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Wakeangel2001 — To my commissioners
Published: 2011-04-13 19:59:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 2330; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 16
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This comic is for everyone waiting for a custom figure from me, there's nothing I haven't said in comments or journals, but I figured the visual stimulus will grab more attention, and I'll have a convenient place to link to if people ask questions.btw, my mobian avatar no longer wears pants, I found them too troublesome.
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I might commision you later this year I can''t wait!!
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I'm thinking of asking for 2 figures but i'm not sure because I could make it but I think you do better. Hmmm ?
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how can u get 41 comments on YOUR comic becouse I have 0 comments on my GIR BIT ME comic
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you mean this one specifically? most of those comments are questions about commissions.
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Do u have mailing addresses for these ppl? just a question
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I only have them long enough to use them, once their package is sent I erase any copies I have for their protection. (and I don't ask for them until I'm done, that way I don't have to worry about losing it someplace)
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protection? from who may I ask?
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there are a lot of lowlives who would use your personal information to do things like make illegal credit accounts and stuff.
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This requires paypal? Lucky me, I got mine last month! Do you have a list than more than 40 people currently?
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no, it's up to 86 now
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could i get one? ill send the base figure and the other things needed
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first tell me what you want me to make.
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could you do one of my character? heres some pics: [link] [link] if you need more i got more
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yeah, he looks doable, I'll add you to my queue
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oh and he doesnt have to have pants if you dont want to put them lol
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Where do I get this paypal thingy? I would sure love a custom figure cos from where I live we don't have any sonic figures, not even in town >,<
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go to paypal.com, all you need is a bank account and an e-mail address.
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ok so i send you 15 pound but transfer it into dollars then i send you rest or do send it all to you first
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no, the first thing you do is pay for the toy I purchase, and I work in american dollars, not pounds (most electronic payments do the conversion though)
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Wow--only fifteen dollars? that's a great deal!
Just for curiousity's sake: could you make a Sally Acorn Figure? She's my fave Sonic gal, next to Lara-su/Jani-ca!
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I've made Sally before, but I think it would look better and be easier to make her using Rouge as a base, which should hopefully be available in a couple months.
Also, I say $15, and so far I haven't charged anyone more than that, but I would raise the price for a highly detailed or otherwise hard to make custom, such as Excalibur Sonic or something like that.
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Ah okay...and am I to assume paypal is how this works?
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well sure, I'll make a figure for any paying customer.
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uuurrrmmmmmmmmm.........with points???
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i dont have money.my mum dont give me.i will try to get some from she
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yeah, Kat is very fun to draw ^_^
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She does have an appeal doesn't she.
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You're seriously undercutting yourself. A halfway decent custom can go for hundreds. Consider what your time is worth, and the cost of materials when determining your commission prices. You're losing money at $15 for a custom.
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I know I charge way less than most do, but I use really cheap materials and I'm not always sure if the stuff I make would hold up.
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It doesn't matter. You're still spending way more than you're earning. And you're selling yourself short. You certainly don't want to advertise that your work is shoddy. nor should you allow your work to be shoddy.
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I guess you're right, aside from some minor cracks in my early work everything I've made has held up remarkably well. How much would you charge for a custom figure on the 3 3/4 inch scale?
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It depends upon how much your materials cost for that figure, as well as how much you feel your time is worth. I don't sell customs. I take illustration commissions. Most of my pricing comes from what I feel my time is worth. Most of the customizers I deal with are Transformers kitbashers, such as myself, and those customs do indeed cost much more in materials costs and time than a 3-3/4" Star Wars figure. And that is why they can go for hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Think about this, the standard minimum wage in the US is currently $7.75 per hour. Even if you used that as your standard (which I do not suggest), it still takes easily over 20 man-hours to create a single custom action figure. Many customs take well over a hundred man-hours. I've had projects that took me multiple hundreds of man-hours. If I were to even consider selling those pieces, I wouldn't accept less than a couple of grand for them. There's just too much of an investment in my time and money. Mind you, those were big projects. Even a simple repaint though still takes several days to create. The actual man-hours easily exceeding 30 hours.
Figure out an hourly rate, calculate how long it typically takes for you to create an average custom, factor in materials costs, and use those figures to set your prices.
If I were you, I'd be charging $15 per hour for a piece, not $15 flat.
Unless you're cranking out one piece an hour, you're losing money.
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I wonder if some of your people at the bottom of your waiting list would be willing to commission me to keep them from waiting. I don't mean to take business away from you but since you have 40+ people waiting and we are at about the same skill level it would make it easier anyway.
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