[Jewelry making - Article 00881] - Re: [Orchid] Types of Shows you avoid

[kevdan]

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    I have done gem and mineral shows in Tucson, New york, Las Vegas,
    Chicago, San Francisco, Florida, Atlanta and Scottsdale. All the
    shows with the exception of Tucson which is where I live were break
    even propositions due to the high cost of booths hotel and meals.
    You make your money after the show through contacts and special
    orders. These shows were all wholesale and the show promoters really
    put the screws to you in Las Vegas I was not allowed to bring my
    bags through the lobby because they were filled with my display
    equipment they had to brought through the loading dock and handled
    by union workers who charged by the pound to carry the stuff to my
    booth then I had to pay $100 dollars to rent a chair, I could not
    bring my own or go buy my own I had to rent theirs. I have
    determined through several years of doing shows that they are not
    worth the trouble I have gone to consigning my work with jewelers
    around the country, it is much cheaper and less of a pain than
    jumping on airplanes and renting cars taking cabs and carrying heavy
    stuff all over the country. I have not tried any small craft shows
    because I was unsure if people would buy fine jewelery from someone
    in a tent on a street corner. 

Kevin



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