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How much pottery should you bring to your first market?

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<div class="pilot"><div class="wrap"><article class="article"><div class="eyebrow">FREE GUIDE / First Pottery Market</div><h1>How much pottery should you bring to your first market?</h1><p class="lede">Use scenarios and physical constraints before a stock target.</p><h2>Start with ready-to-sell work</h2><p>List what is already ready, inspected and accurately described. Separate sale stock from display-only work and pieces you are not ready to offer. Do not rush work just to reach a number.</p><h2>Know what fits</h2><p>Rehearse the actual table footprint. Decide what belongs on display and what stays in labeled backstock. Check the weight, carrying route and time you need to set up.</p><h2>Try three assumptions</h2><p>For an illustrative 40-piece assortment, 15%, 30% and 50% sell-through would mean 6, 12 and 20 sales. Those percentages are invented planning scenarios, not benchmarks or predictions. Replace them with assumptions that you can explain.</p><h2>Ask what each scenario means</h2><p>Compare each scenario with your included costs. If only a very strong day covers them, understand that exposure before committing. Unsold inventory is still work you must store and transport.</p><h2>Let the first event create evidence</h2><p>Record opening stock, sales by item code and closing stock. The next stock decision can then use your own results, while allowing for a different audience or venue.</p><p><a href="/planner">Try the free project planner →</a></p><p class="source">Audience research: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Pottery/comments/1u8e6wz/i_got_into_my_first_fair_and_will_be_selling_work/">first-time pottery sellers discussing preparation</a>. All scenarios above are original and hypothetical.</p><div class="band"><div class="eyebrow" style="color:inherit">YOUR NEXT STEP</div><h2>Your work is ready. Give your first market a plan.</h2><p>The preparation workflow, a 40-piece worked example and five reusable worksheets.</p><a class="btn " href="/guide">Explore the $19 workbook</a></div></article></div></div>

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