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by **K. Brun** » Wed, 18 Oct 2000 04:00:00

I've seriously made beaded articles for about 6 years but never got
around to going commercial. I tend to get attached to pieces I make.
I've been wondering, though, if someone offered me an inordinate amount
of money commissioning a piece to be made for them, how I would go about
that. I don't have a resale permit. I've heard that one way some people
deal with commissions is to expect 1/3 of the final price upfront, 1/3 in
the middle, and 1/3 upon delivery. I assume there's a fairly standard
contract for that situation.

Has anyone gone into selling or done selling their pieces this way?
What's your experience?

-Karen

by **GlassOrchi** » Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:09:30

I require full payment before I start most custom work.

Nancy

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> I've seriously made beaded articles for about 6 years but never got
> around to going commercial. I tend to get attached to pieces I make.
> I've been wondering, though, if someone offered me an inordinate amount
> of money commissioning a piece to be made for them, how I would go about
> that. I don't have a resale permit. I've heard that one way some people
> deal with commissions is to expect 1/3 of the final price upfront, 1/3 in
> the middle, and 1/3 upon delivery. I assume there's a fairly standard
> contract for that situation.

> Has anyone gone into selling or done selling their pieces this way?
> What's your experience?

> -Karen

by **ViadelS** » Thu, 19 Oct 2000 04:00:00

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>> I've seriously made beaded articles for >about 6 years but never got around

to >going commercial. I tend to get attached >to pieces I make. I've been
wondering, >though, if someone offered me an >inordinate amount of money

Quote:

>commissioning a piece to be made for >them, how I would go about that. I

don't >have a resale permit. I've heard that one >way some people deal with
commissions >is to expect 1/3 of the final price upfront, >1/3 in the middle,
and 1/3 upon delivery. >I assume there's a fairly standard contract >for that
situation.

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>> Has anyone gone into selling or done >>selling their pieces this way? What's
>your experience?

>> -Karen

Hi Karen,
I require a 50% non-refundable deposit when I accept commisions. The balance is
due when the piece is completed.

It may sound stiff, but I used to get a lot of custom orders that ppl didnt
follow through on. It wasted my time, and sometimes left me w/pieces that were
so "custom" that I couldnt sell them to anyone else afterward.
The non-refundable deposit reminds ppl that my time has value, and encourages
them to be sure they're serious before placing a custom order.

HTH,
~Andrea

by **Linda Scheere** » Thu, 19 Oct 2000 04:00:00

I charge 50% before starting work, 50% on delivery. I use a written contract
with a nonrefundable deposit included which covers my design time and the
cost of materials. I started doing this when someone wanted a really ugly
(in my opinion) color combination which I figured I'd never sell if the
customer changed her mind (she didn't).
--
Linda
Life is short; eat dessert first!

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> I require full payment before I start most custom work.

> Nancy

> > What's your experience?

> > -Karen

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