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Louisdog
Joined: 22 Mar 2005
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Location: South Wales
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That's a really good point Chez - on holiday, in the right little shop, I would definitely pay much more for a special card  |
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Bebo
Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 6086
Location: East Sussex
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Anywhere between 2.50 and 4.50 depending upon the card |
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Frewen Feltmaker
Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 7724
Location: Suffolk
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Personally - about £2 unless there was an exceptional reason when I might go to £3 |
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Effie
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Posts: 862
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I think the more 'arty' cards sold by greetings card shops and the like can anything up to the £2.75 mark.
I think the thing with yours is that they are the kind you'd keep, and pin up or put on the fridge to look at after getting one. (As opposed to the tat category of greeting card which gets recycled after checking who it is from)
I want you to do them so I can not send them to people, but have them for me. So, I'm biased  |
Thanks Effie. You are biased but I really appreciate the support and feedback. In fact, in return for your encouragement and "go do it woman" attitude, I might have to send you a few free samples to say thank you |
I'm really impressed how proactive you are being in getting your work out there. It can be really hard work trying to sell yourself, but your work is really worth getting out there as it is amazing. |
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sueshells
Joined: 20 Jan 2009
Posts: 184
Location: North Bucks
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Agree with SB - £2.75/£2.95/£3.25 for a good quality, well printed card depending on size. The materials are very important to me - decent, heavy card and smart envelope. |
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welsh veg grower
Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 780
Location: Snowy Ceredigion
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How about £2.00 and a jar of onion marmalade 
Sure they will be lovely and to be honest I think it depends on the galary / shop. A little one of the beaten track maybe £2.50/ £2.75 but others £3-£4.
Must talk to you about some we have moved house cards |
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earthyvirgo
Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 1915
Location: in the loft, Gerlan
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Thanks for you feedback everyone - that's been really interesting and helpful.
Looks like something worth doing.
Next job is to work out how many I need to sell to cover my costs, then get my selling hat (Frewen, do you do 'Selling hats'?) on and ring the 3 galleries where my work currently is and ask them how many they'd like ... not if they want them
Diolch yn fawr
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Chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 15178
Location: Quantock Hills, Somerset
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| earthyvirgo wrote: |
ring the 3 galleries where my work currently is and ask them how many they'd like ... not if they want them
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That's it, get going, that woman
Also, what about local theatres and Arts Centres? |
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vegplot
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 11138
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| Chez wrote: |
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ring the 3 galleries where my work currently is and ask them how many they'd like ... not if they want them
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That's it, get going, that woman
Also, what about local theatres and Arts Centres? |
They don't come available for sale very often but good profit margin in the right market.  |
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woodsprite
Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2212
Location: North Herefordshire
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Realistically I would baulk at paying more than £3 for a card but anything up to that is fine.
FWIW I would consider approaching your local tourist Info office, ours sells loads of local artists cards/postcards and holds the occasional exhibition of works too. Arts centres are fab, they are always looking for work to exhibit, the cards on sale alongside go like hot cakes and the occasional piece of art is sold to.
I know a couple of galleries in Ludlow ( very touristy, high footfall but also reasonably wealthy and arty locals) and I would be more than willing to help in anyway I can locally.
This gallery is also good, sells lots of cards/postcards as well as original stuff, has quite a following. It's on the black & white villages trail.
http://www.oldchapelgallery.co.uk/ |
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Fee
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 14014
Location: Surrey Heath
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 09 8:52 am Post subject: Re: How much would you pay (approx) for a greetings card |
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Getting them printed myself, Abacus still seems to be the best of the bunch ...based in Fee's home ground, Ulverston.
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How funny!
I would pay anything to about £3.50, perhaps push £4 depending on the card, FWIW. |
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earthyvirgo
Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 1915
Location: in the loft, Gerlan
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| Chez wrote: |
That's it, get going, that woman
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Yes miss
Oriel Tegfryn - yes
Galeri, Betws y coed - yes, but they're gonna haggle for a low price, I can feel it
Royal Cambrian Academy - yes
Oriel Bangor - yes, more than likely, bring in to show us
Oriel Môn - quite likely, send us some screenshots of your work
So, no no's out of the first (easy) targets.
Can I do the Theatres etc another day Chez? Doing that lot has got me all hyper, but happy hyper
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Fee
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 14014
Location: Surrey Heath
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I've bought cards from the Ucheldre centre in Holyhead before, might be worth an ask there too?
http://www.ucheldre.org/ |
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earthyvirgo
Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 1915
Location: in the loft, Gerlan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 09 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Fee wrote: |
I've bought cards from the Ucheldre centre in Holyhead before, might be worth an ask there too?
http://www.ucheldre.org/ |
Oh yes, thanks Fee, I'd forgotten Ucheldre. There's Plas Glyn y Weddw on the Llyn Pensinsula too ....
I'll add them both to list No. 2.
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sarahloo
Joined: 01 Jun 2007
Posts: 87
Location: Reading, Berkshire
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I sell handmade cards at £2.50 each or 5 for £10. Mostly at art markets and craft fairs. My costs are low - probably less than 50p per card, but it takes a fair bit of time because I do all the cutting and sticking myself (I enjoy cutting and sticking though)... |
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