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Posted at December 31, 1969, 6:00 pm: Cheri, you said exactly what I was thinking and couldn't quite put into words. In my shops, I use several different methods of pricing. Some more common types of glass can't be priced above the average on the market if you expect to sell them. But hand blown pieces -- regardless of my cost -- are priced higher than common items even if I can't identify the maker. Most of these I see once and, though there may be some comparables on the market, to me each piece is a "rare" piece and should be priced accordingly. I'm willing to hold on to them until someone comes along who loves them as much as I do. The same for art pottery. It's easy enough to determine the current market value on something like Cal Originals or McCoy, but many of the pieces I find are unique and quite beautiful, not to mention that they're made by hand. Having been a ceramist and china painter, I know what goes into creating these pieces individually, and that automatically makes them more valuable to me. One of my standard criteria for these hand crafted pieces is "How much would I be willing to pay for this?" Throw in the shipping, tack on a couple of bucks if it requires special handling or packaging and voila! There's the price! I do review my store at least twice a year to see if anything's been around for way too long and I consider lowering the price on these items. But sometimes I don't, just because I feel the price is a fair one. I think alot depends on your experience, both past and present, and what your customer base is looking for and willing to pay. I've actually started the process of cleaning out most of my "smalls" and building an inventory of higher quality. I like it better, and it seems my customers do, too.Teri http://www.thecatspajamascollectibles.com http://www.josephmarc.com/store-280-TheCatsPajamas http://www.cyberattic.com/stores/thecatspajamas American Vintage http://stores.bidville.com/classyglass Original of the message was taken from http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/ Previous Post: I am not too sure just what criterion is being used to deem prices &qu... |