Selling origami?I can think of two different ways to price my models: first, I could price them by time taken to make them. That seems like it would only work if the model in question is a commission. In which case, what would be a good rate? $8 an hour? $10 an hour, maybe? As points of reference, at $10 an hour, my origami torus ([link]) would be about $130, my soma cube ([link]) would be about $80, and my pteranodon ([link]) would be about $15. (I'd be flattered if anyone would want to buy any of those, but I'd have to decline. Well, except for the pteranodon. I can live without that one.)
The second option, obviously, would be to charge a fixed amount for a given model. In the long run, this might be better if I were to do one model many times--obviously, as I get better folding a model, I'll be able to do it faster.
One other thing I would have to do would get the permission of the creators of the models. Many origamists copyright their work, so if I were to sell it, I might have to pay royalties.
Of course, there's also the question: who would want to buy any of my orgiami, anyways?
So, I suppose what I'm asking is this: What would be the best way to price my origami? And if you think charging per hour would be good (either for some or all cases), what should my rate be?
I'll say this again: I don't plan on doing origami sales or commissions any time soon. This is just something I've been thinking about for a while, and I wanted to put it here to get people's opinions. *Gives a cookie to anyone who anyone who actually bothered to read all of this*
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Fraze
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As for how much you should sell your works for, I'd go with a fixed rate for each model.
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Hmm, you might be the one to ask about the generally accepted practice for selling other origamists' models. I just kind of want to know for future reference.
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So for selling other people's models, I try to push my own designs, but once someone asked me to fold a Kamiya Bahamut for an ad. I asked Satoshi if it was ok, and offered to split the profits. In the end, the deal was not made, but Satoshi was ok with what I had planned. I think I'll stick to that policy.
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