Prices

How to put this sensitive question regarding pricing so most of the vendors/sellers/resellers won’t be offended? I’m saying this not just to make comparison or even educating anyone, but just a two cent thought of my humble opinion.

Here it goes. Why some of the same items like prints with different drawing sell in different prices in each individual artist. For one reason, different method of printing, time consumption on each drawing may be different and most of all, how the artist want to mass produce it. When you see some of the prints written a number at the bottom, it means how many pieces of the print has been produced and how many has already been owned or sold. This also means that the print itself is highly unlikely to be reproduced. Which you can say, it is limited edition. For an artist to creare more fresh prints/arts all the time to show their audience is really hard. This situation which artist usually face is art block. Because constantly refreshing new ideas are tiring.

Second reason, season artist tend to keep the price reasonable comparing to each other. Mainly having a price war hurt everyone. So, when you see some of them offering a cheaper price, they can do so and it is their right as a business point of view. But in long term, season artist know that it is hurting the community. So the price you see here, is the best I can offer to show respect out of each artist. Frankly speaking, I really don’t earn much, and in fact most of the customer said is expensive. But I believe when some of those who appreciate it, will see the value. Very niche but still there.

Third reason, a lot of the product are said handmade actually are reselling what is available and assemble it togerher. To be frank, it is a creative genre as well as handmade, but it is not handcrafted from scratch. Hence, different in pricing. Imagine you get all the handmade stuffs available in Ali Express, shopify, TaoBao, and then you just put all of them together and sell it, how much would you think it will cost? Surely it is up to anyone to start their business in these method, is not wrong. It is just business. So when you see why I’m offering my product in these price, it is because my time spend and my ideas executed cost my lifespan to be used. Imagine I have only a 100% of HP, each % spend on making will not be gaining back. I still love making it even though it is so unreasonable for capitalist or any business perspective to make a point of continuing it. It is draining me alive, but when I see the eyes on anyone who appreciate it, I felt so alive.

Fourth reason, quality. Some print you can see the quality is obviously not the best, for example the paper and ink. That doesn’t mean the artist is a bad artist or doesn’t care. It only simply mean how the artist persue their business format. They can print limited quantities to show that it will not be reproduced but the paper itself show how much the artist appreciate the print. I really don’t want to brag or big headed, when you love your art so much, you want to give it the best they can turn out.

So, there you are. A little information on how I see in pricing prespective.