Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What if a find a diamond mind on my property. Does de Beers have the right to complain to me that by my selling the diamonds for $100 per carat, I'm ruining the market for the guys who do it for a living by selling them for $10,000 per carat? dan c. At 03:34 PM 11-03-02 -0500, B. D. Colen wrote: >I think "inhibiting" is a bit harsh, but I think that the point Tina is >making is one that has been made here before - albiet quite a while ago - >and that is that when folks who don't depend upon their >photography/painting/sculpture/writing/computer programing to make a living >price it well below the market when compared to those who do those things to >make a living, it makes earning a living pretty difficult for the >full-timers: particularly when the seller is someone like Kyle, whose >photographic work is better than that of a goodly percentage of the >full-time "pros" out there. > >B. D. > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of BOB KRAMER >Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:19 PM >To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' >Subject: RE: [Leica] price of art prints (was re: kyle's fine art) > > >Tina, are you saying Kyle's pricing of his goth girl image is inhibiting >other photographers' ability to make a living? A am I reading this right, >or did you mean something else? > >BK > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tina Manley [mailto:images@InfoAve.Net] >> Subject: Re: [Leica] price of art prints (was re: kyle's fine art) >> >> Kyle - >> >> Not a flame - just pointing out that you do not earn your living from >> selling your art. I think you do something with computers :-) >> >> Those of us who are trying to earn our living selling >> photographs can't >> compete with pricing by those who do it for a hobby. >> >> Tina >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html