Pricing Wholesale Jewelry
Pricing is an issue that many people in the jewelry business often
worry about. However, there is a method that you can easily use,
whether you purchase jewelry wholesale or make your own jewelry.
Pricing is very important. You dont want to charge too much,
because you wont sell anything. On the other hand, you want
to make sure that you charge enough to make a profit.
If you purchase your jewelry at wholesale prices, a markup of 15%
to 30% is usual, and people will pay these prices. In the grand
scheme of things, apply the 30% markup, and make that the regular
price. When you need to move merchandise hold a sale, and use the
15% markup price as the sale price.
If you make your own jewelry, determine the total cost of the piece,
including the cost of supplies, shipping, warehousing and packaging,
then apply a 15% markup. With the 15% markup, your jewelry will
be priced at the wholesale price. If you sell the jewelry to the
general public yourself, as opposed to selling it to retailers,
apply the retail price, which in this case would be about 45% above
your costs
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