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Old 07-03-2021 | 07:54 AM
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Ahhhh yes the old how much profit is ok discussion..... I know it well.

My little foray into selling tank electronics of some years back aside.... I've been there.

I once, actually several times made motions of selling original cast parts I made. Two things happened.

If I listed a part for $xx I'd get guys who would gripe; " why isn't it $xx/2 because I need more than one of them?"
Or my favorite: " why do you charge so much, it didn't cost you anything to make it?"

I'm still relatively reeling from the loss of Martin Schroeder.. (aka Geiβwerk. aka Mr track links). His prices were through the roof
but if you ever saw his work and knew how much effort , time and money he put into his products ( and lesser known the personal
guarantees of them) perhaps none of us would have pitched a fit the first time we saw them. Now that he's 'gone whatcha gonna do'?


These are some of the reasons why even if you put my toes into a fire I'll never sell anything again. Who am I to decide what someone else should be able to charge for their art, intellectual property, music or handiwerk?? Who is anyone else to take issue with what I feel I want for having taken the time to learn a skill, create an item, put my investment dollars on the line or use my creativity to make a thing. If I don't like a price ( I think Audi wants too much for their R8 series - not fair!) I'm free to move on and if I were to sell anything ever again.... well you know.

Jerry