Experience isn't expensive... it's priceless

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Today’s Blog Post
Experience isn't expensive... it's priceless

“I can do that!” was what I heard as the folk looked over my Wood Carving Display Table. I looked at the guy that had said it to his wife/gal friend… and just listened. He did know something about carving I could tell… but I couldn’t really tell if he was an expert or a novice/wanna be.

Another person asked me why I charge what I do for my carvings. “How do you arrive at that figure?”

It I hard to tell them why or how I come to what I do. Honestly… that is.

There are times when the price is very high for most people that stop by… other times the audience and the clientele that stop by could by the whole table’s worth in a heart beat!

It has taken a lifetime of carving to arrive at my Carved Canadian Goose Feather! To do it you must feel the wood at every stroke of the blade or chisel. You feel the sand paper bighting into the wood as it becomes thinner with each stroke. Then when you hold it up to the light source, you can see through it... almost. Only then do you know that no two Feathers are alike.

One person asked how much the carving in front of them was worth. It was detailed and had taken a long time to make. It is a show piece to help people stop and look… not intended for sale. The individual asked me “How much is this one?” I told this person, “If I was to sell it, it would be about $5000.”

She gasped, “Why so much? It is just a piece of wood!”

I shrugged and told her it wasn’t for sale. But she said, “I would really like to buy it… but that is too much money. Would you take $200 for the carving?”

“No thanks, if I was to sell it, and I am not likely going to do that now, it would be at least $5000. It took many, many hours to make this. In fact I lost track of the weeks or work that went into it…”

You see it is about the fact that “Experience isn't expensive... it's priceless”.

I am not blowing my own horn… but about 60 years of carving experience is worth more than $5.00 which people want to pay… and way more than the top dollar of $200 they suffer to pay… and the $5000 that they should pay but can’t because of their heart attack caused by my pricing!

So what are you worth?

“Priceless!” I would say. After all – what you have learned over these past years, the way that you handle things and the way that you can accomplish all that you – you are worth way more than what you are getting now. Wouldn’t you agree?

You are priceless!

~ Murray Lincoln ~
http://www.murraylincoln.com/