[Jewelry making - Article 01382] - Re: [Orchid] Being charged too much for simple molds....

[Lee]

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    It sounds like you would like to make all of the profit.  How much
    money would it cost you to hand make the pieces each time?  The
    people who make molds also have to pay salaries, overhead, equipment
    charges, raw materials, etc.  I think that $30 - $40 per mold is
    very reasonable.  There is no one in my area who would do it so
    cheaply!  If you buy the equipment to make these molds for yourself,
    how much will you charge me to make similar molds for me?  I am
    guessing you would charge a lot more than they are asking! Mold
    making is no fun, not like your 'art' of making jewelry.  Give the
    technicians their money (for the molds) and you will make your money
    from the jewelry.  

Just my 2 cents. 
Lee Cornelius

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