Why sell fabric?
03-07-2015, 04:20 AM
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Your point is well taken, however, do you buy a new car monthly, and sell/donate the "old"....... Not unless your name is trump!
03-07-2015, 07:42 AM
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I'm one of those that is trying hard not to invest in any more fabric, so I tend to use as much as I can for backings. I piece together some and just use whole, other's. I don't give away anything. Charity quilts get most of my fabrics anymore and they look pretty good! Sometimes, the back is quite attractive......
03-07-2015, 09:28 AM
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I put my unwanted fabrics in our stash at the local store for quilts we give to people in need. That way when anyone needs fabric to make a donation quilt we have it for those who cannot afford to keep buying it.
03-07-2015, 10:35 AM
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Could be people get deals on lots of fabric (boxes at garage sales, etc) and are unloading what they don't want too.
I haven't bought from our sales section but I do look occasionally. Plenty of reasons for people to sell.
Rodney
I haven't bought from our sales section but I do look occasionally. Plenty of reasons for people to sell.
Rodney
03-07-2015, 02:00 PM
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I think it's awesome that people with extra fabric are willing to sell it at low prices to other board members. I wish more members were willing to join in.
I give my quilts away, and I give away my non-quilting fabric. If I have fabric someone needs, I will share.
I can't imagine why anyone would want to make a judgement about whether I donate, give away or sell fabric that I am not going to use. It should be of NO concern to anyone except the buying and selling partners and the monitors to see that the rules are being followed.
I give my quilts away, and I give away my non-quilting fabric. If I have fabric someone needs, I will share.
I can't imagine why anyone would want to make a judgement about whether I donate, give away or sell fabric that I am not going to use. It should be of NO concern to anyone except the buying and selling partners and the monitors to see that the rules are being followed.
03-08-2015, 04:47 AM
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I can understand selling fabric once in a while when you realize you'll never use it. But there are some who sell it monthly, that I don't understand. I wonder if the people doing this are continuing to buy more when selling old. I use mine when I'm doing a practice piece; especially for serging or emb when I'm want to make sure it turns out right before putting my favorite fabric into it. To each his own.
03-08-2015, 08:30 PM
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Just went to For Sale portion of the board and looked at all the fabric that is being sold. I wonder how much fabric one has to have to be wanting to "sell" some. Even some " not so cool" stuff could be backings....or like someone says....cut small enough can't tell it " ugly"..... My daughter calls my stash "Joann's Basement".... But I will use it somewhere, sometime, somehow.....just not adding to it ( much)...... Anyway, I was just wondering............why
Jeri
04-07-2015, 02:36 PM
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When one gets old like me and have to downside to a smaller apt, fabric that we had bought but will never use, it is better to sell it then just give it away. I am doing both. We on the board call it a garage sale. I know that one member was considering opening a store but her plans fell thru so she is selling it on QB.
Please kindly tell me:
I have not been well, but logged in to comment to this.
Why would you question someone's reasons for selling their fabric?
I have a lot of fabric I would like to sell bc I have health problems, too much stash
now for my situation etc.
I have nice stuff. I don't buy stuff that I think is ugly and when/if I am able to
sell, it won't be at "new" prices.
I am a fair person. I'm not offended, but I am hmm,...wasn't expecting anyone
to think I or anyone had motives.
I suppose there are those that resell stuff at a bit of a profit.
Not my way of doing things, just need to downsize.
Wish I had a healthy fairy to come help me put it online. I'm so tired and
have never done it before, so a bit clueless as to how.
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