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Pricing question and critique needed...
But magnetic clasps can't be worn near computers or by people with
pacemakers, etc. And they can attract lots of other metal. Maybe they should be worn with the clasp in front with clusters of paper clips? :-) Tina wrote in message oups.com... My mom broke a necklace I gave her. It had a magnetic clasp and she pulled on the wrong spots to open the clasp. Oh man, I could totally see someone doing that by accident. Those magnetic clasps are very cool though. How do you break an earring?! LOL, now I'm not sure how that could happen either without getting stepped on or your ear caught in something. Hopefully it's easily fixed and that you have a good visit! Best, Christine |
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Pricing question and critique needed...
I lived in Edmonton in the 70s, but am in Alaska now. Susan Burwash lives
in Edm. Tina wrote in message ups.com... Hi Cindy! Hi Christine...min wage in Alberta has gone up...$7 an hour...looks like you are in for a raise !! Oh my gosh, that totally passed me by! I certainly will have to give myself a raise :-) Where do you live? I am in Edmonton. I livei n Calgary, but I moved here from Edmonton when I was 16, been here for over a decade now :-) Best, Christine |
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Pricing question and critique needed...
I probably do my pricing differently from anyone else. I determine what it
would cost to replace the beads I have at the LBS (Local Bead Store), etc. If I pay 10 cents for a SS daisy spacer, and it would cost 50 cents at Pristine's, .50 is the replacement cost. If I got 9 beads from Brendan Blake for $18 , the replacement cost is the $5 per bead she charges to make beads. The gold filled lever back earrings I got a year ago from Rio Grande for $5 cost $10 in the catalogue and at least $20 at a store. I add the costs and add 20%. The reason I do that is because I have such poor manual and digital dexterity (if I were any worse it would be, not below average, but sub-normal) that I take a long time. That's the starting point. I add for artistic merit. That's wholesale. If I sold it to a store or gallery, that's what I'd ask for. They'd double it for retail. I label my jewelry for retail cost, and if I sell it myself I can the take 40% off. To me, that's fair. Charging for time instead of per piece would mean that because Marnie is good at wire work and I'm only adequate, it would take me longer and so I'd get paid more for the piece. Makes no sense. Because I base my price primarily on material (on strung pieces), it is even more advantageous to use good materials. $3 in materials, is just not going to fetch a good price. After all you work buying beads, putting you piece together, and marketing it (on eBay, at a craft mart etc), paying for gas, fees, etc, you might make $10. If you use good materials and buy judiciously and it costs you $50, that same amount of work will earn you at least 5 times that amount and probably more. Beadweaving is altogether different, because the materials are less expensive but it's very labour intensive. Frankly, I can't work efficiently enough to get a reasonable return (can anyone), so those pieces are for gifts only. Tina wrote in message oups.com... TOO LOW!!!!!!!!! HOLY COW! Hi Dr. Sooz! Ok, I hear ya (loud and clear :-D) Here is how I arrived at the cost of the mixed Czech glass necklaces on flexible steel cable (I think this is Tigertail? The lady at Beadzu didn't say. I asked for something flexible and sturdy that wasn't nylon). The findings came from Beadzu and the cable is securely crimped. The bag of mixed Czech glass cost $6.99; I can get three and a half necklaces out of each bag (the necklaces are about 18" long). So there's ~$2.30 worth of beads in each necklace. IIRC, the findings work out to be about 50 cents each. I can't remember how much the cable cost me, but let's assume it works out to about $1.50 as well. It takes me an hour to make each necklace. So I factor in Alberta's minimum wage ($5.90). That works out to be $10.20 for time and materials. $15 if I add on a little to make a profit. But...somehow I doubt someone at a craft sale is going to pay $15 for these. They'll just look at it and say "I could make that myself!" or pass it up. I have heard it said that if you don't price your work at what you value it, others won't value it...but in my heart I know the shoppers may not value it as much as I do. I'm definitely not a "Wal-Mart" shopper, and I have paid for artisan jewellery and other artwork - hehe, I own a jug of a nude female torso that I paid $225 for :-). I'm not afraid to pay the price because I appreciate the time, work and education of the artist. But not everyone is, unfortunately, so I have to knock off a few bucks. Don't get me started on the craft show hagglers :-D If you have any pricing ideas, I would be happy to hear them. Thanks, Christine |
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Pricing question and critique needed...
It's so cool that things are so good with your in-laws.
Tina "Dr. Sooz" wrote... My in-laws are my biggest fans. My MIL is always saying she wants to be my sales rep for the newly-retired folks in Florida. (These people have MONEYYYYYY) I'd love it, but I can't work enough to open that particular can of worms. Hopefully my health will get better and better and I will someday be able to produce more -- maybe I'll even go into remission! I would so love that. I have so many things I want to do. |
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