Japanese Shoji Style Lanterns
Posted by mach on Wed, 2007-05-30 14:29
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I'm curious, is there an interest in large (12" across x 16" high) japanese style Lanterns? They will be solid wood, with traditional Shoji paper screens. I'm building a pair for sale at the Anthrocon Artshow. Is it a good idea to set a minimum bid? Or does that scare off potential bidders? -Mach |
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I dig it... Will there be furry art on them?
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permalinkThe concept is to do a "dog" lantern and a "Cat" lantern.
One made of a dark wood, the other of a light wood. The dog lantern would have the kanji for dog, loyalty, trust, strength on it. The cat lantern would have the Kaji for cat, grace, speed, and independence.
Each would be handmade, parts cut with a tablesaw, but hand sawing on the various joints.
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if you add a rabbit one, I'm in!
For speed, wit and peace or something along the lines...
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permalinkHehe.
Rabbit, fertility Peaceful, and Cute (I think that one is Kawai?)
This is likely the first of many. I was thinking, depending on how well these do, of entering another set at FC.
Problem is, to do these regularly they'd probably need to sell for 100+. They're 12w"x12d"x16h" Made of hardwood.
We'll see what the bids are like. Think folks would go for them at that price?
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Woof... 100+ eh? Perhaps I can work out some sort of trade withya... My extra funds are going into a fursuit for now.
And hmm, fertility, cuteness and peace? I dig. Highly. AIM me up, we'll talk (AIM = my username here)
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permalinkWell, we'll just have to see how things go. I'll stick a pad of paper on the artshow table asking for suggestions. :-3
I'm not sure what the end price will be. I have to see what my materials run, and then see how much longer the lanterns take.
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Send me a message on AIM, I'd love to discuss more.
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Important bit, do they actually WORK? If they have the proper hardware in them to use as electric lights, $100 is not out of line. It's much easier to justify to your mate that you bought a $100 lantern if its got a functional purpose too. Make sure to indicate with piece label whether they are functional or not.
And if you do decide to bring lanterns, BUY A SHIPPING BOX. If they can't figure out how to pack it safely to get it home, a lot of folks won't bid. Bring it in an appropriately sized box and include a table sign that says "Comes with shipping box". Make sure to include cost of box in bid price. You can stash the boxes under the table.
You can get boxes in every size known to man through Uline
http://www.uline.com/Group_9.asp
Most sizes they have a minimum order of 25, but if you'll be doing this for Anthrocon and Further Confusion, buying a bale of 25 will probably be cheaper than getting three-four one by one and you'll be sure to get right size.
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permalinkHehe. These will be non-electric. Candles or small oil lamps will be provided. You could rig them to be electric with little effort I suppose, but I rather like the traditional look.
I'll have to consider that. I'm sure most folks would rather they be electric.
As for shipping boxes, well, I have to ship them up there, so you better belive I'll have them in nice, solid boxes. Thanks for the heads up though. :-3
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I've heard a lot of "it's so cool... but how do I get it home?" from folks staring at stuff at show, thus why I brought it up. All my sculptures will be coming with boxes this year, despite me hauling them there rather than shipping.
You may want to stick a photo of what they look like lit next to them on the table. It'll give folks better idea how they'd look in their home. It's hard to picture them lit when you're standing under overhead florescent lighting.
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permalinkLocation: Philadelphia area, PA
If they're going into the art show, they may need a minimum bid. I can't recall last year's packet off the top of my head, but i think so. If i'm wrong, i'm sure gizmo or petercat will correct me (or maybe you will, if you have your packet handy). If they didn't have a minimum, then technically i suppose someone could bid $0.00 and walk off with them, which kind of defeats the purpose.
Of course, that doesn't mean the minimum bid has to be any higher than, say, the minimum for minimums. And i think that's like fifty cents or something--it's really low. Ideally, the minimum should be just that--the smallest amount you feel you could possibly accept for the piece.
Ppl are pretty used to minimum bid amounts, and don't bat an eyelash at seeing them. They just look at the minimum the same way they look at someone else's bid, and write in a bid if they feel like they're comfortable paying that much for it. If the lanterns don't sell, you can always just pack them up and try again next year with a lower minimum, right?
Hope that helps. If i've missed anything, i'm sure the art show staff will add it; they're a pretty wonderful supportive group, in my experience. *grin*
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interesting..
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Minimum bid must be at least $1, and must be a whole-dollar amount.
The usual advice is to set the minimum bid at an amount you'd be happy to sell the piece for. If you have $20 worth of materials in it, and set a minimum too low, would you be happy if it sold for less?
Trying to game the system with a low minimum in hopes of starting a bidding war and getting it into the auction generally doesn't work well. As I recall last year there were a half-dozen or so pieces that sold at auction with no additional bids, for $10 or so above minimum bid.
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permalinkThats cool. I just wanted to get a feel for what folks thought in general. I was mainly concerned if minimum bids produced a chilling effect on initial bidding.
-Mach
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permalinkLocation: ne ohio
i probly wolnt be able to buy 1 any time soon but keep bringing them and i might have money to buy one cause japan stuff rocks!
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