Beach glass inspired kaleidoscope wind chime. The beach stone clapper sounds great against the five copper chimes. Listed at .99 on eBay~ a foolish mistake, perhaps.Oh boy... I may have made a Big Mistake.
After getting burnt on eBay a couple of years ago by starting a beautiful glass hanging at .99 cents, and having it finish at something like $15, instead of closer to the $125 it was worth, I vowed never to make that mistake again. No more .99 cent auctions for expensive works. But here I go again. Short memory for painful events? I guess so.
I just listed this wind chime, for which my usual price is $177.50, at .99 cents. This could be bad. This could wreck my week. What a fool.
I just listed this wind chime, for which my usual price is $177.50, at .99 cents. This could be bad. This could wreck my week. What a fool.
You are extremely brave. I made a similar mistake with one of my artworks a couple of years back. Opening bid of $5 for a work I'd normally sell for $95. Sold it for $5. Never again. Though they say you should never say 'never'!
ReplyDeleteHi David,
ReplyDeleteBrave is a kind word, huh? It's very risky, and so probably foolish. I sympathize with what happened to you. Back in the 'good ol' days' when eBay was hopping, I used to start almost all my art auctions at $1.00 and was usually happy enough with the results. But like you, one day I really got smacked, and so it's taken a long, long time to give this another try. I do enjoy stirring up some excitement. Thanks for the comment! Tim
I am from the wind chime association. Pay me royalties so I will not sue.
ReplyDeleteHi anonymous,
ReplyDeleteHa, ha.
Actually, I do web searches once in a while to see who might be copying me. I always say dreaming up the ideas is half the job (at least), and detest copycats.