[Jewelry making - Article 00042] - Re: [Orchid] Wholesale catalog frustration

[Linda & Dan Sickle]

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>     I don't deal with customers who don't expect me to make a profit. 

    As long as you're not simply reselling the pieces you have a right
    to charge for your artistic contribution to the piece you are
    selling. You can always refuse to do business with the people to whom
    you are referring. 

>     I'm thinking that if I am creating a fine piece of jewelry then
>     that is what I'm selling. Markup on the wholesale cost of a finding
>     would hopefully not be where my margin lies. 

    Exactly! 

>     What is the value that you bring to the piece that justifies the
>     margin, expertise and craftsmanship or membership in the club? 

>     That said: Get over it!!! 

    Amen! 

    I am a hobbyist. I don't have time to make and sell jewelry but I
    enjoy making gifts for my friends and relatives and myself. It's a
    creative outlet but I'm not going to compete with any of you. When I
    want to make something to give as a gift I appreciate that I can pay
    less for it than if I went to a jewelry store and paid them to have
    it shipped in for me with a profit. 

    What I actually do for a living is build and remodel homes. Have you
    ever been to Home Depot? Lowe's? Have you ever taken on a
    construction project at home thinking that you didn't need to pay a
    contractor? Has it been fun? 

I rest my case.
Linda
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