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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
Join Date: Jan-2002
Country: USA
Posts: 861
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Well, first off I'm not going to necessarily feel sorry for the guy just because he got ripped off online. That's life. Everyone has to learn the ropes somewhere. On the other hand I wouldn't look at it as a chance to make easy money either.
Assuming he picked out a tree that I wanted to sell, I would expect to get the price of the pot plus the original tree plus something for the time I've spent on the tree [ art value ] if you will. How much I charge for the art value is going to be greatly dependant on my opinion of how good a bonsai it is and also how I think others might value it if it where for sale at say, a bonsai nursery or a vender area at a bonsai show. I don't think you can charge a straight value for time spent alone. After all, you can spend 10 years and still have a crappy tree that isn't really worth much money. He'd go home with a better deal than the online bargain I'm sure.
nooooo........ On second thought it would never happen like that. The guy would pick out my best tree that I didn't really want to sell and I'd say something like: naaahhhh, you don't want that old thing..... Looky here! I'll sell you this for only $ 75! That's half the price you paid for that crappy online tree.
Tony
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