Hypothetical ? for Lampwork/PolyClay/Finished Jewelry Artists

Jalynne--I am always in your head, girly. Ha!

"Jalynne" wrote in message
k.net...
I'd sell it, and immediately start creating more. You know this is my
dream, don't
you? You crawled inside my head yesterday, didn't you?
--
Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne

"~Candace~" wrote in message
om...
Let's say you have a website. On this website, you have a gallery of
availible works. Somewhere between 15 and 35 completed sets of beads or
jewelry items.

One day, you open your e-mail to find a message from an RCBer you know.
They've just won the lottery, and are making good on their promise to
snatch
up every bit of beady goodness that they've admired over the years, and
YOUR
work is high on that list. They want your work--every single one in
your
gallery, at the cost you propose. (No discount for buying en masse is
requested)
After you ascertain that this is no joke (perhaps you see it on the
news--the story of them winning the big one) and you get over the
shock,
what do you do?
If you sell everything in your gallery, you get a mighty large chunk of
change all at once, but then you have nothing up for sale. It will take
you
a long time to build up that amount of availible sets again.
Or, do you offer half of your items, so you will still have things
availible
to other potential buyers, but this particular RCBer gets in on it in a
big
way, too.
Or, do you politely refuse, saying that you don't think it would be a
good
idea (for whatever reason--perhaps you were hoping to have your work
spread
out among many for more exposure?) and you can offer one or two sets.

Just a hypothetical question that's been floating around in my head.
I'd
love to see what everyone's repsonse is.

--
~Candace~

Orphan Beads ~low cost and bartering for the financially challenged
beader~
http://snipurl.com/6s4t

I SO agree--it would be taken as an affront by most people. But please
refer to my post to Sooz's post--stores do post policies stating they retain
the right to refuse sales.

"Sjpolyclay" wrote in message
...
what do you do?

Good question, Candace!
Here's my answer:
if items are for sale at a price and the price is met, then its not
honorable
to refuse to sell for ANY reason, and certainly not because the money
comes
from just one purse. (That would be seen as a very PERSONAL affront by
many
people in the potential buyer's position---what, you'd sell it to a
stranger
but not to me???) Yes, it'd clean out the "pushcart", but then I'd make
more....I happen to know for sure I can do that. And if I sold everything
I
already have made, I'd be able to make *only* what I wanted to for a
while!!!
Sarajane

Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery
http://www.polyclay.com

Now this, I like. That whole consumer/demand thing.

"LC aka Fiddy" wrote in message
...
Sell it all. Remember that scarcity will drive up the price on the next
batch!!

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized
LC in Sunny So Cal
Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)

Goodness JoAnn! I think of it at least 5 times a day!

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
Sell it all.

Although it will take some time to restock, your work will only get
better.
I like the idea of keeping pictures up on your site with some sort of "Not
Available" label.

I really need to start playing the lottery. I never thought of buying one
of
your guys out!
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"~Candace~" wrote in message
om...
Let's say you have a website. On this website, you have a gallery of
availible works. Somewhere between 15 and 35 completed sets of beads or
jewelry items.

One day, you open your e-mail to find a message from an RCBer you know.
They've just won the lottery, and are making good on their promise to
snatch
up every bit of beady goodness that they've admired over the years, and
YOUR
work is high on that list. They want your work--every single one in
your
gallery, at the cost you propose. (No discount for buying en masse is
requested)
After you ascertain that this is no joke (perhaps you see it on the
news--the story of them winning the big one) and you get over the
shock,
what do you do?
If you sell everything in your gallery, you get a mighty large chunk of
change all at once, but then you have nothing up for sale. It will take
you
a long time to build up that amount of availible sets again.
Or, do you offer half of your items, so you will still have things
availible
to other potential buyers, but this particular RCBer gets in on it in a
big
way, too.
Or, do you politely refuse, saying that you don't think it would be a
good
idea (for whatever reason--perhaps you were hoping to have your work
spread
out among many for more exposure?) and you can offer one or two sets.

Just a hypothetical question that's been floating around in my head.
I'd
love to see what everyone's repsonse is.

--
~Candace~

Orphan Beads ~low cost and bartering for the financially challenged
beader~
http://snipurl.com/6s4t




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I'd throw in shipping for free, if it were me

"Sjpolyclay" wrote in message
...
one thing I'd add--just like on ebay and other auction sales, I combine
multiple sold lots for one shipping charge!!
Sarajane

Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery
http://www.polyclay.com

Other than the old standby of "yes--sell it all, make the money!" This is
the best argument I've seen so far for clearing it all out--to breed new
avenues of creativity! I LOVE it!

"Kalera Stratton" wrote in message
...
Heck yeah I'd sell it all! It would make them feel good, it would give
me a chunk 'o change, and I could make more. I would be so excited to
think that someone loved my work enough to buy everything, and I could
pay bills, and for the people who missed out, I would have ALL fresh new
stuff the following week... sounds like a win/win!

Clearing out the old to make room for the new has an important
psychological effect on many artists. When I feel "stuck" I will often
clear out everything I've made; either give it away or put in on eBay
for a penny, just to "unblock" myself.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


~Candace~ wrote:
Let's say you have a website. On this website, you have a gallery of
availible works. Somewhere between 15 and 35 completed sets of beads or
jewelry items.

