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Posted by neoglassic@peak.org on October 24, 2007, 2:55 pm
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> > Very nice! I wonder why they don't want them anymore? They were
> > obviously made for that location. I would think it would be difficult
> > to sell a set of three windows that were custom-built for a specific
> > location.
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> > You mention basement bandits. Is $1K apiece for them dirt cheap? I'm
> > not overly familiar with pricing, but they look like they could each
> > be put together in about a day's time. If there's $200 in materials
> > in one, that's $800 for labor and overhead. Take a hundred out of
> > that and a guy would still have enough to get drunk on.
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> > Michael
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> Pricing is often determined by what we call "perceived value". Just
> because you can make something for $10, should you sell it for $20 when it
> looks like it's worth $100? An artisan must make money whenever possible to
> support all the ones that won't sell at all. People that make money in this
> craft, usually have found a little niche to easily make something quickly,
> that looks like it's worth alot more than it should be. Sounds like double
> talk, but this is the biggest reason so few of us make a living doing this
> stuff. If it wasn't for all the repair and restoration, it would be even
> fewer.
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> JK Sinrodwww.SinrodStudios.comwww.MyConeyIslandMemories.com
Well, I have a friend who paints. Takes him maybe a couple three hours
to do a 24" x 30" canvas. Sells them for around $1500. I'm gonna learn
how to paint...or maybe I don't need to "learn"...just grab some paint
and have ago at it and then call it art!!
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