Members DV8DUG Posted October 19, 2018 Members Report Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, mikesc said: ... Comments edited ... Like I said ..when someone talks about "wholesale" as in.. they are usually in business, and usually big enough ( making large numbers of each item ) to be selling "wholesale", as opposed to making only a few of each item , or maybe buying made items from someone else and selling them on , that is selling "retail".. A hobbyist "selling" is undercutting the legit businesses..I read a lot here about how unfair it is that Chinese businesses are "undercutting", because they have lower costs, and how that "isn't right".. To me ..it "isn't right" when hobbyists with no business overheads, no business taxes to pay etc ( and maybe another paying "daytime" job, or a pension ) start "selling", without actually going "legit" and becoming a business..That is undercutting the craftworker / leatherworker who has a legit business.. Hobbyists giving away what they make as presents etc, no problem, that is like being good at baking cakes and giving cakes away to friends and family..But baking cakes at home and selling them in competition with the craft bakeries that have to pay taxes on what they sell..that is unfair.. It happens a lot with anything that gets called "a craft".. I define a leatherworker as someone who works with leather in order to run their business, or who works with leather for someone else's business.. A hobbyist asking about techniques, or machines, or dyes etc, no problem..most if not all of the "pros" here are happy to help or advise.. But asking how to price, when you are not a business, why ? if not to undercut the real leatherworkers.. Curiosity ? We all know how much a particular leather can cost, ( depending on where we are ) and we all know how much a wallet can cost at retail ( depends on many things ) labour costs depend on where one is, and what one can do with the leather, and how much one's customers are willing to pay.. My comment there You talk about measuring jobs for a carpenter.. OK..so..what would you think if a carpenter said "How do I measure my sheetrock to get the square footage for pricing?" Makes no difference what you are measuring, a square foot is a square foot..12" x 12" =144 sq inches. *Standard formula for wholesale prices ? Never heard of such a thing..and I've been in business since the 70s..( in more than one country, including the USA ) there isn't even a "standard formula" for retail prices.. As a licensed business owner and a carpenter.... Right on! Edited October 19, 2018 by Northmount Reduce animosity by removing portions of thread Quote I think of Chinese food when I think of life; That's sweet and sour. My life is sweet as saccharin. Ye Scurvy Dog. Swords, Weapons, Dungeon Furniture, Custom Leather Work, and More...
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