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Old 12-15-2004, 03:12 PM   #8
Jane Bradley Jane Bradley is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimberly Dow
Terri,

Galleries get (usually) 50% on sales, but in my limited experience you can get them much lower on a portrait commission. The smaller ones I have dealt with didnt usually do this sort of thing - so I brought it up and said that I'd be happy to give them 10% if the client hears about me from them - or they give them one of my cards. I'm sure this is lower than a bigger gallery would want, but it worked for me in these particular places!

Why would a gallery charge less for a portrait commission than their usual rate?
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