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I have been selling odds and ends on eBay and now would like to sell crafts I make as well.?
I would like some objective opinions. Right now I am making usable crocheted potholders and will try to sell them for $5.99 each which is twice the cost of materials even though it is said that you should ask 4 times the materials. I have been told that I should make dish towels and dish cloths and sell them in sets. The cost would be about the same for each piece which would bring the cost for the set up to roughly 17.98. My pieces are of good quality but I am concerned since they are for use and not decoration that they would not sell. I though maybe making them up and selling them individually but listing in the description and details that there are matching pieces. I would like other peoples opinion.
Just so you will know I am doing this to supplement my income since I lost my job due to illness.
Actually I have found that useful things sell much better than decorative. Are you well enough to do craft fairs on the weekend? I know I always stop to pick up things like that because I don't want to take the time to make my own.
Ebay shoppers are bargain hunters. They can buy washcloths and potholders in the dollar store and even though they're terrible compared to a crocheted one, they don't mind because when it wears out, they will get to go shopping again. So I would go ahead and try, and if they don't sell, I would suggest that you make up your own baskets of kitchen items with your nice crocheted things as the feature. Very nice for shower and housewarming gifts.
And if that doesn't work, you may want to move over to Etsy, which is mostly crafters buying from each other. Someone who does gift baskets might want to pick up some of your items to add.
http://www.etsy.com
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