Re: Beginner's Questions

"Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Lousy technique, great glass and design and color, looks real nice and
will
> sell faster and command more
> Great technique, poor color choices, cheap glass, static design will be a
> lot harder to sell, and will have to sell cheap.
>
> the best of both worlds.............MY LAMPSHADES.
> the cost, out of pocket is about 18%, of the net (which of course, I get
to
> set) to me.
> I keep track of time and materials.
> Have about 23 years experience and about 1,075 units, mostly shades.
> The cheap stuff from the 3rd (and 4th) world countries, touted as
"Tiffany"
> has not yet been a problem for me.......
> someone spending up to a couple hundred dollars for a TIFFANY lamp, was/is
> not going to be a customer/client of my work.
> someone looking for quality work, accuracy, and being able to actually
talk
> to the craftsman to get what they want tend to be people I deal with.
> If you cannot tell the difference (or care) between a "yugo" or a "lexus",
> buy the yugo!
>
AN educated customer is , by far, a better customer for me to have.  They
realize the value of a dollar, and also that they are getting  what they are
paying for, and more.
Cheap things are of no value, valuable things are not cheap!