[Jewelry making - Article 00360] - Re: [Orchid] Bench jewellers working for the trade

[Lisa McConnell]

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Phil,

    Labor is priced the same on all work in my shop,(wholesale or
    retail) the metal and material are priced seperate anyway....I did
    wholesale accts for 10 years and when the sizing went down to 4.95
    and retipping tripled in price, you could see the handwriting on the
    wall,,,,they just want cheap sizing and did not want to deal with
    the other type repairs (they so over priced them no one could afford
    it) If you pick up and deliver, carry insurance, and pay rent you're
    working for nothing...it will cost you to work for that type trade.

    Don't get me started on the plating arguments that we had... 

    The ones that can afford to do this type trade work are the people
    that sit in the stores rent free and are not paying for insurance or
    overhead of any type... 

    Wish David Geller could help with this pricing issue! ie trade shop,
    aka slavery! 

    I am much happier not doing this type work and am amazed at how well
    some of my friends are doing with it,,,I would rather do 5 jobs and
    make 1000 than do 75 for the same money. To each his own.. 

    Are we as a group of craft/professional people always going to be
    told what we can charge? And why???? 

Lisa McConnell
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