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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

samnsara

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1. how are people feeling about buying handmade items? I normally sell my crafts at a Farmers Market

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Wed May 20, 2020, 06:58 AM

May 2020

..but the Market wont open this year. I weave pine needle baskets and i do very well but this year no market so i need to find another outlet. I may reopen my Etsy store. Are people feeling comfortable buying items that have been handled extensively? Cuz I cant weave them with gloves on. Do you isolate your handmade goods for a certain time before offering them to the public?

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The group shop is opening again . . . sort of. [View all] Vinca May 2020 OP

how are people feeling about buying handmade items? I normally sell my crafts at a Farmers Market samnsara May 2020 #1

I have no problem mgardener May 2020 #2

I don't usually sell handmade anything, just thought it might be useful to the shop and help me Vinca May 2020 #3

The antique mall I have a booth in reopened over the weekend. TeamPooka Jun 2020 #4

Our shop is also in a touristy area, but so far business has been really slow. Vinca Jun 2020 #6

Oh and I noticed some estate sales have started up again this weekend. Masks required. TeamPooka Jun 2020 #5