Members benlilly1 Posted April 18, 2013 Members Report Posted April 18, 2013 I'm setting up a booth with some of my seats. Hopefully I'll get some local business. I have plenty of business cards and maybe if I have time a few side items too. I'll post my next seat when finished in a few days. It's the first basketweave I've done so I'm anxious to see how it comes out. Quote
Members paprhangr Posted April 19, 2013 Members Report Posted April 19, 2013 Good Luck at the meet i like that contrast colors on spider seat Quote
Contributing Member Tim Schroeder Posted April 19, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted April 19, 2013 Looks great! Good Luck at the show. I wish I could make some money doing leather. Quote
Members skeeter Posted April 19, 2013 Members Report Posted April 19, 2013 Beautiful work on the seat. Good luck at the swap meet. Quote
Members benlilly1 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Members Report Posted April 19, 2013 Thanks all! The meet is April 28th. I hope I'm ready... Quote
Contributing Member Bob Blea Posted April 19, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted April 19, 2013 With seats like that I'm sure you will get lots of attention. The seat looks great! Bob Quote There are always possibilities.... Bob Blea C and B Leathercrafts Fort Collins, CO Visit my shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/CandBLeather?ref=si_shop Instagram @bobbleacandbleather
Tree Reaper Posted April 19, 2013 Report Posted April 19, 2013 You do nice work, best of luck at the show. Quote
Members Jimbob Posted April 20, 2013 Members Report Posted April 20, 2013 Ohhhhh, and take a big bag with you....when you going to the swap meet........you will need it.......... for all the orders you gonna get !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gud luck... Jimbob Quote http://www.elfwood.com/~alien883 First it is just leather....then it is what-ever I can dream off...
Members tomt Posted April 20, 2013 Members Report Posted April 20, 2013 good luck and hope you have fun your seat looks great Quote
Members scottk1967 Posted April 21, 2013 Members Report Posted April 21, 2013 A few weeks back we went to the Donnie Smith bike show in St Paul they had a big swap meet I spent a couple hours digging through piles of old Harley parts, nothing more enjoyable in a Minnesota winter then a swap meet. The indian Larry Legacy was there so I got to see plenty of Paul cox seats, man that guy is good he had one seat that had a metal looking eagle that had some of the smoothest long strate beveling I've ever seen. Lots of tooled seats on bikes in the show but none for sale at the swap meet. The sad part is tooled seats are like bike paint an awesome paint job on my bike may not fit the personality of other people when it comes time to sell it. I know this from real life experience. My thought is keep your seats neutral and appealing to the masses. I'd think skulls are always good. This is a tuff one on what designs to use. A few years back my dad did a solo seat for my chopper that had no design on it and I could not understand why so many people at Sturgis took pictures of it and complimented it. Dad did a great job but it was a plain seat with lacing on the side and Sturgis is full of hot looking bike seats. I would think less is more when your trying to guess what people are willing to pay for. What people say they want is just talk until they get there wallet out. I'm thinking a few small leather items like biker wallets and stuff like that might make a few sales at the swap meet if people don't want to part with there money. Might at least pay for the table. I've tried selling a table of Harley parts at a couple swap meets and you just don't know what's going to happen. I hope you do well your stuff is nice and you deserve to do well. Quote
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