I have always made simple round beads with frit or stringer swirls, and usually sell them for around $1.50 a bead. I know it seems low, but they sell a lot better this way. If I increase my prices, I lose bids.
I'm moving away from "simple and classic" designs to the pressed types, and oh yes, I will be charging more for those. For now, I do make "mini-tabs" with a brass masher, and they sell for twice the price of the rounds. My customers love the rounds so I will continue to make those and eventually just list them in my store at set prices, and the website for custom request prices, which are generally higher. Still need the website though...
I don't want to stop making the rounds as I continue to grow and do "fancier" shapes and designs, because the buyers still want them. I get criticized for not increasing my prices, but hey, I gotta make a living and they are selling this way. My beads don't take hours to make just one, so...
