[Jewelry making - Article 01058] - Re: [Orchid] Hagglers at your jewelry booth

[Rick]

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    It depends on how the haggling is approached. If someone tries the
    same technique as if they are bargaining for a used car my response
    is similar to Holly's, "And what do you think the price should be for
    a one of a kind piece of handmade jewelry set with a stone that is
    the product of hundreds of pounds of stone that I cut looking for
    just this stone?" If a person is nice and truly in love with the
    piece I build it into my margin to offer as much as a 25% discount. 

    BTW. The hundreds of pounds of stone I don't use I sell at rock
    shows and on eBay or tumble polished and given to kids as free
    samples. Nothing is thrown away except the sludge left over when the
    saw oil is filtered and recycled. 

Rick Copeland
rockymountainwonders.com
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