Woweeee, get a new computer, get overwhelmed and don't answer anyone anything whilst figuring out all the new programs and then go outta town for a couple of days and looks what happens . . . still not as spontaneous as the old board though is it!Dick Ditore wrote:very happy to have my first wholesale order. now the question. who pays shipping,or do you make the wholesale price high enough to cover it? I delivered the first order as I was going to be nearby, but it is too far for future orders,of which they are already requesting more. thanks, Dick
Congratulations Dick. I'm a wholesale nut and although I feel my work is of superior quality and that I can run with the big dogs, I've been known to offer a shipping incentive occasionally, although I don't really think this has anything to do with people buying or not . . . they ain't gonna necessarily buy if I pay for shipping and if they like my work they buy anyway. In my case I toss in free shipping when I'm doing a postcard blitz and want everyone to order by a certain date (control freak that I am) or to toss in shipping at a show if they prepay. Mostly I charge exact shipping costs plus a couple of dollars for my trouble. I've got friends who not only charge for shipping but charge a percentage for a packing fee. After talking to my accounts and finding that they don't seem to like that extra 5% I simply make sure that my pricing includes a bit for shipping. make sense????
Remember that my work is tiny stuff mostly, I've not been known to be so generous with my bowls and paperweights.
Good luck,
Sara
p.s. I returned last evening from a doing a Bead show outside Boston and it was fabulous, Tony Smith stopped by to say hello. My new kilnformed beads are sure being happily received. No shipping incentives here although I do offer a buy four beads for a better price than one bead deal Ha Ha.