One day, you open your e-mail to find a message from an RCBer you know.
They've just won the lottery, and are making good on their promise to
snatch
up every bit of beady goodness that they've admired over the years, and
YOUR
work is high on that list. They want your work--every single one in
your
gallery, at the cost you propose. (No discount for buying en masse is
requested)
After you ascertain that this is no joke (perhaps you see it on the
news--the story of them winning the big one) and you get over the
shock,
what do you do?
If you sell everything in your gallery, you get a mighty large chunk of
change all at once, but then you have nothing up for sale. It will take
you
a long time to build up that amount of availible sets again.
Or, do you offer half of your items, so you will still have things
availible
to other potential buyers, but this particular RCBer gets in on it in a
big
way, too.
Or, do you politely refuse, saying that you don't think it would be a
good
idea (for whatever reason--perhaps you were hoping to have your work
spread
out among many for more exposure?) and you can offer one or two sets.

Just a hypothetical question that's been floating around in my head.
I'd
love to see what everyone's repsonse is.

Definitely - me too!

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net
"~Candace~" wrote in message
...
I'd throw in shipping for free, if it were me

"Sjpolyclay" wrote in message
...
one thing I'd add--just like on ebay and other auction sales, I combine
multiple sold lots for one shipping charge!!
Sarajane

Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery
http://www.polyclay.com

I'm kind of confused, Tina - why would you feel the need to keep inventory
if you had a buyer willing to purchase it all? I am always confused by the
tendency to want to keep an inventory - to me, inventory is money I can't
spend. Maybe that's why I have a heard time not selling things so I can
take them to shows. Being sold out is generally seen as being a good thing
for business - and it's okay to be sold out until you have the chance to
make more. Lack of supply/demand does drive prices up, as well.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

I seem to be the only one puzzled by your question, Everyone else is
saying
to just sell it all.

I can't work fast and would have trouble replacing things, so it would be
a
problem for me, too. I think what I'd do is ask to mark them as sold, but
send the work one third each week. Of course I now am asking myself why
bother if it's all marked sold anyway. I think maybe it's because I work
better when surrounded by other work. That multiplying bunnies factor, or
something.

Tina


"~Candace~" wrote in message
om...
Let's say you have a website. On this website, you have a gallery of
availible works. Somewhere between 15 and 35 completed sets of beads or
jewelry items.

One day, you open your e-mail to find a message from an RCBer you know.
They've just won the lottery, and are making good on their promise to
snatch
up every bit of beady goodness that they've admired over the years, and
YOUR
work is high on that list. They want your work--every single one in
your
gallery, at the cost you propose. (No discount for buying en masse is
requested)
After you ascertain that this is no joke (perhaps you see it on the
news--the story of them winning the big one) and you get over the
shock,
what do you do?
If you sell everything in your gallery, you get a mighty large chunk of
change all at once, but then you have nothing up for sale. It will take
you
a long time to build up that amount of availible sets again.
Or, do you offer half of your items, so you will still have things
availible
to other potential buyers, but this particular RCBer gets in on it in a
big
way, too.
Or, do you politely refuse, saying that you don't think it would be a
good
idea (for whatever reason--perhaps you were hoping to have your work
spread
out among many for more exposure?) and you can offer one or two sets.

Just a hypothetical question that's been floating around in my head.
I'd
love to see what everyone's repsonse is.

--
~Candace~

Orphan Beads ~low cost and bartering for the financially challenged
beader~
http://snipurl.com/6s4t

Kinda like an enema, Kalera?
--
Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne

"Kalera Stratton" wrote in message
...
Heck yeah I'd sell it all! It would make them feel good, it would give me a chunk
'o change, and I could make more. I would be so excited to think that someone loved
my work enough to buy everything, and I could pay bills, and for the people who
missed out, I would have ALL fresh new stuff the following week... sounds like a
win/win!

Clearing out the old to make room for the new has an important psychological effect
on many artists. When I feel "stuck" I will often clear out everything I've made;
either give it away or put in on eBay for a penny, just to "unblock" myself.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


~Candace~ wrote:
Let's say you have a website. On this website, you have a gallery of
availible works. Somewhere between 15 and 35 completed sets of beads or
jewelry items.

One day, you open your e-mail to find a message from an RCBer you know.
They've just won the lottery, and are making good on their promise to snatch
up every bit of beady goodness that they've admired over the years, and YOUR
work is high on that list. They want your work--every single one in your
gallery, at the cost you propose. (No discount for buying en masse is
requested)
After you ascertain that this is no joke (perhaps you see it on the
news--the story of them winning the big one) and you get over the shock,
what do you do?
If you sell everything in your gallery, you get a mighty large chunk of
change all at once, but then you have nothing up for sale. It will take you
a long time to build up that amount of availible sets again.
Or, do you offer half of your items, so you will still have things availible
to other potential buyers, but this particular RCBer gets in on it in a big
way, too.
Or, do you politely refuse, saying that you don't think it would be a good
idea (for whatever reason--perhaps you were hoping to have your work spread
out among many for more exposure?) and you can offer one or two sets.

Just a hypothetical question that's been floating around in my head. I'd
love to see what everyone's repsonse is.

Is there room up there for both of you comfortably?
Diana

"~Candace~" wrote in message
. ..
Jalynne--I am always in your head, girly. Ha!