I think the difference is people expect the price of something like this to be similar in range to something that is similar but mass produced for cheap labor and expected to sell in thousands.
Theres a ton of intricate stuff even made out of wood that can be bought for really cheap only because the expensive part was setting up a machine to do it, and it could be offset by selling a boat load of it.
I’ve been seeing this as I try and build up my inventory of sellable art.
On the one hand I can sell for less by going the digital “put-your-image-on-anything” route or take the “I only sell one-off originals” path but each camp kinda scoffs at the other.
The choice of going with an on-demand manufacturer, or doing it myself, is a major factor in the (overall) type of business I want to run.
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u/MissSonnenschein Aug 13 '21
That is not a fair reflection of the amount of time/effort/material that went into this. I’d expect to pay $75-100 USD for this at minimum