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Tracker0721:
Working long days so I haven't been able to say how awesome ya'll have been doing on your knapping, but a quick look shows a lot of awesome works being posted! Keep it up ya'll!
So I've been being told I could sell some of the knives or arrowheads I've made, would love to make some extra money to fund my hobbies, but I always feel my work isn't good enough. Especially compared to some of ya'lls on here! cough Scott's knife cough cough. So I took a gander on etsy to see what the markets like and there's some awesome knives, priced around what I'd think is right 200 or so, but others that are terrible yet marked up and others that are beautiful for like 50 bucks! How do you all judge your prices and how do you sell? I know the masters deserve the high prices and the new guys should keep practicing but how do you decide where your product sits on that scale?

sleek:
It comes right down to what is it worth to you. Perhaps if therewere a guild you could uss you modle you mention, but honestly, the artist decides his price tag, the consumer decides what it is worth.

le0n:

--- Quote from: sleek on January 17, 2016, 10:31:33 am ---...but honestly, the artist decides his price tag, the consumer decides what it is worth.

--- End quote ---

yep. and no offense anyone, but i personally would not pay a premium for slab work, no matter how good it finished as.

mullet:
A lot of people sale by the inch. Usually Ten dollars an inch is what I've been seeing depending on material.

nclonghunter:
Lots of variables in that question...If you lived in say Texas and had a yard full of great rock and paid nothing but your labor then your price may be different from someone that paid per pound. Also slab cuts can yield more points than trying to spall a couple preforms. Then your over all skill, time and popularity in the knapping arena can change values. Not an easy answer but hope this helps.

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