My local gallery wants to charge me 40% to consign photographs. That is really h

Question: My local gallery wants to charge me 40% to consign photographs!. That is really high!. How to negotiate!?

The last couple of galleries I worked with in the Southwest charged 22% and 25%!. Do most East coast galleries charge more!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I have found 40% to be the usual rate in most galleries!. Some galleries have memberships you can buy that will cut the rate some, but I never spend that extra money if I am not going to be displaying there on an ongoing basis!.

The local gallery here where I displayed on a regular basis charged a 30% commission on any sell!. Unfortunately, she has closed the gallery and I now just submit to call for entries to various galleries!. So far, they have all charged 40%, so I don't think that is out of the ordinary!. I don't think there is room for negotiation!. It is, after all, their gallery!. If you don't pay it, someone else will!.

It IS a big chunk out of a sell though!.

steve Www@QuestionHome@Com

The galleries I've talked to on the both the East and West Coasts charge a commission of 50% (San Fran, LA, and NYC)!. You might be able to negotiate a break if you sell a certain amount of work though or if you aren't in big city markets!. Times are tough right now, and if you are selling you can use that to your advantage!.

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