Retiring from Flea Markets.

[lawson56]

Well Fellow Scroller's after much Heart Felt Thought and Sd Debate with Myself I have finally decided to Retire from the Fele Market scene. My body just can't take it anymore. My feet and knees and lower back just aren't able to handle it. So I made a Going out of Busniess Sale Sign this week, and will display it this weekend if weather permitting. This will be my last season for Flea Market's Now I am still going to active with my Scroll Saw!! Making things for Family and Friends and ME Love my Scrolling.

[jerry walters]

Friends have asked me about Flea Markets and craft fairs. I tell them I worked for almost 60 years and now am retired. I don't care to have another job. I enjoy scrolling and make things for family, friends and myself. I get a lot of satisfaction giving stuff away.

Jerry

[meflick]

Hope you get to enjoy your time sawing now that you can do it without having to worry about the sales.

[wombatie]

I have only ever done one market and I hated it.  If I get any customers it is always from word of mouth.  Rest your body Bobby, you only get one.

Marg

[Wilson142]

I've never been happier scrolling now that I've decided it's about the out come, not the income.  No more looking at patterns that I think might sell, and then spending countless hours cutting the same thing, over and over. Now I rarely cut a pattern more than once and I enjoy giving it all away.

[Dak0ta52]

I don't know if I should congratulate you or send condolences. I feel certain you will be much happier scrolling for your family and yourself. The projects you complete will be much more meaningful. Regardless, I'm glad you'll be sticking around so we can see you great works here at the Village.

[barb.j.enders]

Congrats on your "retirement ". 

I have been doing 1 or 2 sales a year, and that is more than enough.  I haven't figured out what people like, so I am generally making stuff Iike.

[TAIrving]

My family are saturated with scroll saw works I have given them.  They have gently suggested that I try selling some of my stuff (rather than giving it to them.)  

[OCtoolguy]

I don't blame you. I hate doing anything too much. If I have something that somebody really likes I make one for them. If someone asks me for something I've not done I will price it according to my "wanting" to make it. Most often just time & materials. If my price is too high it means that I probably didn't want the job. My hobby is for my benefit. We have no room left for many more projects. So if I make something now, I have to find a home for it.

[don watson]

I'm with Octoolguy (RAY) here. The majority of stuff I make is given away. I will make pieces to order but the price will indicate whether I like doing it or not. I reckon friends and family have more pens, baskets and intarsia pieces than they can cope with. I will concentrate on (prbably) animal jigsaw puzzles for my great-grand-children and pieces I can make for the Men's Shed as they can (and do) supply a lot of wood etc. and my pieces sell well at open days,spring fairs et c.

[lawson56]

Thank you for all the Wonderful comments. I,m so glad that I,m not alone. I have a Great Friend who will be building a cabin next year on a Beautiful peice of land, so he will need some woodsy stuff to hang up.

[Moocifer Joe]

On 5/10/2023 at 6:04 PM, lawson56 said:

Well Fellow Scroller's after much Heart Felt Thought and Sd Debate with Myself I have finally decided to Retire from the Fele Market scene. My body just can't take it anymore. My feet and knees and lower back just aren't able to handle it. So I made a Going out of Busniess Sale Sign this week, and will display it this weekend if weather permitting. This will be my last season for Flea Market's Now I am still going to active with my Scroll Saw!! Making things for Family and Friends and ME Love my Scrolling.

Your retiring from market selling and I am just starting. I am doing my 1st Arts/Crafts Market tomorrow from 9 till 4. There will be 45 to 50 venders. Lets hope for dry weather. 

 

[Wichman]

On 5/10/2023 at 4:04 PM, lawson56 said:

Well Fellow Scroller's after much Heart Felt Thought and Sd Debate with Myself I have finally decided to Retire from the Fele Market scene. My body just can't take it anymore. My feet and knees and lower back just aren't able to handle it. So I made a Going out of Busniess Sale Sign this week, and will display it this weekend if weather permitting. This will be my last season for Flea Market's Now I am still going to active with my Scroll Saw!! Making things for Family and Friends and ME Love my Scrolling.

I'm going through the same decision process myself. I can do anything I could when I was 20, but I may not be able to get out of bed the next day. When I had the tree in the front yard taken down and slabbed I stacked and stickered all the planks (about 125 ) except one; I had a lot of trouble getting around for 2 days cause my feet hurt so much ( bone spurs all through my mid back). I'll be keeping an eagle eye out for next day problems after setting up for the market on Saturdays

[jerry walters]

2 hours ago, Moocifer Joe said:

Your retiring from market selling and I am just starting. I am doing my 1st Arts/Crafts Market tomorrow from 9 till 4. There will be 45 to 50 venders. Lets hope for dry weather. 

 

I will hope for good weather for you and that you do well at the craft fair. My wife and I used to love to go to craft fair..

Jerry

[don watson]

I hope you have a very successful day.

[Oldmansbike]

I’m with Wichman I can pretty much still do most things except roofs but it takes me a couple of days to recover from doing them. I just turned 70 last month and I have a wonderful son that will help me whenever I need it.