Crafting price negotiations, or lack thereof. A small rant.

[Khalithar]

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I've seen people negotiate prices (purely anecdotal I know) but asking for that much initially when you're expecting them to spend their time and their materials crafting an item that costs a decent amount? It's not surprising (to me) that they don't want to bother negotiating or even talking with someone making an offer like that off the bat. If you're absolutely set on them providing their own materials and paying less, then my advice is offer 5-10% initially and ask if they're willing to go lower. If they're willing to go lower, great. If they're not and 5-10% is all they're willing to do, I'd say take the deal anyway.