What would you pay?
I'm trying to off some vases I picked up in China. Don't want the new house to look like a Chinese restaurant by having these things everywhere. Take a look at these links:http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/fur/168822316.html
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/fur/168814954.html
Think I'm asking too high? Low? I literally carried these babies around the globe! Veeeery carefully. Anyone interested?
How much fo a rib?
posted by Unaverage Joe @ 10:56 PM
3 Comments:
eYep. And they didn't even break. We carried those and other works of art back from China. One lady in China just knocked one of the art pieces over and walked away - until Xixi yelled at her. She didn't even apolgize. No sense, man.
Thanks for letting me that the price may be too high.
Yeah, the price is high. Quit trying to sell your Chinatown finds & faux crap to your "friends", okay? Go to EBay....MuahhhahahhhhmuahhhhaaaahhaaaaMuhahhhhahhhahhhaaaaa
Keep in mind you have two different products here, one clearly of different style than the other. Suggesting both of these to sell at the same price almost leads one to believe you don't understand what you are selling. And you want the buyer to believe you are knowledgeable in what you are selling, even if you’re not. Didn’t you see DiCaprio get all those free flights in that ‘catch me …’ something other film with his buddy Tom? That is what I’m talking about.
Fluctuate your price a bit. Say, drop the price of the white vase $15 dollars and raise the price of the other by $15. Create an image of one being in higher demand, more difficult to obtain, or of finer craftsmanship and materials than the other. Create a basis for the price difference. People are willing to pay more for unique items of quality and expect a discount on commonly obtainable items or those of conventional style. Doing so, you've created a reasonable amount of assurance with the buyer that they must be expected to pay more for the higher quality product.
Be creative. Write a little describe about how you obtained the vases. What general area of China, the city, the name of the market. Include a photo of that place, or fake/create one, if you can. Describe the workmanship that went into creating these (hand man, not 3rd world child slave labor fireworks factory type stuff). Bring forth an image of selling a product of the highest quality that would not be unobtainable in the U.S. This is not Pier 1 import crap. You are not selling a spittoon. Unless of course that is what the customer wants, then it immediately becomes a spittoon.
Remember, to you, $80 dollars may seem a little high for a simple vase of this sort. But there are people out there with money willing to pay anything for something they don't need but believe they do. Don't think you are misleading the buyer, you are educating them into why this price is fair and justified based on its quality and the fact you physically sweat carrying that back in your suitcase.
Most importantly, cover the bottom where it says "Made in China."
So what other stuff did you smuggle into the country besides ceramics and our weekend box office hits? I might be interested in some stuff... though of course, I don't have much money you see, on my self generated meager salary from collecting high quality street aluminum. Besides, I'm sure I can get most of this stuff from my corner Wal-mart, where I can easily find a hand painted flower pot for less than $80 dollars.
And I know this souvenir stuff works, the cheaper articles sell first and you hoard the collectables, the antiques, the jewelry, the airport key chains. Bring it forth. What are you still hiding in your travel pack? If it hasn't been opened, half eaten, melted, dried, and cracked against the inside your backpack, then I know it must have some value.
Darryl,
p.s. some pictures of the back country would be most appreciated.
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