Those who make & sell hemp necklaces...

...where do they really move? I compared some prices on ebay and was dismayed to see necklaces going at prices that wouldn't even pay for the beads. I am not interested in wholesale selling, so where does the hemp really move? I don't have a credit card, so I can't sign up with etsy. Any suggestions? Or should I save the hemp for festivals.

I must say I am rapidly growing disappointed in ebay, and I just created my account. Handcrafts go for peanuts there! It's insulting!

 

I know exactly what ur sayin. I know now why I didnt ever go and sell my stuff on ebay. I usually save my stuff for friends who like them or word of mouth from others who have seen my stuff my friends wear but my collection is getting so big I wonder what I will do with it all. I spend more and more on beads and hemp then anything else that I work on. Oh well guess its my outlet of choice. LOL Peace

 

market flooded?
new niche?

 

i sell most of mine at the local farmers market,,, the cheaper beads sell the best and make me the most $ and not fancy knots do better than the plain ol square or twist...,,, the good glass n bone beads etc dont do well there however and those i just keep around for who or whatever i hand them out too....or trade for

 

Taking your advice I'm considering trying one of the local farm markets or small summer street festivals. I can sell some of my cousins' ceramics, too. I don't do fancy knots, as most people I know who wear hemp necklaces just keep them on even in the shower and the fancy stuff just doesn't hold it's shape when wet. I do try to use nice beads once in awhile, though, although I also crank out a lot of plain square knot-and-painted wood bead stuff, hoping I can sell it as a bulk lot on ebay if it doesn't move at the farm market. I'm going to try to have both high-end, quality hemp with good beads and the cheap stuff. I was tipped off that a lot of people come to this area in search of quality hand crafts, and that if I put "Ithaca made" or "Crafted in the Finger Lakes" on my better stuff and set up somewhere there's tourists, it'd sell better.

How do the better necklaces do for trade? If I can barter them for something I can resell for a similar or better price, or better yet, use to make stuff to sell, that's just as good as selling the necklaces themselves.

BTW, I saw quality necklaces going for reasonable prices on etsy.com, but that site isn't getting a lot of traffic yet. It seems to have potential once it gets to be better known, though.