Oldmansbike Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 Is $40 too much for these baskets? Takes me around three hours to make one. Using scrap hardwoods and spray polyurethane to finish. I put them on marketplace 2 days ago and no takers yet. Fish, OCtoolguy, heppnerguy and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 Very nice baskets.... The only way to answer your question is if they sell real quick,,,, maybe you didn't ask quite enough,, if hey don't sell, well for your area, maybe too much..In my area, people hoo and awe at hand made craft items and then move on.. All depends on the area... Maybe someone in your local will speak up.. OCtoolguy and heppnerguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 It reminds of those EXPENSIVE Long-ga-burger baskets that used to be the rage years ago. Maybe give them a fancy name and make up a story about how they're made, and up the price to $80 bucks and who knows, you might get swamped with orders But seriously, mighty fine looking work you have there. barb.j.enders and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) I just got an order for this one. I'm charging $100, including materials. She will also pay the shipping and handling. Custom order so it took me some time to draw up the plans. A lot of time to sand it. The cutting part is the fun. The rest is just work. Edited November 6, 2021 by OCtoolguy Norm Fengstad and Scrappile 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 51 minutes ago, Joe W. said: It reminds of those EXPENSIVE Long-ga-burger baskets that used to be the rage years ago. Maybe give them a fancy name and make up a story about how they're made, and up the price to $80 bucks and who knows, you might get swamped with orders But seriously, mighty fine looking work you have there. Ha,,, Ha,, carful now... My wife was a huge fan/seller of Longaberger Baskets.... so much so... one time when my daughter and family visited... our son-in-law,,, while doing his business on the "pot" yelled out, and I quote, " Holy crap... I just counted 13 basket it this bathroom!!" True story!! Some times my wife can go a little overboard.... now it is quilting.. Material everywhere.... but I love her... No choice... been with her 54 years... jollyred, OCtoolguy and Roberta Moreton 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, Scrappile said: Ha,,, Ha,, carful now... My wife was a huge fan/seller of Longaberger Baskets.... so much so... one time when my daughter and family visited... our son-in-law,,, while doing his business on the "pot" yelled out, and I quote, " Holy crap... I just counted 13 basket it this bathroom!!" True story!! Some times my wife can go a little overboard.... now it is quilting.. Material everywhere.... but I love her... No choice... been with her 54 years... My wife too! I go in the coat closet to look for something and those dam Longaberger baskets start falling out! She’s a quilter too and now cross stitch! OCtoolguy and Scrappile 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 Dale, I think you can easily charge $40 or more if you apply a finish. The finish will bring out the colors of the woods and enhance the look of the baskets. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, dgman said: My wife too! I go in the coat closet to look for something and those dam Longaberger baskets start falling out! She’s a quilter too and now cross stitch! We be brothers of a different mother!!!!! scrollingforsanity and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmansbike Posted November 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 hour ago, dgman said: Dale, I think you can easily charge $40 or more if you apply a finish. The finish will bring out the colors of the woods and enhance the look of the baskets. The picture is before I put the finish on. Had lots of lookers but no sales OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandaideman Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 I have made same and similar baskets to them and did not sell any. I didn't try because my wife grabbed them for her stuff, If there is a empty space she will fill it and what she did not want she gave away OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelett Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 I live near Shipshewana, lndiana, you don't see much of the hand made craftsmanship as in the past. But the baskets are really nice,good luck on the selling. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 1 hour ago, timelett said: I live near Shipshewana, lndiana, you don't see much of the hand made craftsmanship as in the past. But the baskets are really nice,good luck on the selling. We loved visiting Shipshewana while we were out on the road. Great place to just nose around and have a meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Scrappile said: Ha,,, Ha,, carful now... My wife was a huge fan/seller of Longaberger Baskets.... so much so... one time when my daughter and family visited... our son-in-law,,, while doing his business on the "pot" yelled out, and I quote, " Holy crap... I just counted 13 basket it this bathroom!!" True story!! Some times my wife can go a little overboard.... now it is quilting.. Material everywhere.... but