Prices On Maker's Sites

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Will Leavitt

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Going back to my "designing my site thread" some of you said you'd like to see prices on the maker's site. Are you saying that you'd like to see the prices on knives you would see in the "gallery" section so you'd have an idea of what a similar knife would cost? I'm assuming that you'd expect to see prices in the "for sale" section.

If you would like to see prices in the gallery on older knives what are your thoughts on a maker changing his prices? Just replace the price in the gallery? Or an explanation of why he's changing his prices?
 
Will Leavitt said:
Going back to my "designing my site thread" some of you said you'd like to see prices on the maker's site. Are you saying that you'd like to see the prices on knives you would see in the "gallery" section so you'd have an idea of what a similar knife would cost? I'm assuming that you'd expect to see prices in the "for sale" section.

If you would like to see prices in the gallery on older knives what are your thoughts on a maker changing his prices? Just replace the price in the gallery? Or an explanation of why he's changing his prices?
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I put prices on the knives in my gallery section to let folks know what a similar knife would cost. One complaint that i have heard about shows is when folks don't have prices on their knives, so I figured that it would work the same on the website. I have gotten an inquiry/possible order based on what I had in my gallery section and a number of compliments that may turn inot orders one of these days:D I think that it is always good to include sample pricing, even if you have to change it down the road. The more likely scenario is that, over time, you will replace some of the pics in your gallery with newer work as your skills continue to improve and this new work will justify an increase in price. It can't hurt. Have you ever had the experience of looking through a real estate magazine and coming to an ad where the realtor does not have any prices posted. He is trying to get you to call about the price, but in my case, I am not inclined to call.
 
Don't put prices on your historical pieces. Things change, the prices are not relevant.

Have a section of your gallery that is current work (e.g. within 12 months) put prices on those pieces. If you have stock pieces where the price ranges based upon blade and handle material, give an idea of how changes effect the price.
 
I'm not sure why you would show older pieces, but if you did a price and a circa date would indicate the price is outdated. The older price would be interesting to me if not instructive--e.g., growth/demand for your work.

Ken
 
i like to have makers put prices on their current/standard models as well as soem parameters for the costs of different options

while i would find it interesting to have historical prices listed, there could be problems with prospective buyers being turned off when current prices are significantly different than ones posted on a website...even if they are marked as "historical" or past prices
 
bandaidman said:
i like to have makers put prices on their current/standard models as well as soem parameters for the costs of different options

while i would find it interesting to have historical prices listed, there could be problems with prospective buyers being turned off when current prices are significantly different than ones posted on a website...even if they are marked as "historical" or past prices
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I have 12 pieces in my gallery right now and I am thinking of staying with that number and replacing he oldest with the newest as they sell. in my case, the oldest piece on there is less than a year old, so that is not a big issue other than the fact that it is ugly....lol.
 
From a newbie’s perspective, I’d like to see prices on current, and sold knives as well, to be able to judge whether or not something interesting might fall into my realm of economic reality.
As for past prices paid, I doubt there’s many people out there that are so disconnected from current economics that most wouldn’t realize that X$$$ paid a couple years ago might well cost them X$$$ + 20% today.
John
 
If I don't see some indication of what current prices are like for common models, I just move on to the next maker I'm interested in. I often wonder why they're not posted. If you have to ask, you can't afford it? I'm looking at the women's menu from 30 years ago?

Dave
 
I like to see pricing info, but only if it's kept updated AND if the price is agreed on and set at time of order (instead of at time the knife is started). Otherwise, don't bother. I'd rather have a portion of the site where the 2 or 3 recently sold knives are shown with their price. In my opinion, it's indispensable to keep offering knives up for sale regularly on the site to keep the excitement going.
 
I think all you need to do for the "gallery of past work" prices is to list how much a similar price would cost now, so you could update it whenever your prices go up.

I don't think an explanation of why you are changing your prices is necessary on your website. Most collectors are pretty understanding of the costs of inflation.
 
commodorewheeler said:
I think all you need to do for the "gallery of past work" prices is to list how much a similar price would cost now, so you could update it whenever your prices go up.
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Clean, simple solution to the problem...great idea!

Steven
 
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