Lilybelles--
I know you weren't attacking me, so I hope you don't think I'm doing the same:
Excuse me for using such an extreme pricing jump. It was only an example.
And, yes, you are right. He may lose customers if he used such a drastic pricing increase. Perhaps he should keep his already posted items alone (or put them on sale), but with upcoming items (only as an example, not saying that he will) the new pricing should take affect.
Either way (increasing new or old items), he may or may not lose valuable customers. But, if his items are hot, it may not matter. He may have some loyal patrons. If so, if I were him, I would advise his past patrons of such, and/or give them a voucher for their next purchase.

In the market (doesn't matter if it's selling bubble gum or cheese on a cracker), it's about making a profit. If he believes his time is worth such-n-such amount, I say let him. All successful businesses have done it and continue to do it.

...it smacks of desperation, not really knowing what they're doing, or pulling a fast-one...
True. But, if he contacts me, a past patron, I will be disappointed, yes, but understanding. He wants the profit. Who here wouldn't? I'm paying for his services. If I believe his items are hot and useful, I'll buy it from him. He explained it to me, he gave me a voucher for the inconveniance, I'm still a satisfied customer, simply because I love his stuff and appears to be an honest guy. And seeing that he came here for help on the situation shows this. If I was him, I would compare my work with others and see if up'ing the price would be a good idea; quality, quanity, complexity, and time-spent should all be taken into consideration.

And your comment on the presentation: strongly agree. I want information, I want renders (non post work), and I want variations of them. Most of all the products have the same layout. But, what bugs me most are the Promo Images. A dark image against a dark backdrop, highly post work done on all of them, selling a charater texture but cover the texture up with clothing... nuh-uh. I don't bother going any further to clicking the merchants name for more items from them. edit It appears, somehow, that UMUTOV beat me to posting a reply! And by reading it, I can see he is an honest person, and I'm sure he will be as loyal to his recent customers and they have been to him. Good luck, Umu.

Message edited on: 01/17/2005 04:13