You got the starter sets; you painted them like a madman; all that's left is to make the gnomes proud and make profit.
New-Hammer is the perfect time for painting studios, because it offers multiple opportunities and projects of various lengths, for existing painters or budding artists
Here is the last part of ourweek long Starter Set Extravaganza! And this one is Money! Pun intended.
New-Hammer is the perfect time for painting studios, because it offers multiple opportunities and projects of various lengths, for existing painters or budding artists
Because there is no time like the present, tune in every day this week for an article of Paint Models - Get Money. EVERY. SINGLE.DAY.
Obscure reference aside, this is the last step of our plan. Selling the starter sets and getting the benjamins...bitcoins...whatever slang you want to call currency. #CashMoney.
If you skipped yesterday's article, go back and read it. Read it and commit to a painting strategy before you go any further.
The selling part is broken down as follow: Part 1, based on the painting level you've selected and the options best suited for them. Part 2, based on your current business (or non-existent yet business)
Regardless of the level and business, whenever you split the content of the box, I strongly advise to sell the extra doodads (dice, quickguide and whatnots) along with the rulebook and get the street value for it. Doodads have no real value on their own, and people are less likely to buy a book at full price from you than from the store.
Low Level Painting:
Break apart as little as you can. You have exactly 2 options: 1- Sell whole starter sets. 2- Sell each faction on it's own and the rulebook plus doodad.
Now, adapting those strategies to your business.
Veteran:
As suggested for you in the painting article, by painting to the same quality as you usually do for your service, you can leverage some existing clients.
Offering right now with prices painted starter sets or parts of sets will give you a good idea of how many starters you can get for guaranteed profit. If you have 3 people ask you for factions, you pretty much have already paid off and profited from buying 3 boxes (or 2, if the factions are different)
One pitfall to avoid is to take altered requests. One guy wants this at a high level, another one wants those barely tabletop, and this guy wants his Primaris marines painted orange with green stripes. Nope. Not worth it.
Yes you can do those later, but now is not the time for ultra custom. No requests, next thing you know, they'll ask for Wonderwall.
The offer can be as simple as this:
If you'd like a set* painted please get in touch! PM or e-mail dopeassfreshpainting@gmail.com
*Chaos, Primaris or Complete Set from the Dark Imperium boxed set
Beginner:
Because getting clients lined up is not the easiest thing when you are starting out, you have to focus mostly on trade groups and e-bay to sell your models.
Of course, if you got clients lined up in the getting ready part, Bully! Focus on those.
Don't worry if not, as the Starter Set Extravaganza is a good client-building job. Because you sell the core of armies, you become the go-o guy for people that want to expand their collection, painted by you.
It's also the great start to a business portfolio.
And thus concludes our Starter Set Extravaganza! If you are following this tutorial, don't hesitate to touch base, ask questions and leave feedback of your experience.
Step 5: Get Money, Get Paid; Chi-City Style!
Obscure reference aside, this is the last step of our plan. Selling the starter sets and getting the benjamins...bitcoins...whatever slang you want to call currency. #CashMoney.
If you skipped yesterday's article, go back and read it. Read it and commit to a painting strategy before you go any further.
The selling part is broken down as follow: Part 1, based on the painting level you've selected and the options best suited for them. Part 2, based on your current business (or non-existent yet business)
Regardless of the level and business, whenever you split the content of the box, I strongly advise to sell the extra doodads (dice, quickguide and whatnots) along with the rulebook and get the street value for it. Doodads have no real value on their own, and people are less likely to buy a book at full price from you than from the store.
Low Level Painting:
Break apart as little as you can. You have exactly 2 options: 1- Sell whole starter sets. 2- Sell each faction on it's own and the rulebook plus doodad.
The quality of your models is the quantity. Breaking off units or characters is the best way to get stuck with parts you can't get rid off later.
At this stage, it's also worth it to go telemarketer and contact local game stores and sell painted sets. The good part about this is that you can get early access to the boxes if you paint their demo, so it can jumpstart the whole extravaganza.
Mid Level Painting:
This is the tricky one, because you have all the options. Full sets, Factions, Unit-by Unit basis, it's all there and available. As best as you can, try to sell whole sets first, because it's much less risky.
If you can break it down for a larger profit, go for it, it will offset the "getting stuck with X" factor. Selling the Primaris Marines for $150 is nice and all, but if you can sell the squads of 5 at $60 each, you made $30 more and you can still cash in on the characters and Index book.
Top Tier Level Painting:
This is risky because unless you have clients lined up, you have to break off the set and sell units by unit. You have to really take advantage of the Top-tier factor and cash in on those characters and premium, because getting stuck with high end models is the worst and cuts deep in your profit.
You can probably pay off the box by selling the Heroes and the Plague Drone, and the troops and books will make you some nice profit.
A little research goes a long way here, as figuring out which units are the most prized for will help you set your prizes better.
Now, adapting those strategies to your business.
Veteran:
As suggested for you in the painting article, by painting to the same quality as you usually do for your service, you can leverage some existing clients.
Offering right now with prices painted starter sets or parts of sets will give you a good idea of how many starters you can get for guaranteed profit. If you have 3 people ask you for factions, you pretty much have already paid off and profited from buying 3 boxes (or 2, if the factions are different)
One pitfall to avoid is to take altered requests. One guy wants this at a high level, another one wants those barely tabletop, and this guy wants his Primaris marines painted orange with green stripes. Nope. Not worth it.
Yes you can do those later, but now is not the time for ultra custom. No requests, next thing you know, they'll ask for Wonderwall.
The offer can be as simple as this:
If you'd like a set* painted please get in touch! PM or e-mail dopeassfreshpainting@gmail.com
*Chaos, Primaris or Complete Set from the Dark Imperium boxed set
Beginner:
Because getting clients lined up is not the easiest thing when you are starting out, you have to focus mostly on trade groups and e-bay to sell your models.
Of course, if you got clients lined up in the getting ready part, Bully! Focus on those.
Don't worry if not, as the Starter Set Extravaganza is a good client-building job. Because you sell the core of armies, you become the go-o guy for people that want to expand their collection, painted by you.
It's also the great start to a business portfolio.
And thus concludes our Starter Set Extravaganza! If you are following this tutorial, don't hesitate to touch base, ask questions and leave feedback of your experience.
Until next time,
No excuses; hobby like a champion!
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