ROFL... I hear ya.. That's like the old saying where somebody asks what
something is worth and the guy replies "it's WORTH whatever somebody will pay
for it". Chuck
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From: Anthony Spezio
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Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Selling flies online
Chuck,
My name and 1.99 will buy a cheese burger at MC Donalds. LOL
Tony
--- On Thu, 10/11/12, Chuck Alexander <chuckalexan...@centurylink.net>
wrote:
From: Chuck Alexander <chuckalexan...@centurylink.net>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Selling flies online
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 3:34 PM
Tony: That's true. Name brands on ANY product always command a higher
price. Just the way things are. If I could command a higher price just because
it was my name on them, I'd go for the higher price as well.. Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: Anthony Spezio
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Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Selling flies online
Chuck,
This sounds like I am blowing my own horn so don't take it
that way. I was getting the premium for my flies at the shops because I tied
them. A lot of them were bought as collectors flies. This also happens at
shows. At the Conclave last week I had a tyer say I will take your fly because
you tied it. Others tell me the fly will never see the water. Had a guy come
over and showed me two small plastic bags with flies in them. He bought them at
a resort that had my name on the bags. He wanted to verify that they were flies
I tied. There were a dozen of the same flies in each bag.. It is the same with
the bamboo rods. I had a student that wanted me to sell a rod he made. I took
it to three shows trying to sell it for him. I got the same thing, If I was
going to buy a bamboo rod, I would have you make it for me. I never got to sell
it.
There are others out there like that, it is the name that
commands the price. I really don't think I am in that category but I guess
there are others that think I do.
Tony
--- On Wed, 10/10/12, Chuck Alexander
<chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote:
From: Chuck Alexander <chuckalexan...@centurylink.net>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Selling flies online
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 6:34 PM
Alan: I guess so. I can still get hooks now for $6.00/100,
but even at that price, you'd have to tie a LOT of flies to make any real
money. Specially at places like ebay where if the certain auction ends with a
no sale, you still have to pay a relisting fee to list them again. Do that 2-3
times and you're going in the hole. One way my wife helps with her leader
auctions is to run them in a "run it till it sells" type auction and puts say,
10, or 25 etc under the "number available". That must be what those guys have
to do. Do flies in fly shops sell for a lot more than the prices I quoted from
the ebay auctions I listed?? If so, I guess if a person had a few fly shops
that they "contracted" with, then I guess they could make better money. Then
again, the ppl who buy at those shops would probably insist on better quality
flies, hooks etc right?? Thanks, Chuck
----- Original M essage -----
From: Alan Di Somma
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Selling flies online
Perhaps the hooks are ones they bought on eBay a long
time ago at very cheap,prices.
I know that is the case with me.
Thank you,
Alan Di Somma
Sent from my iPad
Thank You,
Alan Di Somma
Phoenix, AZ.
On Oct 9, 2012, at 8:44 PM, "Chuck Alexander"
<chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote:
Folks: This is a question for ppl who have ever, or do
now, sell flies. I have been searching ebay, and other sites, and the ppl on
there sell their flies, mostly just pretty simple patterns for only 6/$2.99 up
to about 6/$5.95 tops. Plus either free shipping, or 45 cents, or maybe 75
cents or a dollar tops. Now, any hooks alone that are name brand, unless they
are having a great sale, are gonna run ya up to a about 15.8 cents each @
$3.95/25 pack . So, how do these ppl make ANY money at all like this?? Or are
they just doing it to try to recoup some money on a hobby they enjoy doing
anyway?? Thanks, Chuck
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