Another Ad: A couple of ONE CENT auctions

Now, you guys know I'm pretty even tempered and pretty easy to get
along with. Right? Well someone emailed me today. A lampwork artist.
The content of the email was a tirade/rant about my web and auction
prices being low and how I'm wrecking the industry and blah blah blah.

Well, I don't think they are low. I don't think they are high. I think
they're FINE because they are MY auctions and *I* set the prices
exactly where *I* wanted to.

In the spirit of Free Trade, submit to you two Tink Auctions, both
with a starting price of ONE CENT. So there. Hmmph. Try to tell ME how
to price my work will ya...

I didn't have much left that I could put up as my protest auctions, so
I went with the only two bits of inventory I had left. LOL!

Seriously though, I really don't think my prices are low. Her "logic"
regarding my prices had to do with my posting some things on my site
yesterday and having them all marked sold today. Apparently, I should
ask enough for my work that no one buys it? And I won't go into the
illogical logic that was applied to my auctions. Hey, I don't even
start my auctions at 99 cents. I start them at my wholesale price.

Well, until tonight, that is. LOL!

This won't be a habit (the one cent auctions). It's just a way for me
to exercise my right to price my work however I want, whenever I want,
wherever I want.

And anyone who doesn't like it can kiss my Barracuda.

Tink out.

Rent-A-Tink Info via
Latest Work is he http://snipurl.com/4y35
BEAD SALE he http://snipurl.com/5pfg
http://blackswampglassworks.com

It's a shame that we have so many folks who think they should police the
lampworking community. This is just one instance.

In support of your protest I had to bid. Good luck and YOU GO GIRL!


"Tinkster" wrote in message
...
Now, you guys know I'm pretty even tempered and pretty easy to get
along with. Right? Well someone emailed me today. A lampwork artist.
The content of the email was a tirade/rant about my web and auction
prices being low and how I'm wrecking the industry and blah blah blah.

Well, I don't think they are low. I don't think they are high. I think
they're FINE because they are MY auctions and *I* set the prices
exactly where *I* wanted to.

In the spirit of Free Trade, submit to you two Tink Auctions, both
with a starting price of ONE CENT. So there. Hmmph. Try to tell ME how
to price my work will ya...

I didn't have much left that I could put up as my protest auctions, so
I went with the only two bits of inventory I had left. LOL!

Seriously though, I really don't think my prices are low. Her "logic"
regarding my prices had to do with my posting some things on my site
yesterday and having them all marked sold today. Apparently, I should
ask enough for my work that no one buys it? And I won't go into the
illogical logic that was applied to my auctions. Hey, I don't even
start my auctions at 99 cents. I start them at my wholesale price.

Well, until tonight, that is. LOL!

This won't be a habit (the one cent auctions). It's just a way for me
to exercise my right to price my work however I want, whenever I want,
wherever I want.

And anyone who doesn't like it can kiss my Barracuda.

Tink out.

Rent-A-Tink Info via
Latest Work is he http://snipurl.com/4y35
BEAD SALE he http://snipurl.com/5pfg
http://blackswampglassworks.com

Me too. I know it's quality and I love being able to bid a penny. It
tickles my fancy. lol

--
Debbie (New Mexico)
Life is too short
"starlia" wrote in message
...
It's a shame that we have so many folks who think they should police the
lampworking community. This is just one instance.

In support of your protest I had to bid. Good luck and YOU GO GIRL!


"Tinkster" wrote in message
...
Now, you guys know I'm pretty even tempered and pretty easy to get
along with. Right? Well someone emailed me today. A lampwork artist.
The content of the email was a tirade/rant about my web and auction
prices being low and how I'm wrecking the industry and blah blah blah.

Well, I don't think they are low. I don't think they are high. I think
they're FINE because they are MY auctions and *I* set the prices
exactly where *I* wanted to.

In the spirit of Free Trade, submit to you two Tink Auctions, both
with a starting price of ONE CENT. So there. Hmmph. Try to tell ME how
to price my work will ya...

I didn't have much left that I could put up as my protest auctions, so
I went with the only two bits of inventory I had left. LOL!

Seriously though, I really don't think my prices are low. Her "logic"
regarding my prices had to do with my posting some things on my site
yesterday and having them all marked sold today. Apparently, I should
ask enough for my work that no one buys it? And I won't go into the
illogical logic that was applied to my auctions. Hey, I don't even
start my auctions at 99 cents. I start them at my wholesale price.

Well, until tonight, that is. LOL!

This won't be a habit (the one cent auctions). It's just a way for me
to exercise my right to price my work however I want, whenever I want,
wherever I want.

And anyone who doesn't like it can kiss my Barracuda.

Tink out.

