OK, I have worked out my costs and outgoings for this project, right down to the last sticky label, and the final details are coming out as follows;
Pack contents offered;
1x hand cast ceramic Geisha mask with ceramic post-mounting-block on the reverse.
1x Iroko wood display base, 115 x 115 x 38mm, drilled and 'Danish-oiled' with soft blue felt bottom.
1x 10mm x 250mm clear acrylic rod mounting post.
All packaging materials (with the exception of brown packing tape) will be biodegradable and recyclable including the bubblewrap.
Prices;
UK : £75.00 per item, delivered.
EU : £85.00 per item, delivered.
Rest of the world : £95.00 per item, delivered.
I have greatly simplified the postage & packing charges for this run because on the previous run postage costs became a bit too complicated for me to manage. With ceramics the weight of each piece varies slightly and the price quoted by the post office online calculator doesn't always match the price they charge when you put it on the scales at the PO counter so I am averaging out the costs across the run. This means some may pay a pound over and some may pay a pound under but there will be no delays at my end while I calculate and quote individual postal costs back and forth with customers.
All orders for sculptures will be handled using Paypal and completed orders will be sent to the customer's Paypal registered address. All orders will be sent from the UK by Royal Mail tracked service with tracking numbers supplied. To help the buyer I will mark all overseas orders as 'gift' on the customs declaration with a declared value of £10.00 to help reduce charges at your end (but I make no claims or promises about any charges you may get - after I post an item it's out of my hands).
Remember the price not only covers the raw materials for the ceramic, acrylic and wood componenets in these sculptures but also two overnight firings in an electric kiln plus my time in casting, drilling, trimming and glazing every piece by hand as well as cardboard boxes, packing tape, bubblewrap, adhesive labels, printed details and even driving the parcels to the Post Office with petrol at over £7.50 a gallon. Believe me when I say these are really not expensive. (a not-quite-screen-accurate brass one is currently for sale on Etsy USA for £320.00).
Thanks to everyone for your support so far. I have started the ceramic casting in earnest and aim to start sending finished pieces out in the new year.
D.