[Jewelry making - Article 00954] - Re: [Orchid] Negotiating with Retailers

[joe cuteye]

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    I think that is being a bit short sighted.  You should care very much
    how fast your work is moving at a retailer regardless if it's
    consignment or wholesale.  I visit my best customer, who buys at
    wholesale, once or twice a month not only to sell and pickup repairs
    and special orders but also to see what is moving and what is not.
    You're not going to get much future business if you're trying to sell
    items that are not moving for a retailer. 

    Just my $.02 worth... 

    Rick Copeland Silversmith and Lapidary Artisan Colorado Springs,
    Colorado http://home.covad.net/~rcopeland/>>> 

    Point taken. 

    I edited my draft post from " I don't care.." to "I may not care.." I
    agree that as a craftsman I should definitely care, but if the reason
    it won't sell fast is because of an outrageous mark up on the part of
    the retailer then there is not much I can do about that...on the other
    hand, when talking about consignment, a slow selling piece could end
    up eating into my profit. That was just my feeble attempt to explain
    it. At wholesale, I've already been paid, so the time it takes to sell
    will not affect my profit, (though I concede it may hurt any chance
    of future sales), but for consignment I may have a certain price
    point in mind because, (at that price), it will sell fast. If the
    retailer then turns around and marks it up so high that it takes
    longer to sell, my percentage of the original price may not be
    enough. 

    This was in response to the original post that I shouldn't care what
    the retailer sells it for whether it is wholesale or consignment, and
    again, its just my feeble attempt to explain why I might feel differently.


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