Janet H Walker on thu 29 apr 99
So, here I am, with a design ready to go and a customer interested in
placing an order. And you know what is hanging me up? The dang price.
Supposing I could work out what it does cost me to make these plates.
(I haven't managed to do that yet, inspite of the many many educational
and inspirational posts to clayArt on the topic.) But once I know my
costs, I'm still not sure what to do. I'd like to get this order. Do
I charge them the wholesale price or the retail price? (I'm just an
artist making this stuff and don't have any wholesale accounts. Don't
plan to do wholesale at all.) So if I don't do wholesale, what is the
wholesale price anyhow? I guess there is only one price. But how
might it relate to cost.
Oh fooey. I hate capitalism.
Jan Walker
Cambridge MA USA
amy parker on tue 4 may 99
At 07:49 AM 4/29/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>So, here I am, with a design ready to go and a customer interested in
>placing an order. And you know what is hanging me up? The dang price.
>
Jan - Have you looked at the retail prices of "similiar" plates? You should
charge based on that. You know whether yours are "better" or not! (I'm
sure they are!). If you are taking a special order, rather than starting
a new "line", why not split the difference between retail & wholesale? As
far as I can tell, wholesale is about 1/2 of retail...
Cost of my plates is about $2.00 for materials & firing. Cost of my time
is priceless (literally, some days!)...Plate prices here vary from $20 to
$35 per plate, and I don't think most of those $35 plates are particularly
well thrown or well decorated, but they sure do sell!
amy parker Lithonia, GA
amyp@sd-software.com
Elias Portor on thu 6 may 99
I must put in my 2cents on this also. I agree, price is so hard. One day its
almost free, then next it's close to Van Gough prices. I guess that's why
"starving artists" are called that. We get to emotional with our creations that
pricing is excrutiating and parting with some pieces even worse. I agree with
the info on checking out the other wares and what are they going for retail.
Granted most things you see in the store are mass produced but it will give you
a ball park and if you can go to some other shows you can see what they price.
I use a formula (on my business mind days) that is in a book called "Crafting as
a business" by Wendy Rosen. Also you can get someone, (my husband and coworker)
do this for me they price and I don't change it. Good luck this is tough its
like pricing your children on a good day they are priceless, on a bad you would
give them away. Eportor
amy parker wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> At 07:49 AM 4/29/99 EDT, you wrote:
> >----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> >So, here I am, with a design ready to go and a customer interested in
> >placing an order. And you know what is hanging me up? The dang price.
> >
> Jan - Have you looked at the retail prices of "similiar" plates? You should
> charge based on that. You know whether yours are "better" or not! (I'm
> sure they are!). If you are taking a special order, rather than starting
> a new "line", why not split the difference between retail & wholesale? As
> far as I can tell, wholesale is about 1/2 of retail...
>
> Cost of my plates is about $2.00 for materials & firing. Cost of my time
> is priceless (literally, some days!)...Plate prices here vary from $20 to
> $35 per plate, and I don't think most of those $35 plates are particularly
> well thrown or well decorated, but they sure do sell!
>
> amy parker Lithonia, GA
> amyp@sd-software.com
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