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[quote=Anonymous]The problem is that craft is extremely time consuming and from a production/cost analysis pointless. Craft people do the work because they love the work, but it always feels like a built in donation. For example: I cast gold, standard markup is 300%. 100 for material, 100 for time, 100 for profit. Well when you buy something from the mall the time spent on manufacturing that item was less than a minute. It was designed on a computer, carved in a printer, cast or stamped out of a laser and polished in a mill. Instant bling and close to 200% profit. Lots of room for the annual sale of 50% off. For me to make the same thing (I don't) would take a minimum of a week working all day every day and I only price at double the cost of materials because I'm not charging anything for the time. For you to ask for a discount is naive and insulting.[/quote]
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