tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930048.post2106148265949292293..comments2023-06-05T07:59:31.174-07:00Comments on DreamWoven - A Taste of Different: Let's talk about WHOLESALE!DreamWovenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902665775704429235noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930048.post-27814089159899992882008-03-10T17:03:00.000-07:002008-03-10T17:03:00.000-07:00Wonderful entry and comments. Thank you.sari0009h...Wonderful entry and comments. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>sari0009<BR/>http://www.xanga.com/sari0009Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930048.post-37255215438947518592008-02-22T19:52:00.000-08:002008-02-22T19:52:00.000-08:00i was just wondering where and how you were.there ...i was just wondering where and how you were.<BR/><BR/>there is an imaginary world out there, that is missing you :).<BR/><BR/>hope you are well!Brankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01272532540232568597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930048.post-90725537274350549512008-02-22T17:02:00.000-08:002008-02-22T17:02:00.000-08:00You are right Robert A.... wholesale buyers (and i...You are right Robert A.... wholesale buyers (and i am one, as well) are looking for legitimate prices... and this is the way it has always been in a marketplace that has dealt with machine made, mass produced items.<BR/><BR/>Art Galleries have always been the doorway for artists to use in the past. This is changing and has changed drastically with the onset of online selling. The gallery owner (or at least the ones I have dealt with and those my husband has dealt with) are no different than any other buyer who is trying to retail goods to the public... except they are more aware of the skill/talent etc that goes into handmade,and it still doesnt make a difference.<BR/><BR/>Wholesaling does not work for everyone...no doubt about that... but what an opportune time it may very well be for artisans to take a stand on their worth. <BR/><BR/>Good points you raise about base price and expenses of selling. thank you for posting here.DreamWovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999854503954825237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930048.post-39612863456451124452008-02-22T16:48:00.000-08:002008-02-22T16:48:00.000-08:00Wholesale buyers are not looking for deep discount...Wholesale buyers are not looking for deep discounts but rather legitimate wholesale prices which in the retail industry are at least half of retail prices. While buyers will recognize the difference between handmade and commercially manufactured - and this may be what attracted them to a craftsperson's wares - their bottom line is that they must sell that item to the public at a price that the public is willing to pay. <BR/><BR/>Galleries do this as well - and take commissions of 40 to 50 percent. And no one more than a gallery owner recognizes the talent and skill that goes into handmade. <BR/><BR/>A craft artist must not look at their wholesale prices as discounts but rather their base price before their markup and expenses of selling.<BR/><BR/>For more about wholesale pricing - <BR/><BR/>http://qbranchltd.blogspot.comWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664259206096691320noreply@blogger.com