I think your answer may be presentation. You don't say where you are other
than Carolina but I imagine things are the same everywhere.

I sell my work mainly where I know people have money in their pocket. I
like Jewelry shoppes that accept consignment. If I catch them marking a
piece up higher than 30% I complain. If I catch them doing it again, I
gather my goodies and leave. You can avoid monster markups by having a
consignment agreement signed ahead of time.

BTW, I think $75 is pretty cheap for anything but a very basic bowl.

Merry Christmas to all!
Bruce
http://webpages.charter.net/brewster

"James R. Shields" wrote in message
...
Went to the big Charlotte Craft Show a couple of weeks ago. Had over 100
booths there from all over the U.S....but not one turner. What's going on?
I've accumulated over 100 bowls, candleholders and lamps that I can't
sell.
The main reason is that the retailers mark them up too high to sell. Sold
some to the Mint Museum here...but a bowl I sell them for $75...they mark
it
up to $175...so they don't sell many of my bowls. Any suggestions
appreciated.