[Jewelry making - Article 01161] - Re: [Orchid] Custom jewelry and design ownership

[Daniel Spirer]

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Cindy,

    I charge $750 for any new design. That's the base price (base price
    meaning it won't be less than that but can be more depending on the
    work involved and the final weight of the piece) to create a new
    piece, either hand built or cast. The base price doesn't include any
    stones; those are additional. Frankly in 18k white gold and platinum
    that isn't anywhere near enough so in those metals I always quote
    higher. (Platinum usually starts in the $1300 range.)  If someone
    wants to buy the mold (assuming one is made) I charge an additional
    $1500 beyond whatever the final price of the piece is to give them
    the mold, so if the initial piece ran $1000 and they wanted to buy
    the mold they would have to pay me $2500. But remember no one has
    ever actually taken me up on buying the mold. And then there is
    always some leeway on the pricing.  If I get a regular customer in
    who says make me up something you like to make I can often move the
    price downward (usually no more than 15%) as I know I can make up
    something I'm happy with and can use again. As always full
    disclosure is the critical factor here. Customers have to sign a
    sheet that clearly states the designs belong to me and may be
    reproduced at any time unless they buy the mold. 

Daniel R. Spirer, G.G.
Daniel R. Spirer Jewelers, LLC
1780 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
daniel AT spirerjewelers.com
www.spirerjewelers.com

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