On Apr 11, 2010, at 11:43 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Larry Colen >> I'm trying to tie up the final details for the show. >> I don't understand how the pricing of the art works as there is both an >> "asked for" and a "minimum" price on the form. Is there some sort of >> consensus on what people are asking for their prints? > > The "school solution" (literally from where I went to school) is 4 to 7 times > cost. Three dollar Costco print, thirty dollar Jerry's Art-a-rama frame, > twenty dollars for the time you spend framing ... call it $53.00 for costs. > > 4x = $212; 7x = $371. > > "Asked for" - $375.00 > "Minimum" - $200.00 > > Doesn't work here. You have $120 framing and printing cost. That's reasonable, when you don't do it yourself. So you'd be looking at $840 asking price, $480 minimum. Ain't going to happen, not in this lifetime.
This is one of those occasions where covering your cost is a win. And that's as it should be. it's a fun event, not a money making opportunity. Paul > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
