Re: (OT) Looking for advice on dealing with a gall
Bill Grumbine, Kutztown PA
>Hi Ron
I do not know if this is typical for a gallery, but it is typical for someone who wants something for nothing. The person who is asking you to do this is no different than someone who wants the cards on consignment. The fact that they are willing to pay for them does not obviate the unspoken fact that your daughters will be left holding the bag for any unsold merchandise. Personally I think the offer to pay for them up front is just a sneaky way to blow some smoke and get people all fired up.
Last year I had a guy call me after the artist's tour. He started out by telling me how impressed he was with my furniture, the style, the quality, etc. He went on to tell me that he was furnishing a gallery and asked if I would be interested in putting some of my work in it. After a few questions, I determined that what he was really saying was that he was putting together an office, and he was looking for me to furnish it free of charge to him. Well, some of his customers would see my work, he allowed, and that might inspire them to buy something from me.
If your daughters have the wherewithal to absorb the total cost of printing up the cards, and they are willing to do that in case this gallery goes belly up, and they go into the situation with their eyes wide open, then maybe. But it just sounds to me like someone wants to have it both ways at the expense of two little girls. If the gallery owner/buyer is that smitten with the cards, let them put in an order for a wholesale amount and then buy them outright. Otherwise it is all speculation with your kids taking all the risk.
Bill