Rent-A-Tink Info via
Latest Work is he http://snipurl.com/4y35
BEAD SALE he http://snipurl.com/5pfg
http://blackswampglassworks.com




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Now, you guys know I'm pretty even tempered and pretty easy to get
along with. Right? Well someone emailed me today. A lampwork artist.
The content of the email was a tirade/rant about my web and auction
prices being low and how I'm wrecking the industry and blah blah blah.

Care to post a URL to one of her auctions, so we can see what *she* thinks
prices should be?

Seriously though, I really don't think my prices are low. Her "logic"
regarding my prices had to do with my posting some things on my site
yesterday and having them all marked sold today. Apparently, I should
ask enough for my work that no one buys it?

I think that has more to do with the fact that you have a mailing list and a
fan club. Frequently, by the time I see the post saying that you have new stuff
on your page, half or more of it is already sold -- and I'm reasonably sure
that's from the mailing list notifications. Now, maybe as you get more of a
reputation as a glass artist, you might consider ramping up your starting
prices a bit... OTOH, I don't see anything wrong with giving the folks on your
mailing list a chance for a price break, either.

And I won't go into the
illogical logic that was applied to my auctions. Hey, I don't even
start my auctions at 99 cents. I start them at my wholesale price.

Which is perfectly reasonable IMO. If they're going for what she considers a
"low price", that *reflects* the market for your work -- if there were more
bidding wars, your ending prices would be higher!

Celine

--
Handmade jewelry at http://www.rubylane.com/shops/starcat
"Only the powers of evil claim that doing good is boring."
-- Diane Duane, _Nightfall at Algemron_

Bravo. You're my hero.

--
Marisa (AU/NZ)
http://www.galleryvittoria.com
"I am NOT a floozy! I am a goddess..I can do what I like!", said Venus.
'The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen'

And anyone who doesn't like it can kiss my Barracuda.


ROFL!!!!!

What I don't get is the absolute GALL of someone writing to another artist
to rant like that. Even if I thought that way (which I don't) I would never
be so obnoxious and rude as to try to tell someone else what to do. Geez!
May THEIR auctions never go above their starting price. Sheesh, da noive!

KarenK (opponent of price fixing, in any form)

Care to post a URL to one of her auctions, so we can see what *she* thinks
prices should be?

I LOVE THIS!!!!

KarenK

On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:36:15 -0700, "Karen_AZ"
wrote:

Care to post a URL to one of her auctions, so we can see what *she* thinks
prices should be?

I LOVE THIS!!!!

Tsk! Tsk! Now as tempting as this is, it's not my style. I'm not above
taunting you with it though. LOL! Prairieson knows, but only because
he lives with me and had to endure my reaction in person. I don't take
kindly to this kind of stuff. I'm not someone who can be easily scared
off by this kind of confrontation. Yes, I've only been at this for a
couple of years, but I've made my living as a working artist for about
20 years. I've seen it all.

I am also not above making said artist squirm by saying it is someone
everyone here "knows" or knows of. *waving in case she's reading this*

And y'all can stop emailing me, because I am NOT saying who it is.
Period. There's an evil little part of me that would love to, but
common sense and a level head dictate otherwise.

Tink


Rent-A-Tink Info via
Latest Work is he http://snipurl.com/4y35
BEAD SALE he http://snipurl.com/5pfg
http://blackswampglassworks.com

I respect your stance on this Tink, so I'm NOT arguing. But just in theory I
sometimes wonder if "outting" obnoxious souls like this on a regular,
persistent basis might not maybe someday make them stop. Probably not, but
it's a nice fantasy. G

KarenK

"Tinkster" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:36:15 -0700, "Karen_AZ"
wrote:

Care to post a URL to one of her auctions, so we can see what *she*
thinks
prices should be?

I LOVE THIS!!!!

Tsk! Tsk! Now as tempting as this is, it's not my style. I'm not above
taunting you with it though. LOL! Prairieson knows, but only because
he lives with me and had to endure my reaction in person. I don't take
kindly to this kind of stuff. I'm not someone who can be easily scared
off by this kind of confrontation. Yes, I've only been at this for a
couple of years, but I've made my living as a working artist for about
20 years. I've seen it all.

I am also not above making said artist squirm by saying it is someone
everyone here "knows" or knows of. *waving in case she's reading this*

And y'all can stop emailing me, because I am NOT saying who it is.
Period. There's an evil little part of me that would love to, but
common sense and a level head dictate otherwise.

Tink


Rent-A-Tink Info via
Latest Work is he http://snipurl.com/4y35
BEAD SALE he http://snipurl.com/5pfg
http://blackswampglassworks.com

On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:04:41 GMT, Tinkster
wrote:

And y'all can stop emailing me, because I am NOT saying who it is.
Period. There's an evil little part of me that would love to, but
common sense and a level head dictate otherwise.

You are a class act, Tink.
--
Margie
http://www.handcraftedjewelry.com/st...asp?userid=261