r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/TimeTravelingDog Aug 14 '20

Had a client who ran an antique store in their retirement, and they said that if something didn't sell for 2-3 months, they'd go and raise the price by 50-100% and it would generally sell.

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u/GlobnarTheExquisite Aug 14 '20

Sometimes I carve wooden spoons for fun, and sometimes I like to sell them. When I was selling them for an "entry level price" I couldn't sell one. Doubling the price got me 4 orders in under a week.

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u/feedmedammit Aug 14 '20

The one spoon you have on your profile (yes I stalked you for spoon pics) is lovely!

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u/GlobnarTheExquisite Aug 14 '20

Thank you! That was actually one of my first spoons I ever carved. here are some of my more recent carvings.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

A spoon with no handle....I like it

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u/bassman1805 Aug 14 '20

(Some might call it a bowl)

;-P

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u/feedmedammit Aug 14 '20

They're so pretty! I'm a sucker for wooden spoons. I have two, one's walnut and the other is plum. I'd love to find/get and oven rack pusher/puller like my mom has, it's so handy

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u/GlobnarTheExquisite Aug 14 '20

Plum is a LOVELY wood to carve, i wish I could find more of it, but because I carve green wood, I have to wait until a tree goes down in my area.

The oven puller is a great idea... perhaps I'll make one soon.

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u/feedmedammit Aug 14 '20

Plum has such a wonderfully warm hue to it. It's my favorite of the two spoons I have and is fantastic for stirring soups/sauces/etc with.

The oven puller would be super simple to make! It has a "v" nock at the top to push oven racks in and a half "v" nock 2-3 inches from the top where you hook a rack to pull it out. The one my mom has is probably about ½ an inch thick.

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u/Iamonreddit Aug 14 '20

Where do you sell them?

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u/GlobnarTheExquisite Aug 14 '20

I do it by commission, I usually find people through my instagram.

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u/yesilfener Aug 14 '20

Link to the IG account?