That happened to me too— I think it was that my paper wasn’t super thick and lush (just average neenah 80#)–So I switched inks, I now use Caligo- it’s great and dries in a reasonable amount of time and the clean-up is easy! (I am beginning to sound like a sales rep for them, but I really love their ink)hope that helps….

Hi there-1) It is really hard to gauge how much to take- because you never know what people will want to buy, and that can change from show to show, or day to day (at a longer show).-Definitely take back stock, but don’t make yourself crazy by second-guessing what people will want.How about this- take a bin full of extras, and make sure you get enough sleep the night before (instead of worrying that you don’t have enough)! Also you can have pictures of sold-out items and see if you can take orders for them.2) I just take cash and checks- I have never gotten a bad check in years of doing shows and selling wholesale (knock on wood). I used to take credit cards, but have stopped because they are expensive and are a pain (and it sounds like you are only selling smaller dollar items, not $3000 prints- right?).At one show I actually let someone pay me later on paypal (because she didn’t have any form of payment with her). I don’t know that I would recommend that for everyone, but if you get a good sense of someone it can be the exception.I hope that’s helpful to you- Good luck at your show!Kristin

I have tried them, and wish that I liked them…. they are sort of crunchy and tear easily (there is a discussion on them somewhere in the forum).Maybe I’ll just have to switch to no bags…. I hate the thought of them all going to the dump, or worse, the ocean as soon as they are taken off of the cards.oh and you know Neenah paper has some good green option papers.and just for the fun of it, look at porridge papers site- they have some gorgeous hand made and recycled paper

I’m pretty excited about Caligo inks, which clean up with soap and water-If you find a way to replace plastic bag and boxed packaging let me know- that’s my latest search

I did finally try them and they are great! The clean-up with soap and water is amazing and fast and doesn’t stink.Did you end up trying them out, Catherine?

I also found (like Jen Starshaped) that they tear easily and tear when you try to open them. My sales rep also told me that they turn yellow over time (hopefully they get sold quickly enough….). But I switched back to the other bags because of those reasons and am still looking for a more eco-friendly packaging. I would love to use glassine, but haven’t found the correct sizes.

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