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Thread: Gotta Raise My Prices!!!
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11th January 2010, 08:47 PM #31GOLD MEMBER
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I see your point, Rum (far from me calling you Pig ) but really all you are saying is that you do not think that price is fair for you. Only the buyer can decide what price is fair for him/her. Nothing to do with the thread being about style or the asking price or marketing techniques.
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11th January 2010, 11:30 PM #32
I reckon I'd have to see it in person before making a decision to buy it or not. There might be more finesse than meets the eye - quality of the finish, and integrity of the bark attachment in particular. Its oddness is its main feature, I guess, and large quantities would devalue it.
I don't sell any of my work yet. But for a benchmark, one of my neighbors is a professional sculptor doing mostly commissioned portraits, clay to bronze or marble. He saw and held this piece: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/hav...lcanoes-66558/
He asked me how much I'd charge for it. I said, "about $1000." He said, "That's about right." Probably too cheap, at that, considering the labor content.
At auction, some turned work, with embellishments such as painting and carving, have brought prices well into 5 figures.
Like Frank&Earnest said earlier, hoist the flag, and see who salutes. The market is very fickle.
Cheers,
JoeOf course truth is stranger than fiction.
Fiction has to make sense. - Mark Twain
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12th January 2010, 10:12 AM #33SENIOR MEMBER
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BUT I do think you have miss understood this thread. When I read your comments I get the felling you think we (turners/forum uses) are upset with the style of bowl he has for sale. But that is not the case (from my point of view) we are just confused as to why he is charging so much for this item.
However I would be very disappointed if SWMBO or one of the female children came home with that object..
A log block with a dugout....hmmmmmm. It's going to crack for sure.
Is this artistic or is it his first attempt? I know, very minimalist....he's dreaming.
Ed, I wouldn't pay $195 over the internet for it, but if I saw it on a stand at a show, who knows. I like it because it's a twist on the usual stuff. But I know that it's probably pretty lame compared with the stuff most of you blokes would turn out.
But we're into artisan territory on a woodturners forum. If you blokes wanted to make money, you'd be sitting in an office like I am right now. You do this stuff because you love it and if you also happen to make some money, that's a bonus. I envy you.
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