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[merimask]

 Holy monkey.  I sold this guy on my Etsy site today...

Yep!  Someone bought the Fire Dragon.  I think that's the most I've ever been paid for a single mask.  So it seems I can sell really expensive things there after all (as well as the impulse items like barrettes & pins).  That's very encouraging.  That's well over a thousand dollars of sales in a month, & compared to the kind of overhead I have when I travel to a show, this is costing me next to nothing.

Pretty cool.   Now I need to make another Frost Dragon & put it up.  Wait 'til everyone sees those beautiful icy blues. 

Happy Birthday (a day late!) shvetufae...stuff is getting mailed to you tomorrow.  :-)

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[merimask.livejournal.com]

I wonder if that's it. I have to say I've seen some STUNNING pieces & I know they'd sell for 3X as much in the galleries, so it might just be. I'm trying to keep my prices fair but those BIG masks (Medusa, Dragon) just had to go for at least what I'd get at a show & they seemed to do well anyway.

It's an inexact science, trying to figure out how a new market will behave. I'm just trying to be as reasonable with my prices as I can while being fair to myself...that seems to be working.

I-Con is in April this year, by the way. About two weeks later than usual. Harlan Ellison is going to be one of the guests!

[kls-eloise.livejournal.com]

"I'm trying to keep my prices fair but those BIG masks (Medusa, Dragon) just had to go for at least what I'd get at a show & they seemed to do well anyway."

You can't drop prices too far, or people don't have the perception of value. So far you seem to be striking a good balance.

You've got me wondering if I want to give it a crack. At first perusal, I didn't see anyone out there doing the type of thing I do. I just don't know that I've got the energy for it.

"I-Con is in April this year, by the way. About two weeks later than usual. Harlan Ellison is going to be one of the guests!"

Cool! I may have to try to go catch his appearance. I'll either drag you or Greg - the two of you can hash it out. But I'm taking one of you. I've got it on my calendar - I need to make sure that I don't schedule on top of it, and I need to remember to put in for a half a vacation day on the Friday. We're definitely taking the ferry again!