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Old 11-27-2012, 01:53 PM
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bearisgray
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Looks like it would take quite a while - I'd ask at least $500 - plus cost of materials - because I wouldn't want to make it.

Who asked you to make it? Friend - co-worker - relative - acquaintance?

Read all the other posts about people not getting paid - or the requester reneging -

Get the materials paid for and a deposit upfront before doing a thing. And then get the agreement in writing - and signed.

This looks like something I MIGHT consider making for myself -

ETA: Your post went up while I was typing.

Making things for friends can end up being stressful - in many ways -

Why should one make something for a friend (that is not a gift) for any less than one would ask a stranger to pay?

As far as that goes, why would a friend - especially a friend - ask one to make something for less than she/he would pay a stranger?

ETA:ETA: Why do people tend to not value our expertise? If we were carpenters, plumbers, or electiricians, people hardly bat an eye at paying $50 to $100 per hour for labor. Most of us also have tools, skills, education and training - we may not have certificates or licenses, but we still had to learn and practice.

Last edited by bearisgray; 11-27-2012 at 02:00 PM.
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