00.

I just recently did a couple of scrapbook pages for a co-worker. Her daughter needed them for a scrapbook for a club she was in. I asked $5.00 a page for them.

M-C · Answer

I charge anywhere from $10-20 per page depending on how complex the page is.  I also usually absorb the cost of the album and paper, but charge for the  embelishments. I've not sold cards yet, but plan on doing so. I would thinl  that the ards you make by hand are at least worth as much as the  manufactured ones.

Cathy · Answer

Cathy I sell my cards for $2.25 each or a set of six in a homemade box for  $12.00. The going rate for scrapbook pages in this area is $15.00 per page plus  materials.

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