Difficult times for selling....

I did place several items on ebay... many followers... but no sales....


I guess that the world wide crises is responsible for that....

Are you having the same problem?


Alfredo

That sucks Im trying to sell my car moving overseas...and alot of interest no serious buyers though

Still alot of uncertainty in play in the global economy. I talked to the president of my bank last week and credit applications are down 65% (consumer) and savings are up 40% (which is good over the long haul) I have a bunch of Mercedes Benz parts that I am trying to blow out from my restoration project, and no takers for months. High-end components and rims 70% off with no takers. Could have sold the stuff for a profit in 2006.

Yeh I sold 1 in 5 items recently, re listed the remaining 4 and didn't sell 'em, total of 2 weeks on the bay even reduced the prices 20%.
I think it's just tough all over, plenty to sell, not many buyers and those buyers are getting bargains.
I don't think things will change in the short term, best of luck guys.

I know it's tough, guys. I'm waiting for corporate approval for an event at Celebration 5 that will enable me to purchase an entire ESB setup. My hopes are to get it ALL from these boards. I'll definitely post when the funds pull through.

I know it is kind of unrelated but sometimes I get nervous as to how successful I can be in the video game art industry. I know it is relatively tough but the way things are going, I fear companies will start hiring independant artists (which means I gotta make an EPIC portfolio) haha. Hopefully down the road things will clear up

El1te

I had the same problems even selling smaller items. Would have to take a fairly big hit to sell things. This is a pretty costly hobby....Guess it is a commentary on the economy....Luckily I have a pretty stable job and can feed my Fett habit.

Does anyone know of some "stable jobs" like PEEL1965 refered to as. I am sure being an artist, there will be times where there aren't many commissions or job openings, especially for a young starting artist. Are there job opportunites out there that won't need a high level of education (4 year degree) that would pay $30,000+ ?

El1te

fire departments and law enforcement are nice and stable with good benifits, over the 30k mark and most places don't require a degree ..........and kinda recession proof

I thought those 2 would definitely have some kind of schooling

El1te

you will get trained to death in either field however most don't require a degree to start................now there is academies to attend but you can hired first so you get paid while you go in some places.

I know of some agencies that require 4 year degrees but that is not the norm. Most just require a HS diploma. The problem is that the pay is ok but not high enough for most fresh college grads to sign up and if they require the degree the prospect pool gets a bit shallow. Where I work we have about a 95% rejection rate from applicants who take the test.

Hi TehEl1te, I highly, highly recommend having an online portfolio. Also, you might have a good chance of getting some work from the RPG gaming industry. There are a lot of companies, including Wizards of the Coast, Paizo Publishing, and even some of the start-ups are always looking for new artists.

Yes! I am currently working on making an online portfolio. I'll also have a full zombie game for free posted that has a lot of my artwork in it. But yes, you are right, an online portfolio would be one of my most important assets. I am working on finalizing some of my works but still have some to finish up. Are there sites that are free?

Also, sorry for completely derailing this thread >_< I didn't even realize it till the end of this... If you could just PM me.

Ontopic to this... I've noticed a little decline in the prop making busniess as well. I was strongly considering (thanks to dsonik) making accurate or atleast decently accurate boba/jango props for kids. Not sure what the market for that would be right now

El1te

I am a police officer in Canada. Pretty recession proof. It would be a career change for you of course. All you need is a high school education but our recruiting bureau looks for some post secondary now.
Pay is not bad. But there is the risk to personal safety. We just lost one of our own yesterday in a car crash.....not for everybody....

Great time for buyin' though.

Save dough, buy low...