Posted before but I love this kind of stuff - only £6k!
The trick, it appears, isn't working out what we would pay for something like that, but working out what They would pay for it. And then the really hard part, is finding Them.That's nice, I like that a lot but is a table/desk of any kind really worth 6k? Sorry but I can't see it, it's certainly not worth that to me, a car or motorcycle, I can justify spending 6k on.
Yuppie types? Where are you posting from, the 1980's?
The trick, it appears, isn't working out what we would pay for something like that, but working out what They would pay for it. And then the really hard part, is finding Them.
The truth of the matter
Watching that Drew Pritchard programme on TV always reminds me of that Harry Enfield clip. You've got to admire his business model though, buy some tat, and have a ready queue of muppets ready to buy it.The truth of the matter
Regularly shopping at the likes of Heals and Conran's suggest to me a customer might have benefited from an decent education but common sense doesn't seem to be a part of it.
The beauty of selling art is that you can simply put your prices up. Selling art is literally the polar opposite of selling a price sensitive commodity.
I'll ignore the fact that you called my post absolute tosh, and put it down to the fact that you don't know what you are talking about.Absolute tosh.
As with anything it’s a fine line. Don’t sell too cheaply or it will appear poor quality. Don’t over-price or nobody will buy it. Art can gain a price increase over time but it can also lose value.
If your model worked then fine arts graduates would simply up their prices exponentially and receive a continuously healthy payout. Sadly this does not work.
I happen to be a graduate in fine arts. It’s about as unstable and trend-drive market as you can find. My work is making a slow but steady increase in sale price which is nice, but as @selectedgrub says, the dealers and taxes will cream off any reliable profit.
I'll ignore the fact that you called my post absolute tosh
Before you refer to a post as tosh, think about who you may be talking to.
It's not a case of going for anyone's throat, im happy to have a polite and respectful debate with anyone (with the exception of someone who calls my post complete tosh, out of ignorance).Diesel & climber .. don't go for each others throats about what you both do or don't do . Both of your views are valid in very thing you say .
My take is if I see something I like I'll buy it if I have the money to use/spare .
I've also gone the commission route for several things , one that will stay with me for a long time is :-
I tried to commission a bespoke to my needs large but simple to make office desk , gave the guy a set of dimensioned rough sketches said I'd like a sensible price quoted I even handed over seven pairs of heavy duty triple extending ball bearing'd drawer sliders able to support 90 kg on each slide. He never bothered despite me seeing him several times over the next six months . Last time I saw him as I collected the drawer sliders I said , " Oh the desk , cross it of your list please I've had one made for £1200 plus vat " his face was an absolute picture of loss.
Actually a retiring cabinet maker made it for me , for £ 450 inc vat as it was his last official job before he closed up shop to the public .
Haha, you are right. I seem to have forgotten I said I'd be ignoring that.Do you have a different definition of "ignore" to most people then?
I simply must get into art as well then, since there's this bloke on welding forum that says "The beauty of selling art is that you can simply put your prices up" and gets mad with anyone who disagrees with that statement.... oh plus he says he makes £3k per day, so must be right.
Nobody would pay for anything I've welded.Lets do a group hug and go weld some art and try to get the most we can out of it.
Nobody would pay for anything I've welded.