King Cases
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Prison break
2 9 7 8 a
how many design ideas were considered ?
(any samples)
My daughter designed the logo for me, she pretty much hit it on the head from the description I gave her.
Prison break
2 9 7 8 a
Spoke with King last week.
Offered him $700 for a $500 dollar case.
Want to know what he had say........
"$900.00"
Offered him $700 for a $500 dollar case.
Want to know what he had say........
"$900.00"
Well happy new year!
Interesting why you would choose to post your opinion of my work in such a way!
The case you made your offer on is posted at $965.00 plus $55.00 for shipping.
If you can purchase all the tools and materials then spend 40 hours to build a hand made cue case and sell it for $500.00 I’ll be the first to order from you.
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I don't think most people have any idea how long it takes to build a case, lots of steps and lots of waiting on things to dry are involved. I had guys think it only took two days to build a fully carved case, it takes that long to draw the pattern.
jax_joe
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Do you have anywhere yet to view your cases other than the few random photos spread around AZB? I didn't see a Facebook page, etc.
Hi. Az is the only place I have posted pictures of my cases. If interested please pm me a description of what you like and I’ll send some pictures of similar work I have done.
Thank you.
Peter Main charges $900 for a belt. Why can he do this? Because he has tens of thousands in tools and a lifetime of training invested in his work and the number of things he can make each year is limited.
It is not Peter Main who determines that a belt is worth $900 though. That is how much Peter wants for it. It is Peter's customers who decide that a Peter Main belt is worth $900. And to them $900 might be a lot or it might be a little. But what it means is that the person who spends 900 on a Peter Main belt has something that only a small number of other people on earth have. A handcrafted and practically useful work of art made by one of the greatest living leather artists.
Similarly, when you get an Al King case you are getting an amazingly well built work of leather art. A pile of tools and a pile of leather don't make a case. The maker makes the case by expertly using the tools and his imagination coupled with a diligent eye and an inner drive to make every detail an example of fine craftsmanship.
It is only when you purchase the case for the price that the maker asks that it achieves the value the maker has placed in it. That value may change with subsequent changing of hands and market sentiment but when you are not a buyer you are also not the arbiter of what the value is. The possessor is who determines what the value is to them.
And the maker has every right to tell others what the price is to acquire it.
Until you own it you don't get to assign value. Maybe you should offer 1500 for the 900 case because that would be my price to you after this post of yours.
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