I’m suppose it might. I’m going to try a car boot sale in a couple of weeks because I still have stuff left over from my rummage sale stuff.
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I’ve saw someone online the other day that says she sells her kits for double the cost of the original cost and then rounds it up a bit. I’m pretty sure there isn’t much of a market for it here.
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I agree Jo. Many of the people who stopped to look and admire were astounded that I had made them.
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Oh, I definitely build for the enjoyment but having limited space means I am looking for other avenues put my builds. Since I was doing the rummage sale anyway, I took my builds along to test the waters.
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That’s too funny! I would never try somewhere like marketplace but I thought speaking to people face to face was a better way of selling.
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I hear you on the handmade things. I had a niece ask me how much I would want to make a quilt from her daughter’s clothing. When I calculated the cost of materials and then threw in a bit in top to cover time, she baulked and told me not to bother. And I was undercharging her lol
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I’m fearing the same thing here Jill. Nobody wants to pay for something like this.
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Yeah, I highly doubt the market would support many people doing it.
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I’ve seen some on marketplace - when I was browsing marketplace I found a completed Garden House on the GC for $35! So it would seem that there is not such a strong market for completed kits.
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Yeah it’s a shame that people just think everything is cheap or that because you are a friend or a relative you would do it for free
I think possibly a craft fair or even selling them online on a craft marketplace like Etsy might be the best idea, unfortunately I think Etsy take quite a big cut of money
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You are absolutely correct! It’s sad that people don’t understand this. @Nic_Ozz
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I have heard the same. People are not making money on these and certainly lose on the labor. luckily that is one of our favorite parts!
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I’ve come to that conclusion, although I’ll try again. But I took my models that I wish to sell and put them in the storage shed for the time being.
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Yes, I’ve seen them quite cheap on FB marketplace as well. But I thought I could try it anyway.
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It kinda sucks really.
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I would have thought that seeing them in person would be even more compelling! It was absolutely worth a try 
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I think people just aren’t buying as much at the moment, even second hand. I’ve been trying to sell things that are new in box for a fraction of their cost, and not seeing much interest.
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I did well on the rummage sale but it was all the cheap things that sold first. I did sell one to someone but it was $10 under my cost.
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I really am glad that the rummage sale part went so well. I think with things like marketplace etc, it’s less compelling when people can’t look closely at something. Being able to pick it up and look it over makes a difference. I might need to find out whether there are any rummage or car boot sales events near me 
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I do not disagree. Hard to understand the value if you do not do this.
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