WISBY Gauntlets: what would you pay

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:24 am

I have evidently priced these too high for general interest, so what would you pay for these?
I am not committing to selling these at a reduced price, although I may if it seems reasonable. I am curious as to what folks think a fair price might be.

Size: Extra Large to Large (Built on an extra large glove)
Materials: Stainless steel, oil tanned leather and bronze rivets.

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/thaddeus/Gauntlets007.jpg[/img]
[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/thaddeus/Gauntlets005.jpg[/img]

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:15 am

Vladimir · Post by **Vladimir** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:23 am

Those are beautiful.

But, I mostly fight great weapons. So even if I did have the money.....

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:02 am

Gregoire de Lyon · Post by **Gregoire de Lyon** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:13 am

I am not in the market for this style of gauntlet, however having recently started re-building my finger gauntlets...

As they are, I would pay $300-400.

I would pay $500-600 for those if you were to stitch the leather backing of the fingers to the glove instead of hard rivetting them in place. Being able to cut stitching and grind rivets on a single finger to replace a blow out instead of five fingers is certainly worth $200-300!!

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:25 am

I paid 385$ for my Wisby gauntlets from the Moore brothers.

The problem is also the market. High end stuff isn't selling as well as it would of before the end of 08.

Randy W · Post by **Randy W** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:44 am

I'm with Leo ... the european guys are bringing them in around 3-400, Whonew is selling similar in the 350-450 range and there are various people selling the components for way low (assuming the individual can do the finishing) I would say in the $350-$500 range before you max out what the market will bear

whonew · Post by **whonew** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:49 am

Be patient , there are lots of people who want and will pay for quality stuff. There are many other places to sell these also. Hope that helps.
Just my 3.5 cents Canadian

Luther Anshelm · Post by **Luther Anshelm** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:21 am

Hey nice gauntlets. The answer is simple math.$75 per hour is the ball park for a shop rate if you canâ€™t get that then donâ€™t sell them, or make them better, or make them faster. The only way to raise the bar to a living wage in this market is to refuse to sell for less. Donâ€™t screw yourself, donâ€™t screw me, and donâ€™t screw your customers.

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:42 am

Thanks for the feedback guys.

I will try refining my design, and timing myself on a production run. These took me quite literally forever to get finished.

Edward MacTavish · Post by **Edward MacTavish** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:58 am

I would be intrested in a pair of these with a brown cuff and mild steel components in a month or two. I have a early 14th century suit I am trying to complete.

Edward

Wulfgar · Post by **Wulfgar** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:01 pm

Those Gaunts are great. I paid $350 for mine from the moore brother and that did have the glove sewn in. I thought I got a deal at that price.

I would sway $350-500 is reasonable for a really clean pair with the glove in them.

WISBY Gauntlets: what would you pay

WISBY Gauntlets: what would you pay

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