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Hi,
I am new to your list group. I have been polymer-mesmerized for about 2-3 yrs now. I have my own art studio at home. It started as an extra bedroom, but has pretty much taken up the entire house. I don't cook anymore, (kid moved out) so all my kitchen utensils have now been dedicated to polyclay! LOL I hear this a pretty normal thing for us clay nuts to do. I am not nearly as good as most of you but I am improving. I'm finally making a little money, sculpting with clay. I have been teaching my daughter to sculpt, actually, we teach each other. (Mostly she just lets me pay for all the supplies. LOL) I have been very tempted to put a few things on Ebay just to see if they would sell, but most of the things I see on Ebay, I feel are very low priced for the amount of time and effort it took to make. Lots of stuff in the polymer clay lines on Ebay are quite exceptional. I check out what's there so I get a good idea of what's selling and what's not, & by accident have started to notice the changes in the different artists work. Some have gotten quite a bit better and are now doing different types of clay art. I have met a few of them by e-mail and complimented on their continued success and skills with polymer clay. So my big question is, "How do you know if you are pricing your products correctly?" My present formula is: $10.00 per hour + cost of materials. (Am I valuing my time to much?) Thanks for any impute you may have on this subject. If you would like to see my work, it can be viewed on my sister's website. www.keancrafts.com (Please excuse the poor quality of pictures, her camera didn't do well on the close-ups.) eliquint eliquint designs |
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Hi and welcome!
And yes . . . it *is* true that all kitchen utensils are fair game!! . . . LOL. You should see my Stuff collection... sheesh. As for pricing, I have a bunch of info re that topic on this page of my website if you're interested in getting some opinions and formulas to start with: http://www.glassattic.com/polymer/business.htm (look under the sub-category called "Pricing") Oh, and p.s. ... if you're going to be photographing small items, you'll need to hook up with a camera which has a good close-up function. There's info about how close is close enough plus all kinds of info re photographing polymer and other small items on this page: http://www.glassattic.com/polymer/photography.htm HTH, Diane B. http://glassattic.com --polymer clay "encyclopedia" E-mail: (don't use AOL address) |
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Welcome to the group! I think you made the right choice... cooking just
takes up more time that needs to go to clay. :-) I dont have any help in pricing.. I dont sell my work yet.. but I do wish you well! Diana -- http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 "eliquint" wrote in message ... Hi, I am new to your list group. I have been polymer-mesmerized for about 2-3 yrs now. I have my own art studio at home. It started as an extra bedroom, but has pretty much taken up the entire house. I don't cook anymore, (kid moved out) so all my kitchen utensils have now been dedicated to polyclay! LOL I hear this a pretty normal thing for us clay nuts to do. I am not nearly as good as most of you but I am improving. I'm finally making a little money, sculpting with clay. I have been teaching my daughter to sculpt, actually, we teach each other. (Mostly she just lets me pay for all the supplies. LOL) I have been very tempted to put a few things on Ebay just to see if they would sell, but most of the things I see on Ebay, I feel are very low priced for the amount of time and effort it took to make. Lots of stuff in the polymer clay lines on Ebay are quite exceptional. I check out what's there so I get a good idea of what's selling and what's not, & by accident have started to notice the changes in the different artists work. Some have gotten quite a bit better and are now doing different types of clay art. I have met a few of them by e-mail and complimented on their continued success and skills with polymer clay. So my big question is, "How do you know if you are pricing your products correctly?" My present formula is: $10.00 per hour + cost of materials. (Am I valuing my time to much?) Thanks for any impute you may have on this subject. If you would like to see my work, it can be viewed on my sister's website. www.keancrafts.com (Please excuse the poor quality of pictures, her camera didn't do well on the close-ups.) eliquint eliquint designs |
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eliquint wrote:
snippety doo dah I have been very tempted to put a few things on Ebay just to see if they would sell, but most of the things I see on Ebay, I feel are very low priced for the amount of time and effort it took to make. Lots of stuff in the polymer clay lines on Ebay are quite exceptional. I check out what's there so I get a good idea of what's selling and what's not, & by accident have started to notice the changes in the different artists work. Some have gotten quite a bit better and are now doing different types of clay art. I have met a few of them by e-mail and complimented on their continued success and skills with polymer clay. So my big question is, "How do you know if you are pricing your products correctly?" My present formula is: $10.00 per hour + cost of materials. (Am I valuing my time to much?) Well, at that rate, and the amount of time I spend fussing over my things, I should be charging upwards of about $40 per item! (I'm a very slow sander- I have carpal tunnel in both hands.) Seriously, it's a well-known fact that we "crafters" (or "artisans") rarely make an item's true worth unless we become well known enough for our works to be collected. Or at least appreciated? I've just started listing some odd items on eBay myself, to see what they will bring in. But I haven't listed anything yet that I consider to be my best work- just some things that were left-over presents or such. I'm starting my auctions at very low prices to see how high the bids will go on their own. A definite crap shoot, but I knew going into this that I wasn't going to make big bucks- I'm just really getting rid of excess *stuff*. Good for you for spending the time to do the homework on eBay! As you might have noticed, polymer clay creations do seem to be undervalued there. I know several poly clay folks who will only sell their wonderful beads on Just Beads' site, for instance, because their work is more appreciated there and folks will pay a decent asking price. Of course, I fully expect each person's eBay experience to differ from whatever mine turns out to be, regarding polymer clay items. One never knows what in the world the buying public is mad for from one week to another. ;o) Good luck, and let us know how your first experiences on eBay turn out. -- ^,,^ Miracle, who keeps adding stuff to her Virtual Yard Sale at: http://makeashorterlink.com/?L19851E01 |
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Hi and welcome!
Yes, this thing is quite addicting, isn't it? I actually get annoyed when my kids what me to cook. The Nerve! LOL! Ebay is a gamble, I agree, and I've seen some extraordinary works there. The ones that sell no matter what the price, seems to have found their own niche. A style that they are known for and I imagine it takes years of practice and quite a bit of talent. I also notice that season items do quite well, too. Experiment and see what works for you. The costs aren't terribly high compared to starting up your own store. OopsArt! ****************************************** My Auctions for UNIQUE Items: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...sort=3&rows=50 |
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