Hand-Made Jewelery, What do you think is a fair price?

Well that depends. How much did it cost you to make it? The thing is... you gotta sell it for profit, being more than you made it, but being fair you don't want to sell it for too much. Say it cost you about $10 to make a necklace. Then selling it for $20 would not be too out of the ordinary. Whereas if you made a necklace for say $10 and sold it for $60, that would be absolutely ridiculous. I think making anywhere from $10 - $20 profit would be fair. So just figure out how much each item costs and add a little profit. I mean, if you're not looking for "Profit" then selling it simply for $5 over the cost to make it fair with little profit that would work too.

$20 for a necklace, $15 for an anklet, $10 for a bracelet and $5 for earrings. Sounds fair, I would pay that, maybe even a little more, try putting them on ebay and you may get a little more.... I wish you the best of Luck and hope you will make a profit too in time for christmas....

A fair price, IMO, would be the cost of the materials plus 20%.

You should take your costs in concideration for us when your asking. How much does it cost you to buy the stuff you need? And how uch time does it take you to meke? But to give you an answer, i would accept a price range between 20 and 30 dollars to start.

well i think that is your best idea...to check out sites like ebay and see how much they are selling stuff that is similar to yours.... i would say about $25 or so...also you will definitely have to get a camara! look around, there should be sales as it gets closer to christmas!

Wow, that is a lovely bracelet :) I think you should try visiting etsy.com because there are a lot of hand-made stuff there including jewelery, so you might get an idea about what prices are (and perhaps get ideas for new products too :) )

The prices you listed earlier sound more than fair, but there are a lot of variables there too. What I would do is check out ebay and etsy.com for similar items. Check to see what the pricing is like there. You don't have to actually use these prices, but it's nice to have them to use as a guideline to what people are paying.

Try starting off on ebay. You may not get top dollar, but you will start to get an idea of what people are willing to pay. If people really like your work, they will pay more. Then with that top dollar amount in mind, you can build a more solid price. Good luck.

First you have to cover the cost of All your materials. Include everything, crimps, stringing material beadtips etc.,everything! Then you have to determine how or what your time it worth. You can keep track of your time spent on each piece and determine what you will accept as payment per hour. or you can charge by the inch a certain rate and the difficulty level as well. Keep in mind what you think your buyer would be willing to buy it for. Check out competition and comparable items, the more unique it is the more valuable it becomes. I like to be fair with my pricing too. I notice sometimes I don't ask for as much as it is worth. Remember you can always lower your price if needed so don't worry about having a little high price, you have put your heart and soul into it. if you offer a box or bag with your jewelry make sure you have that expense covered as well in your price. Did you know that Helzberg jewelers charge $8 an inch for re-stringing pearls, you can do it for half that or less and still make a great profit and also give your customers a fair price. Good luck with your jewelry!

That's very pretty. I'm a bit of a cheap skate so I'd pay $30.... $40 I would consider if it was a gift.

There really are a lot of variables. It is not just about materials, but time and skill. There is craftsmanship in making jewelry - its not just about stringing a couple of beads together and calling it a day. People don't just consider when buying something like that. It has to also do with attractiveness, size/length, and the workmanship and it is up to you to point out and sell people on why yours is worthy of a good price. I would tell people that you have a decade's experience in pearl stringing so people can rest assured that if they break a hook off they are not going to have beads all over the floor. And maybe offer to repair certain items you sell - for the cost of shipping if its workmanship or will give estimates for abuse. You should really not worry about undercutting other people - that is not what is going to sell it for you. Playing up the quality is. People will pay a fair price for something they like and intend to keep for a long time and enjoy with many outfits.

hey,friend,you can calculate you cost first, and then sell them at the price:cost*(1.3-1.8) or you can not set them sure price ,you can sell freely just surpass your cost are ok i hope my addvise can help you

hey,friend,i think you can calculate you cost,and you can sell them at the pice:cost*(1.3-1.8), or you can sell as you want,just freely,over your cost is ok, you can charge for the jewelery different with different customers . i hope my advise can help you .

I would say to forget about looking on Ebay and look on Etsy.com. In my opinion, Ebay isn't a very good site for crafters selling finshed product, especially jewelry. Etsy.com is a site for crafters selling their items and unlike Ebay, you aren't offering your item up in a 7 day auction. Instead, you are putting your item for sale, in your own shop and for far cheaper than Ebay. The Etsy fees are .20 to list an item (and you get 5 free pictures with the listing- unlike Ebay's 1 free picture) and your item listing last something like 3 or 4 months. Etsy is free to join and you need a Paypal account to sell there. Check it out, if it doesn't work for you, you can always try Ebay. I have a shop at Etsy with the same name I have here and I love it. I always wanted to sell my hand-made jewelry online, but it always appeared doing so on Ebay would be at a loss financially. Give Etsy a look, if you're into crafting, I think you'll like it!

Well it takes time and you have to think about that and your supplies etc. I think around $20-25 would be a fair price...

That depends on how much you would wanna seel the following bracelet yea .

This is how I price the items I make I take the cost multiply by 3. If my item cost me $5.00, I charge $15.00. I have never had any problems doing this. I had a resale shop once, and my rule was a 100% so If I purchase an item for $1.00. I had to sell it for $2.00.

Hi Nykkee, I also make hand-made jewelery but I mostly make rosaries and rosary bracelets. I make them using fresh water pearl or crystal. But unlike you, I make them for pure hobbies and sometimes give them away as present/gifts. I am not good at pricing but for the piece of necklace that you shown, I think I will buy it for $25.00.

hey,friend,you can calculate you cost first then what is you anticipate profit? in my opinion,between 30%-80% are ok. so you can sell you product at the price:cost*(1.3-1.8) or you dont need to set a price,just charge for the jewelery freely,of course it need to surpass your cost. i hope my advise will help you.

Hi! I make and sell jewelry too. Pricing formula: Take the cost of metal that you used. Multiply by the amount of metal. Take the cost of each kind of bead or stone. Multiply by the number of that type. Cost of clasps, and anything else Add the materials cost. Figure out how long you spent on the item. How much is fair of you to make per hour? Add the appropriate amount to your materials cost. Round up as appropriate.