Get the full amount and give them the second copy you have. Sometimes
it's all about impulse buying. After a few weeks they might forget
about it. Most prints sold in a show happen the night of the opening,
this is when you have the most people there, the artist to talk to
and you can make your best sales pitch, and people sometimes have had
a few glasses of wine in them to loosen up the wallet. :)
Mark
On May 5, 2006, at 5:50 AM, Arthur Fink wrote:
> I'm doing a photo show with two other photographers. Work will be
> up for
> one month, and the opening is tonight. We've rented a gallery, but
> are our
> own managers.
>
> When somebody buys a print, what is the typical amount that they
> should pay
> immediately? I've always assumed it is the full price, but others
> have
> suggested a "deposit" of some amount.
>
> A variant of this case: For many of the images hanging, I've
> another copy
> that I can sell. In that case, I again assume a full price, and
> immediate
> delivery.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Arthur Fink
>
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