new craft/handmade auction site

[crafty auctions]

Originally Posted by TGMT²

The one thing that makes ETSY so attractable to me is they let sellers sell Vintage items.

If it wasn't for that, I would never even bother to click on their site.

Maybe start incorporating the vintage side to your site and see what happens.

thanks for that will have to have alookfurther into etsy s vintage side of things an see what we can get done

[rsot]

Facebook is a good reaching out move - twitter next

[Sandy D]

Originally Posted by TGMT²

The one thing that makes ETSY so attractable to me is they let sellers sell Vintage items.

If it wasn't for that, I would never even bother to click on their site.

Maybe start incorporating the vintage side to your site and see what happens.

I agree. I only sell vintage on etsy and doing very well.

TG has a good idea, you should follow it.

Mid Modern Century items are one of the hottest groups going right now so his idea is a very good one.

[rsot]

Mid Modern Century items - legwork to find them

[GreenBean]

Legwork makes money.

[crafty auctions]

Originally Posted by Sandy D

I agree. I only sell vintage on etsy and doing very well.

TG has a good idea, you should follow it.

Mid Modern Century items are one of the hottest groups going right now so his idea is a very good one.

we are looking into it and going to add vintage onto the site

[rsot]

Nice upgrading crafty_auctions

[GreenBean]

Not sure of the fonts.... yet & colours.

Still looking at it. Will update.

[crafty auctions]

Originally Posted by GreenBean

Not sure of the fonts.... yet & colours.

Still looking at it. Will update.

is this the main site fonts an colours or just the logo ?

[Sandy D]

Originally Posted by crafty auctions

we are looking into it and going to add vintage onto the site

Follow the model that etsy has. They are highly successful and dipping into ebays business a lot.

Thank TGMT for thinking about that.

[Sandy D]

Originally Posted by crafty auctions

we are looking into it and going to add vintage onto the site

My only suggestion is to make sure you date the vintage.

Nothing newer then 1990 or something.

If you do not people will fill your site with new items and call them old.

[Sandy D]

Originally Posted by rsot

Mid Modern Century items - legwork to find them

Come on Rsot. You have to get off the chair and be out and about looking.

I go to no less then 4 auctions per week and by online using proxibid for auction items I can buy and have delivered to my door.

It takes money to make money but you have to get out of your house once in a while and dig.

I find something mid modern every single day I am out going to flea markets, yard sales, thrift stores or going to an auction.

Most people do not know what they have or what it is called.
Even auctioneers cannot separate mid modern from just calling it a lamp that is shaped like bomb.

Just a month ago I bought a coffee table at a local community yard sale.

Made by Heywood Wakefield. The lady said it was her Grandmothers and is old, she wanted 100.00 for it. I told her I will take it if you can help me a bit on the price. She said 75.00 is the lowest I will go.

Without digging into the price I grabbed it knowing I could double my money.

Once I put it into the van I got on my phone and found it is valued at between 400-500.

Lasted less then 2 hours on craigslist once I listed it for 500.00 and was offered 400.00 for it and sold it.

I find lamps, end stands, chairs, wall clocks, hanging lamps etc many times a month when I am out.

Nothing more fun then a picker out digging for something like a treasure.
The Monday morning flea market I hit every single week always has something mid modern in several booths. Some have it prices too high to make any money and some dont.

[rsot]

I agree Sandy - have to get out and about I work during the day and consult after the gym so definitely, my time is not all that open - I am not complaining I like the flea market and chance of finding golden valuables...wish I had more time

[crafty auctions]

we will have the vintage categories done over the weekend
as were thinking of having charity auctions too
also a sweet/candy categories as well as a few others which have been suggsted to us
we still need the members but most of all the auctions

[rsot]

Charity auctions are a good idea but you must make sure to screen well to avoid fraud

[Sandy D]

I would not get into the charity thing until you and get your website growing more.

Might be too time consuming to handle and time could be used to find ways to get traffic etc.

[Sandy D]

Originally Posted by rsot

I agree Sandy - have to get out and about I work during the day and consult after the gym so definitely, my time is not all that open - I am not complaining I like the flea market and chance of finding golden valuables...wish I had more time

To cut down on time stop going to the gym. By equipment for home and work out late at night after you do whatever consulting it is you are doing.

Time is important and if you can be out looking for items to re sell during the daylight and markets open hours you can work out when everything is closed.

[crafty auctions]

Originally Posted by Sandy D

I would not get into the charity thing until you and get your website growing more.

Might be too time consuming to handle and time could be used to find ways to get traffic etc.

thanks for that sandy you do have a good point there
wait until we grow an then maybe ask the members what they think
at the end of the day its there business s etc on site

[rsot]

Originally Posted by Sandy D

To cut down on time stop going to the gym. By equipment for home and work out late at night after you do whatever consulting it is you are doing.

Time is important and if you can be out looking for items to re sell during the daylight and markets open hours you can work out when everything is closed.

Interesting point - didnt think of keeping the gym at home - definitely worth looking into freeing up space

[GreenBean]

Problem with home gym is might not be able to address specific body issues easily enough.

Time appears more your bugbear too.


Make a list of all the things to change to get to do all the other things on the list you say you want to do....

eventually they all cancel each other out.

[rsot]

I go to the gym right away after work because it's on my way home and it's relaxed environment - looking at changing my homestead too...need to change building

[crafty auctions]

Vintage Catergories an sub catergories are now on site