[TheForge] Suggestions, please

[Andrew Vida]

RE: Credit cards

If you take credit cards, NEVER complete a sale unless you get approval 
from the CC company.  One day this decent looking guy comes to my 
friend's booth at Saturday Market in Portland.  He oogles this piece of 
jewelry and his wife oogles that.  He buys on a card.    Shane had to 
call in the number on his cell phone, but for some reason he could not 
get through, so he finally relented and let the sale pass.  Turned out 
the card was stolen and he was out $300.  And they looked like nice, 
regular folk.

Be careful because the bad ones look nicer than the honest ones.

Daniel Crowther wrote:
> Phlip,
> 
> Which Renn Faire?  I know there's a new one trying to open up in Vernon, 
> VT.
> 
> But definitely think small, quick, cheap (especially if you won't be 
> able to take credit cards there) possibly interspersed with some more 
> expensive/complex items made at home.
> 
> - Small allows the customer 'touchy feely'.  This works really great for 
> things that have many bends, curls, twists, etc.
> - Quick keeps their attention.  While you may get some people who will 
> watch for an hour, most will probably only hang out for 10-15 minutes.
> - Cheap is important if you can't take credit cards.  If you're going to 
> take checks announce it some how.  Many people assume businesses with 
> transient customers won't take checks.  They know they don't have enough 
> cash, and never ask if you take checks.
> - Finally, be a blacksmith OR a seller but not both simultaneously.  
> Find someone to field product questions and take money OR someone to do 
> the demo.  The demo is the main draw, but it also inhibits purchases 
> since people don't want to interrupt you to buy.  Having a helper to 
> make sure both bases are covered is a must.
> 
> Daniel Crowther
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> 
> 
> 
>> I have just been (tentatively) hired for a Renn Faire in June. The 
>> deal is,
>> they'll pay my expenses, but in order for me to actually make money, 
>> I'll be
>> selling stuff I make. I'd like some ideas, guys, of things that would be
>> sellers, basicly as souvenirs, at such an event- I know several of you 
>> have
>> done that sort of thing.
>>
>> Saint Phlip,
>> CoD
>>
>> "When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
>>  Blacksmith's credo.
>>
>>  If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
>> cat.
>>
>> Never a horse that cain't be rode,
>> And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>>
>>
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