lindydanny
Well-known member
I was talking to a buddy of mine who owns a local shop about when he was likely to start carrying a brand of strings I wanted to buy from him. He responded by saying he had the paperwork ready to become a dealer, but he had ukuleles way low on his priority list. So, I asked why.
The market is dying. I'm not selling near as many as I was this time last year.
One could argue very quickly from points such as the shops marketing of ukes, the economy, and even the shops sales ethic. I'd argue against all of those very plainly knowing that the shop's sales are near twice what they were last year (mostly guitar), I've seen their sales ethic with ukuleles, and the economy (unbeknownst to the news media) is actually recovering on these types of goods.
So, I ask you for your input and observations: Is the "Fad" or "Market" on ukuleles still growing at the rate it once was? Or is it tapering off (or at least hit a plateau)?
~DB
The market is dying. I'm not selling near as many as I was this time last year.
One could argue very quickly from points such as the shops marketing of ukes, the economy, and even the shops sales ethic. I'd argue against all of those very plainly knowing that the shop's sales are near twice what they were last year (mostly guitar), I've seen their sales ethic with ukuleles, and the economy (unbeknownst to the news media) is actually recovering on these types of goods.
So, I ask you for your input and observations: Is the "Fad" or "Market" on ukuleles still growing at the rate it once was? Or is it tapering off (or at least hit a plateau)?
~DB