[Woodcarver] Re: First post- how to price?

[Bill Smith]

True  I agree with u on that and was sayin if I went
to a bad show, which is new to me and I had not choice
but to sell ti cheaper to make ends meet, and normally
I dont go to where my customers are that pay better
prices.

Bill

--- Mike Bloomquist <m.bloomquist at verizon.net> wrote:


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> Bill,

> 

> I apologize if I'm butting in here, and butting in

> late, but I would like to

> side strongly with Joe on this issue.  It's never a

> good idea to fluctuate

> your prices on a particular item to try and match

> your market.  The customer

> you said  understood, bought it at a cheaper price

> earlier, so it's more

> likely they are understanding.  If they had found

> you selling the item

> cheaper than what they had purchased it for I

> believe you would have lost a

> customer as Joe predicted.

> 

> Still, I understand you having a range of venues...

> for different reasons

> probably, I do too.  My solution has been to widen

> the range of products in

> my inventory.  I carve quick/inexpensive items,

> intermediate items with

> intermediate prices, and high level/ higher priced

> items.  That way if I'm

> going to a show in a financially depressed area

> <like most of the Mohawk

> Valley where I live>, I bring all the affordable

> stuff, most of the middle

> stuff and at least one "gee whiz" piece.  The "gee

> whiz" piece is for that

> wealthy relative from Boston, who just happed to

> visiting for the weekend

> <G>.  I haven't really done a $400-$800/booth  "fine

> arts" show yet, but

> when I do, I'll front load my inventory.... all the

> expensive ribbon winners

> would come first, then the middle priced items, and

> finally the low end

> things, but only if I have room left for them <but

> probably not at all>.

> This method means you can tailor yourself for

> success at any level of show,

> but still not compromise yourself, your customers,

> or, indirectly, other

> carvers by fluctuating your prices.

> 

> Just MTCW, but it works.

> 

> Keep on Carvin'

> -Mike Bloomquist->

> 

> Wooden Dreams Woodcarving

> http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum

> 

> 

> 

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Bill Smith" <baydolphs at yahoo.com>

> To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>

> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 1:21 AM

> Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Re: First post- how to

> price?

> 

> 

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> > no if I could find the right price I woul not have

> to

> > go around to see what prices are best shows are

> where

> > I normally end up returning to the shows if its a

> poor

> > sellin one I dont return after 3 times..

> >

> > Bill

> >

> > --- Joe Dillett <jdillett at thecarvingshop.com>

> wrote:

> >

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> > > Hi Bill,

> > >

> > > If you find a place where you are getting the

> best

> > > price, why would you go

> > > to any place just to sell it it for less?

> > >

> > > Once you learned what to do to get the right

> price

> > > expand on those methods

> > > to further open up that market.

> > >

> > > Joe Dillett

> > > The Carving Shop

> > > 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3

> > > Somonauk, IL. 60552

> > > (815) 498-9290 phone

> > > (815) 498-9249 fax

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> > > jdillett at thecarvingshop.com

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> > >

> > >

> > > ----- Original Message ----- 

> > > From: "Bill Smith" <baydolphs at yahoo.com>

> > > To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>

> > > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 1:40 PM

> > > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Re: First post- how to

> > > price?

> > >

> > >

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> > > joe I agree with u on what u are sayin howeve

> when

> > > someone is lookin to see what the prices should

> go

> > > for

> > > u explain that to your curstomer n most of the

> time

> > > they will inderstand I had one customer come to

> me

> > > and

> > > ask me why he paid so little at another place in

> > > even

> > > in a different state and I said i was not sure

> how

> > > my

> > > stuff would market. Like I had to learn at my

> other

> > > shows.

> > >

> > > Bill

> > >

> > > --- Joe Dillett <jdillett at thecarvingshop.com>

> wrote:

> > >

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> > > > Hi Rip,

> > > >

> > > > The big problem with changing pricing based on

> > > what

> > > > the people will pay is

> > > > that there is an obligation to protect the

> > > > customer's investment. When a

> > > > customer payes a higher price for your work

> and

> > > > finds out that it is being

> > > > sold at lower prices you've lost that customer

> > > plus

> > > > all the people that

> > > > customer talks to.

> > > >

> > > > The other problem is you never know the real

> value

> > > > of your work. The real

> > > > value of your work is the price it sells for

> on a

> > > > consistant bases.

> > > >

> > > > Joe Dillett

> > > > The Carving Shop

> > > > 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3

> > > > Somonauk, IL. 60552

> > > > (815) 498-9290 phone

> > > > (815) 498-9249 fax

> > > > http://www.thecarvingshop.com

> > > > jdillett at thecarvingshop.com

> > > > http://www.carvingmagazine.com Carving

> Magazine

> > > web

> > > > site and Readers Forum

> > > > http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett

> > > > http://www.citizenactions.org

> > > > http://www.safeguardsystemsinc.com

> > > >

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> > > >

> 

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