So I have an instrument that I intend to sell.
It needs some work. I guess that when I perform this work myself (which I am not doing professionally (ie I don't repair for a living), I'm going to get a higher price, but probably not enough to justify the amount of time put in.
If I invest four hours in it and am lucky enough to make $100 more then I'm not going to do it, especially if the buyer says "I'm giving it to my tech anyway" or "I'm a tech myself", or when the current "market" price for an instrument of brand XYZ is within a bandwidth that leaves not much freedom for a touch-up.
Then again, I'm not the guy to sell half-baked bread (giving something for free is different, of course) and would be embarrassed to mail something unfinished that could be confused with my own work. Hobby or not, there's a certain pride involved.
Oh well.
It needs some work. I guess that when I perform this work myself (which I am not doing professionally (ie I don't repair for a living), I'm going to get a higher price, but probably not enough to justify the amount of time put in.
If I invest four hours in it and am lucky enough to make $100 more then I'm not going to do it, especially if the buyer says "I'm giving it to my tech anyway" or "I'm a tech myself", or when the current "market" price for an instrument of brand XYZ is within a bandwidth that leaves not much freedom for a touch-up.
Then again, I'm not the guy to sell half-baked bread (giving something for free is different, of course) and would be embarrassed to mail something unfinished that could be confused with my own work. Hobby or not, there's a certain pride involved.
Oh well.