[Jewelry making - Article 00391] - Re: [Orchid] Should prices be visible?

[richard hart]

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>     So now a day later I'm wondering the dynamic involved. Obviously
>     this is working for her. Are the goods so tempting that people
>     will stand in line? Is it some exclusivity appeal? Are her clients
>     so well versed in the finer points of high end jewelry that seeing
>     the price up front is not an issue? Does she purposely hide the
>     tags to weed out the riffraff?

    First off, some vendors have clients that return to see what's new,
    and purchase. Can you say collector? 

    Second, possibly her work attracts people who do not pre-judge based
    on criteria some of the people on this forum use to discriminate
    against a vendor simply because prices are not shown. 

    Perhaps this vendors work is so attractive, people want to see it
    closer, hold it, know about it, and have personal contact with the
    person who created it. When I am impressed with someones work, I will
    wait till they have a moment and tell them how much I admire their
    creativity, the beauty of their work, their exquisite ability to
    design. 

    As to the "weed out riffraff", I doubt that very seriously. Perhaps
    next time someone on this forum will have the presence of mind to ask
    a vendor so we can know their true intent. It would be good to know
    the truth. I have stated quite clearly that I hid tags because it is
    not attractive to look at. This does not seem to be acceptable to 
some
    who want to attribute some devious or nefarious adgena on my part to
    victimize my customer. 

Richard Hart
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