$865 for a 15.75" turning square
She sent me a follow up email yesterday with updated pricing.
Apparently there was an error in her spreadsheet that was causing the pricing to be calculated incorrectly. It's still pricey, but not as high as first posted.
I'm sure this pricing may be subject to change, and you'd probably want to contact her directly to confirm prior to ordering, but this is what I was sent...
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She sent me a follow up email yesterday with updated pricing.
Apparently there was an error in her spreadsheet that was causing the pricing to be calculated incorrectly. It's still pricey, but not as high as first posted.
I'm sure this pricing may be subject to change, and you'd probably want to contact her directly to confirm prior to ordering, but this is what I was sent...
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If an item is for sale on here you would think it has to have a price for all to see. No price with call me, text me, leads me to believe the price is outrageous and you are fishing for suckers or you are charging according to the individual which contacts you, different price for different folks.
I like for a consensus on boycotting these ads.
Although this will appear on this thread is not directly about this particular item but rather a general comment on the sales approach.
Mario (whom can help but add more than two cents at times)
There is a long time seller here who seems well respected and operates exactly like this and I haven't seen anyone busting his balls.
JC
Maybe they should. With all the ridiculous rules on this forum, a rule for posting price seems like a reasonable one.
Maybe this thread wasn't presented in a way that some may like. Regardless, there's a price now listed and everyone should be happy. This wood is obviously not for everyone. If the selling point of your cues won't produce a profit by adding a beautiful piece like this into one then it's probably not for you.
For those guys may I suggest....if you adore woods as such being listed, you better snatch a piece and build a cue for yourself. Great marketing tool and certainly will draw some attention to you and your craft. Put a price on it and if it sells fine. If it doesn't, you play with it for years to come and turn it into a family heirloom. The value should only increase.
Where else are going to find this wood? I personally know only know of 2 maybe 3 sources that won't waste my time when I do buy. When it's gone, it's gone. There is no replenishment going to happen. And believe me, it will disappear in the near future.
I've told the story many times to my close friends and have always suggested that if you are going to use unique exotic woods for your craft you had better invest in as much as your wallet will allow right now.
Look around at what's happened in just the last 2-5 years with "exotic" woods. When I started on the journey of collecting woods over 30 years ago I could walk into numerous wood selling outlets and readily purchase sticks of Brazilian Tulip and Kingwood and several other exotic woods for the ridiculous price of 12-14$ a stick. Where's that wood today? And if you do find it...how much is it?
When Surinam snakewood came on the scene...25-45$ a stick for the highly figured stuff! Where is it today?
When I first came across amboyna burl... 45-65$ a stick for the highly figured stuff. Last I looked 200-400$ a stick depending on the seller.
Not to mention the pressure from the International trade association wanting to put some kind of ban on just about every wood we covet for our craft.
If you want to complain about price, have at it. IMO you were probably not a buyer anyway and just wanted something to b!tch about.
Maybe this thread wasn't presented in a way that some may like. Regardless, there's a price now listed and everyone should be happy. This wood is obviously not for everyone. If the selling point of your cues won't produce a profit by adding a beautiful piece like this into one then it's probably not for you.
For those guys may I suggest....if you adore woods as such being listed, you better snatch a piece and build a cue for yourself. Great marketing tool and certainly will draw some attention to you and your craft. Put a price on it and if it sells fine. If it doesn't, you play with it for years to come and turn it into a family heirloom. The value should only increase.
Where else are going to find this wood? I personally know only know of 2 maybe 3 sources that won't waste my time when I do buy. When it's gone, it's gone. There is no replenishment going to happen. And believe me, it will disappear in the near future.
I've told the story many times to my close friends and have always suggested that if you are going to use unique exotic woods for your craft you had better invest in as much as your wallet will allow right now.
Look around at what's happened in just the last 2-5 years with "exotic" woods. When I started on the journey of collecting woods over 30 years ago I could walk into numerous wood selling outlets and readily purchase sticks of Brazilian Tulip and Kingwood and several other exotic woods for the ridiculous price of 12-14$ a stick. Where's that wood today? And if you do find it...how much is it?
When Surinam snakewood came on the scene...25-45$ a stick for the highly figured stuff! Where is it today?
When I first came across amboyna burl... 45-65$ a stick for the highly figured stuff. Last I looked 200-400$ a stick depending on the seller.
Not to mention the pressure from the International trade association wanting to put some kind of ban on just about every wood we covet for our craft.
If you want to complain about price, have at it. IMO you were probably not a buyer anyway and just wanted something to b!tch about.
It probably is best on this particular forum to just post a price along with the wares you have to peddle.
But not posting a price really doesn't bother me so much. If I'm looking at a Porsche I already know I'm not going to buy it. If I'm house shopping and driving around a hood that has what appear to be 1.5 or 2M looking houses, I already know I'm in the wrong neighborhood.