Yes! The final answer is: Location, location, location! :wink: Seriously, four aspects to this:
For repetitive sales (more than a one time over $100 sale:
1. Quality work, design, fit and finish.
2. Knowing your target audience/buyer,
3. Location or easy accessibility via internet/marketing media.
4. Marketing strategy - Many report that if a few high quality high priced pens are presented in the $500 - $750 price range, the $200 - $400 pens sell well and the $50 - $75 hardly sell. Also, my observation is that fountain pens sell well much more often in the higher ranges than the ball point / roller ball pens. In some locations, an abundance of cheap pens, or even the presentation of a few cheap pens - will drive away quality ( and high priced) pen buyers.
A pen that I could not sell for $75.00 in some small towns will sell for $150.00 in some large city audiences and would also sell for $250.00 in NY, Honolulu or $500.00 in Japan.
$100 - $1000.00 pens are sold by different ones on this forum. Only a few make and sell $1000 pens, and it seems that most pens are sold in the $50 - $150. At least that is my observation.
OK everyone - add your comments and correct my observations where they are wrong. I am in my Japanese mode today! :wink:
From where you are located - you could get at least double your price just by selling in Branson, if the fit and finish of the pens are equal to it.