Leatherist -> RE: is there unmet demand for custom stuff? (6/9/2008 7:19:07 AM)
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ORIGINAL: ExtremeBondage If copying is flattery, my gear is flattered to death. From the "big" gay leather shop in SF to the shop in LA with the devil # for a name, my designs and creations grace their shelves without so much as a Thank You.The equipment /toy providers are as much in search of your creative genious as you yourself are. It takes a moment in time to see the need , the design, and mentally create it so you can put it down on paper, so all the custom gear is 20/20 to the mind that needs it to satisfy their fetish desire. The market is there,it always has been, always will be, it is just timing and location. I just delivered a 4 poster canopy bondage bed to South Dakota, with the optional hanging fuck sling,LOL. I then plicked up 4 stainless steel surgica tables in Utah and gave a piercing demo in Texarkana. Each posting has given excellent insite to a praticular aspect of the "custom" fab business. Since I own a welding and machine shop the additional income is from a selection of various designs that are labor intensive for a "hobbyist" but just another set of fixtures for a skilled designer and craftsman. From the sketch drawn on a napkin in a restaurant to a detailed cad-cam program on a floppy disc, for me it is the challenge and also the minimum fee of at least 3 of anything I build that makes for fun, experience, and profit. the single most important issue for my customers has been descretion! Delivering to Bellair, Hollywood and Santa Cruz quietly at night in large utility vans and working only after 9PM in the basement , hidden dungeon, or above the 55 seat projection theater,LOL. No Joke. I wish anyone/everyone all the best in their desire to offer to the community their heart felt creations and designs, but rest assured the large high end shops will rip of the designa nd and clain that they can no longer get it supplied from you, ask me I can show you, many examples of this. The ADASHI This is the reason I won't do wholesale. If a biz is going to fuck me over,I am going to fuck them back-with more efficient production,and a better pricing point. Why should I work my ass off so someone else can make a buck? Edited to add....AND if they try to rip off my ideas-the proprietary parts are going to ensure that if they have it duplicated somewhere else-those fittings alone are going to cost them so dearly-that it destroys thier profit potential.. You don't get anywhere in this by doing stuff with parts that anyone can acess.
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