[Jewelry making - Article 00163] - Re: [Orchid] Bead setting prices

[Mark Parkinson]

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    We charge (wholesale) $7.00 per stone to bead set and bright cut
    melee, $4.00 per stone to just raise beads. We never have had any
    complaints about the charge. I think part of the reason for that is
    the well established, long term relationships we have developed with
    our clients (retail stores). Its hard in the beginning when your
    clients don't know you well and they just think of you as the hired
    help. But after years of you doing consistently good work for them,
    they should begin to care about you as a person who needs to make a
    living (or you need new clients). I think that more important than
    the charge is that your clients understand that the relationship
    needs to be a Win-Win. I had a client tell me once 'What do I care
    if you charge me $10.00 or $20.00 to set a 1/2 ct round when I am
    making hundreds, you just decide what you need to make and we will
    adjust or prices accordingly'. That really stuck with me and taught
    me that the goldsmith has more control in the relationship than most
    of us believe. If you can do good work and get it out on time then
    price is not longer the number one consideration.

Mark

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