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Selling at tiki shows
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santa
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04/27/2018
I'm considering selling at a tiki event show. Adding together the vendor fee with the hours of time packing, setting up and vending, I estimate I'll have to sell more then $200 just to break even. Also we'll miss much of the event being stuck at the sales table. I'm curious if vendors feel they earn enough more then their fixed sunk costs to make vending at shows more worthwhile then using online stores or Craigslist ads? And are buyers willing to pay you're asking prices? |
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tikiskip
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04/27/2018
Nice beard. [ Edited by: tikiskip 2018-05-02 18:05 ] |
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santa
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04/27/2018
Do you have more feedback then that skip? I'm talking about a local show. Not paying for flights, rental car or hotel |
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tikiskip
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04/27/2018
That thing on your chin. [ Edited by: tikiskip 2018-05-02 18:07 ] |
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MadDogMike
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04/27/2018
I'm not a vendor but have discussed this question with several who do. Some people do VERY well at these events and continue to come back every year. Some people just barely break even but they keep coming back because they enjoy hanging out at their booth talking to people, or they figure the exposure will lead to future sales, or maybe they get a vacation that they can write off as a business expense. Lots of people have decided it wasn't worth the trouble. Depends on too many factors for a simple answer - desirability of your product, expenses, profit margin, what you want to get out an event, etc. |
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tikiskip
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04/27/2018
Good points Mike. [ Edited by: tikiskip 2018-05-02 18:07 ] |
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santa
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05/01/2018
Skip how much are you in the hole from selling at tiki shows? |
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tikiskip
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05/01/2018
? [ Edited by: tikiskip 2018-05-02 18:08 ] |
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tikiskip
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05/01/2018
You can't imagine how great the payoff is for my posting this here on TC. [ Edited by: tikiskip 2018-05-02 18:09 ] |
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4WDtiki
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05/02/2018
Vending is tough. Some vendors do very well, but IMO it's only the big name people. Most vendors do between just okay to pretty poorly. |
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santa
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05/02/2018
Thanks 4wd tiki. I can’t get a wholesale volume discount. I think I’ll need to get that before selling retail in person. At least online I don’t pay fees until I sell if I use buy it now. I was looking at the San Diego Bali hai show and the garden grove Orange County show. |
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santa
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05/02/2018
Bill how much do your 2-5 foot tikis sell for? |
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4WDtiki
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05/03/2018
santa, my 2' price is $400, 5' is 800. Tikiskip, I hope it wasn't something I said to cause you to delete your comments?? Please tell me that's not the case, or tell me what I said that caused it. I can't imagine it was my post, but the timing is suspect, so, I gotta wonder... |
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tikiskip
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05/03/2018
No Bill it was not you. Being one of the only people to answer "Santa" and then not even thanks I thought he was just a person with no manners till he then thanked you for your help. It amazes me how many times I have tried to help people here and even in PMs and don't see even a thanks, maybe it should amaze me that I keep doing it. And your tiki carving pricing would be about one fourth of Bills tiki carving prices as he is well known and very good at it. Santa stay off my roof. |
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santa
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05/05/2018
Skip I get from your posts you’re bitter about your show selling experiences. Thanks for venting |
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Cammo
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05/11/2018
To keep costs down, rent the booth with another person if it's possible. That way its cheaper, duh, uh, I think it's half the price, and you can actually get up and look around, grab lunch, talk to other vendors, etc. while the other person watches the booth half of the time. People wanting their own booth all to themselves is often an ego thing rather than a business decision. |
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tikiskip
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05/12/2018
At the time egos big or small were not allowed to share a vending space at Hukilau. Have shared a vending space before, still not a great time. |
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santa
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05/12/2018
I didn’t sell at tikibeat at San Diego. The vendors didn’t make much money there. It was mostly a fun food , music and drink party scene. Splitting the sales table booth would be good to control costs and increase table coverage. The oc tiki event doesn’t provide table or chairs [ Edited by: santa 2018-05-12 10:37 ] |
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