Comments on: Wooden & Stone Bead Jewelry – Sell Separately or as a Set?

By: Cat Slavin

Cat Slavin — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:11:50 +0000

Love it!!! This is a great article, and timely as well as I’ve been struggling for the past 2 years over a similar ‘set’ . . . didn’t think it would sell as a set because of the price, but separate pieces with separate prices, and a discount ‘carrot’ would work!!!

By: Jane Jennings

Jane Jennings — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:08:45 +0000

I agree that people rarely buy sets. But I think these will be much admired! Here’s another idea – if you have enough beads, make a few more pieces with the same materials, not the same, but similar, and call it a “collection”. It gives people who like the materials more options, for instance a pair of chunkier earrings as an option to the more delicate ones, or a simple leather cord necklace with just a few pieces of wood/stone as a focal point for those with a more minimalist style. I think a display of several like items gets more attention than just one set.

By: Christine Stewart

Christine Stewart — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:11:45 +0000

Here’s my experience from this Spring at the Great Lakes Beach Glass Festival, which is large event that draws a crowd from the tri-state area. I had about 80% of my work individually priced and the remainder as sets. I sold nothing as a set, but I sold quite a bit of the sets I broke up. I now display things as a set, but everything is priced individually.

By: Joybelle

Joybelle — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 14:50:24 +0000

Colleen,
Beautiful! I love the chunky look, they will sell…

By: Karen Watson

Karen Watson — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 14:16:07 +0000

Absolutely! Beautiful pieces! I also agree with Rena. That is how I would sell it. If someone bought part of the set, I would also give a price to make additional complementing pieces for someone wanting a set.

By: Cindi Bernloehr

Cindi Bernloehr — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 14:01:12 +0000

I agree with Rena, I like to display together but price separate with a discount for buying more than one piece. I have found that people rarely buy a”set” but will buy more than one piece especially if they think they get a better deal.

By: Jean BH

Jean BH — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:22:25 +0000

Beautiful. I like Rena’s suggestion. I was having the same question for some pieces I made. Now I have a great response. Keep up the wonderful work Colleen.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:18:03 +0000

Thanks Rena!! That was my thought at first, but then I started second guessing myself. Thanks again for offering all of us this great newsletter and site!!

Colleen

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 23:47:29 +0000

Colleen, I like how well these pieces work together without being too “matchy”. Autumn is a good time of year for selling this natural-looking jewelry set. If I were selling these pieces, I would price each piece individually, but display them together and include a price for purchasing the whole set (which would be a slightly better deal than buying all three pieces individually).