Li'l pistachio hunter....

Yep, your knives are worth more than you are asking, Mitch. Even though you are kicking them out pretty darn quick, The really look good, and no doubt they are excellent knives. Your customers will really snatch them up!
 
I know what to get you for christmas now! I am going to send you a box of confidence!

I have seen you post some very nice work, and you are saying that you are kicking it out very quickly. You can charge a reasonable price for it regardless of what you have in it. Take a look around at some of the other stuff for sale here, and price accordingly. There is certainly nothing shabby about your work, and it should be rewarded with a quality price. If you price them too cheap people will question the quality of your work.

Check your mail while youa re at it. I want one of those and have an email in your box saying so.

Doc
 
Since your intention is to sell them at a gunshow for quick, cash I would price them around $90 like you said. Since your making them that fast you can turn a little less profit, but sell a bunch of them. That knife would probably bring $150 with a sheath, but you won't sell as many of them, especially at a gunshow.
 
I like the thing Mitch. I have a different opinion about price than a lot of folks...(So what's new)
As long as you can kick them out quickly, I'd use them as a cash flow product. Shows are hateful sometimes. You get people who won't spend $110.00 but will break their arm getting their wallet for $90.00.

The more cash you gather at the show, the more time you have to spend on the high dollar knives.
 
Mitch

When and where in Houston is the gun show. I have not been to any sort of show since moving here two years ago. I was told that no decent knifemakers participate.

The price of a product should reflect it's value to the intended market. The cost of producing the product will then determine how much profit you can make. Anyone developing a product has to make these two numbers work out favorably or they will not be able to stay in business. Here at work, we are looking at importing some equipment, with our label on it, and selling it as one of our products. The profit margin is much higher than on anything that we build here and all we would have to do is process the orders and slap shipping labels on the boxes. It will open up a new market for us and generate a lot of cash that we can use to fund R&D to improve the products that we do build here.

Phil
 
She looks good to me, love the wood, and love the simple clean design. :cool: I would say around 150$ most gun shows, it's worth it and more!
 
Gun show attendees are notoriously cheap. Your knife would appear to be worth more than what you're charging, but you have to keep your target market in mind. Knowledgeable knife nuts like us would gladly pay more than $90 for a well made knife like that, but your average gun show attendee might not.
 
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