Tiki's Fair Market Value? - Tiki Carving

T Tikilizard Member Joined: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 374	T Tikilizard Posted posted on Sun, Oct 4, 2009 2:40 PM Bump. Some more interest into cost by TIKI DAVID. I usually charge $80 per foot but I add $50 dollars per foot with detail. So a 2 foot tiki starts out at $160 but with detail it comes out to be $260. What would be detail is anything that isn't part of the design that doesn't make it a tiki. Plain face and headpiece would be no detail. Full torso, legs and arms = detail/per foot. Detailed headpiece would also be detail/per foot. I also add in a material cost for exotic woods. If the customer doesn't understand the difference between exotic wood and palm wood or pine the I just hang my head and sigh.... So if I have a 3ft tiki that had a full figure and fully detailed head piece that's $390. But if it's carved into a beautiful piece of exotic wood that I purchased for $120(including shipping) then it's going to be $510 and the cost of the wood is past onto the customer. Any new thoughts?

Bump. Some more interest into cost by TIKI DAVID.
I usually charge $80 per foot but I add $50 dollars per foot with detail. So a 2 foot tiki starts out at $160 but with detail it comes out to be $260. What would be detail is anything that isn't part of the design that doesn't make it a tiki. Plain face and headpiece would be no detail. Full torso, legs and arms = detail/per foot. Detailed headpiece would also be detail/per foot. I also add in a material cost for exotic woods. If the customer doesn't understand the difference between exotic wood and palm wood or pine the I just hang my head and sigh.... So if I have a 3ft tiki that had a full figure and fully detailed head piece that's $390. But if it's carved into a beautiful piece of exotic wood that I purchased for $120(including shipping) then it's going to be $510 and the cost of the wood is past onto the customer. Any new thoughts?

Post #486366 by Tikilizard on Sun, Oct 4, 2009 2:40 PM