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Old 2017-09-23, 6:30am
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Question Pricing Lampwork Beads

Hey, do any of you have advice for pricing lampwork beads? Obviously you don't want to over-price, but under-pricing hurts fellow beadmakers. Any suggestions or recommendations would be welcome. I was beginning to get quite a collection of beads built up. Time to work on selling them now, I think.

eBay worked a little better than Etsy, but the end price is a bit lower.
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Old 2017-09-23, 11:43am
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Wholesale, retail or commission?

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Old 2017-09-23, 3:21pm
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Good question. I guess retaill.
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Old 2017-09-25, 8:23am
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I use the same method Corina Tettinger uses to price her beads: $1 per minute producing time. If a bead takes 20 minutes to produce, she charges $20. Seems fair. And if I'm selling a jewelry piece, I add all materials/beads and add 20%.
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Old 2017-09-25, 12:49pm
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That is a simple easy way but I think the most accurate is to price the glass and or materials that go into the glass bead too, You have to replace those at some time in the future, the time, electricity, torch fuel and then your mark up to retail. It is always more than anyone thinks so most people especially now with the poor sellers market price much lower then their beads are really worth.8
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