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Or, "I've Got to Turn This Shit Into Humor Before Someone Winds Up Dead"
I've got to admit, my experience with commenters across several sites has usually been positive. I think it's just a run of good luck or being in the right place at the right time, though. Occasionally I get little reminders of this.
Comment: "i wouldn't pay any more than $15 for that"
Deconstruction: "I am going to tell you what you should be asking for that, because I know better than you do what went into it."
Reaction: Do you really devalue your own work so much that you would only charge an extra $5 for it, and get skimped on shipping? And have the gall to tell someone else they should devalue their work the same way?
Comment: "i can buy the stuff to make the exact same thing as you for around $10"
Deconstruction: (none needed)
Reaction: In what magical store surrounded by lollipop trees and grazing unicorns can you buy 5 colors of delica beads and any kind of thread for $10? Let alone two that are of the "frosted" variety? I sure as hell need to be shopping there. Hell, that was impossible even before the prices were raised recently.
Comment: "and finish it in maybe 2-3 hours"
Deconstruction: Bullshit.
Reaction: Bullshit. And now here we get into the explanation of why the bracelet is $30 as opposed to the $25 I was aiming for: those blue beads? Gorgeous, yes. Also quite narrow. I don't even want to get into how much extra time and effort had to be spent working around the blue beads so that a needle would never have to pass through any of them more than three times. And why is that, you may or may not ask? Because they would have shattered. And when you've already gotten to the point where a needle has passed through a bead twice, it's more often than not way too late to backtrack and be able to replace the bead without the whole thing looking like what it would turn into: a mess. Somehow I don't think anyone is going to give a shit about this explanation, though. Now that is not to say that the price can't be talked down, to be honest... but not when someone approaches me like a total prick.
Summary: Someone with absolutely no intention of buying the bracelet in the first place assumed they knew better than I did what I ought to be asking and approached the subject in a clearly confrontational manner. ...Is this something you do on weekends..? I was going to lower the price to $29.99, but gee, that seems so petty. (I still might.)
Comment: "i'd probably pay $30 at most"
Deconstruction: "Fuck the cost of materials and the time and effort you put into it; I'll give you $30!"
Reaction: You're a jackass.
Comment: "i bet there's some rich nerd out there somewhere that would pay 120 bucks for it"
Deconstruction: "I will not only insult your work, but insult your existing and potential customer base as well."
Reaction: You're a jackass.
Comment: "if i was rich i might. but being broke, i can't"
Deconstruction: "I can't afford this so it's obviously too expensive."
Reaction: You're a poor jackass.
Summary: Hey, Bandai! I can't really afford $50 for your Tiger and Bunny figures, so how about lowering the price to $5? Thanks!
In conclusion, ignore people who can't bother themselves with capitalization.
Now I can get back to work. Heh.
I've got to admit, my experience with commenters across several sites has usually been positive. I think it's just a run of good luck or being in the right place at the right time, though. Occasionally I get little reminders of this.
Comment: "i wouldn't pay any more than $15 for that"
Deconstruction: "I am going to tell you what you should be asking for that, because I know better than you do what went into it."
Reaction: Do you really devalue your own work so much that you would only charge an extra $5 for it, and get skimped on shipping? And have the gall to tell someone else they should devalue their work the same way?
Comment: "i can buy the stuff to make the exact same thing as you for around $10"
Deconstruction: (none needed)
Reaction: In what magical store surrounded by lollipop trees and grazing unicorns can you buy 5 colors of delica beads and any kind of thread for $10? Let alone two that are of the "frosted" variety? I sure as hell need to be shopping there. Hell, that was impossible even before the prices were raised recently.
Comment: "and finish it in maybe 2-3 hours"
Deconstruction: Bullshit.
Reaction: Bullshit. And now here we get into the explanation of why the bracelet is $30 as opposed to the $25 I was aiming for: those blue beads? Gorgeous, yes. Also quite narrow. I don't even want to get into how much extra time and effort had to be spent working around the blue beads so that a needle would never have to pass through any of them more than three times. And why is that, you may or may not ask? Because they would have shattered. And when you've already gotten to the point where a needle has passed through a bead twice, it's more often than not way too late to backtrack and be able to replace the bead without the whole thing looking like what it would turn into: a mess. Somehow I don't think anyone is going to give a shit about this explanation, though. Now that is not to say that the price can't be talked down, to be honest... but not when someone approaches me like a total prick.
Summary: Someone with absolutely no intention of buying the bracelet in the first place assumed they knew better than I did what I ought to be asking and approached the subject in a clearly confrontational manner. ...Is this something you do on weekends..? I was going to lower the price to $29.99, but gee, that seems so petty. (I still might.)
Comment: "i'd probably pay $30 at most"
Deconstruction: "Fuck the cost of materials and the time and effort you put into it; I'll give you $30!"
Reaction: You're a jackass.
Comment: "i bet there's some rich nerd out there somewhere that would pay 120 bucks for it"
Deconstruction: "I will not only insult your work, but insult your existing and potential customer base as well."
Reaction: You're a jackass.
Comment: "if i was rich i might. but being broke, i can't"
Deconstruction: "I can't afford this so it's obviously too expensive."
Reaction: You're a poor jackass.
Summary: Hey, Bandai! I can't really afford $50 for your Tiger and Bunny figures, so how about lowering the price to $5? Thanks!
In conclusion, ignore people who can't bother themselves with capitalization.
Now I can get back to work. Heh.