Think again if you presume that it is an easy thing to predict which item among your goods will sell well at a weekly fair. I dare say that it is nigh impossible to know such things; or how much you will make in a week, for that matter. Some of my crafts have been gathering dust for about a month, and I think about discarding them. But, it never fails, once I’m about to remove it, someone swoops down and buys it before I blink an eye to contemplate the situation.

There is really no way to tell if you will be able to sell each individual product. But, it’s a lot harder to face the fact that there is no way to find out how much you will sell all in all for every week that you set up a booth. It feels invigorating when your sales are on the up and up, and everyone seems to love your crafted items. But, when all you get for your pains and effort is a few furtive glances, then everything seems to be downright depressing.

Strive to keep your emotions in check, if you are doing a weekly show. Nothing says you have talent better than having your goods sell themselves. But, on the other hand, it’s also true in the opposite direction when it seems like no one wants to purchase your crafted works. You may start to question your talent, and will probably get disheartened.

Focus on the numbers and tally those, instead of stressing over your week to week sales. Try to see if you have had any good sales over longer periods of time; statistical data will provide a better understanding of your success than an individual day of effort. Find out what your weekly average is, and put an effort to maintaining or raising it.

Lastly, I will have to advise you to be cautious about customers haggling. Unfortunately, this is something that every seller in booths and stalls will have to contend with. You may even grow to hate it. You aren’t some cheap flea market vendor, after all. You are the one who makes and puts in effort into the things they want to buy. Don’t take it personally, though. It’s just the haggler’s mindset, and from their point of view, they just want to save money.