I love her... No choice... been with her 54 years... Ok, I gotta ask, what's a Longaberger basket? Never mind, I did a search and found their site. Nice stuff. Edited November 7, 2021 by OCtoolguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 16 minutes ago, OCtoolguy said: Ok, I gotta ask, what's a Longaberger basket? I had to google it... then I was like oh yeah I know what those are, LOL Used ones are going for $40-60.. https://www.google.com/search?q=Longaberger+basket&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS778US778&sxsrf=AOaemvJ74a2nKnHfKYgFX648FZdmuDzybQ:1636244340046&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwids52V_YT0AhVYGs0KHYRDCDUQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1745&bih=852&dpr=1.1 OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 5 hours ago, Oldmansbike said: The picture is before I put the finish on. Had lots of lookers but no sales Sorry your lookers wasn't buyers... I honestly think they are worth well over the $40 price.. but how to convince a potential customer to see that value is something different.. They are beautiful and well crafted. A couple things come to mind, Maybe the show just didn't have the right crowd to see the value in them.. In some weird way.. sometimes the potential customer sees a cheap price which in turn makes them feel as if there is no value in it.. even though they love it.. the price is too cheap so they don't want it.. I have some family and friends that value everything by the price they paid for something.. ( ie have a relative that will buy $600 sun glasses and then almost forget them ( I believe on purpose ) just so he can say loudly in the restaurant oh dang I almost left my $600 glasses on the table or stupid things like "I'm not walking through this sand in my $800 sandals.. ) Sometimes you have to play games with customers.. ie mark them at $80 but you're running a 50% off sale.. that is if you're happy to get the $40 for them. That large of a % off though may make the customer think that you can't sell them so you're desperate to move them.. maybe 20 - 30% is a better option I was just making an example.. BadBob and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 I have started to do a few craft shows. For fun, a way to remove some projects from my walls, shelves, etc. Small boxes, and bowls sell. Market place shoppers around here are looking for flea market junk. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmansbike Posted November 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Thanks for your replies. I will keep trying to sell them. Craft shows around here are pretty much done for the year so I thought I would try Facebook market place. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 $40 is not to much unless you are trying to sell to the flea market crowd. I have toy cars in my shop that sell for $35 they don't sell fast but they do sell. I only sell online and I found that if I make quality items and price them accordingly someone will buy them. At highr prices I sell less, work less, and have higher revenue. I don't have sales or discount anything except for customers that buy a lot. I have one customer that has spent about $600 in my shop this year on custom orders. This customer gets about a 20% discount but I don't tell them. Wichman, OCtoolguy and dgman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 I still price my work to sell for a fair (to me) price. I can take it home, I don’t mind. I enjoy doing the craft shows. It’s fun. If someone doesn’t want to pay for it, that’s ok! I’ll still have it next time. Wichman, dgman and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/6/2021 at 2:06 PM, Scrappile said: Ha,,, Ha,, carful now... My wife was a huge fan/seller of Longaberger Baskets.... so much so... one time when my daughter and family visited... our son-in-law,,, while doing his business on the "pot" yelled out, and I quote, " Holy crap... I just counted 13 basket it this bathroom!!" True story!! Some times my wife can go a little overboard.... now it is quilting.. Material everywhere.... but I love her... No choice... been with her 54 years... Patti must be crazy.....might consider taking her to a shrink. 54 years? Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy and Scrappile 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, heppnerguy said: Patti must be crazy.....might consider taking her to a shrink. 54 years? Dick heppnerguy You want me to tell her you said that, Dick.... You know she would somehow get even,,,, OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, heppnerguy said: Patti must be crazy.....might consider taking her to a shrink. 54 years? Dick heppnerguy My wife of 52 years could charm the shrink into saying I'm the one who is nuts. I've never won an argument. Ever! Scrappile and heppnerguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/7/2021 at 6:57 AM, Oldmansbike said: Craft shows around here are pretty much done for the year so I thought I would try Facebook market place. That is interesting. Around here the crafts shows that brings out the buyers are the ones in November and December. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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