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Why SO MUCH for a door pull (piece of metal) Aaron Fude 10-18-2007
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Posted by Aaron Fude on October 18, 2007, 9:56 am
Hi,

Is there an explanation for the price (other than supply-demand) for
an item like this:

http://www.signaturehardware.com/product3964

which is essentiall a piece of metal?

I've seen slightly more elaborate pieces of metals for over $800.

I guess the real question is where could I find ORB door pulls for a
more reasonable price (e.g. 1/20th)

Thank you in advance!

Aaron


Posted by dpb on October 18, 2007, 10:24 am
Aaron Fude wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there an explanation for the price (other than supply-demand) for
> an item like this:
>
> http://www.signaturehardware.com/product3964
>
> which is essentiall a piece of metal?
>
> I've seen slightly more elaborate pieces of metals for over $800.
>
> I guess the real question is where could I find ORB door pulls for a
> more reasonable price (e.g. 1/20th)

My conjecture would be that they're small volume item w/ quite a lot of
hand work targeted to an also small-volume market that is essentially
100% discretionary spending driven.

As for the second, no clue...

--

Posted by BobK207 on October 18, 2007, 11:11 am
> Aaron Fude wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > Is there an explanation for the price (other than supply-demand) for
> > an item like this:
>
> >http://www.signaturehardware.com/product3964
>
> > which is essentiall a piece of metal?
>
> > I've seen slightly more elaborate pieces of metals for over $800.
>
> > I guess the real question is where could I find ORB door pulls for a
> > more reasonable price (e.g. 1/20th)
>
> My conjecture would be that they're small volume item w/ quite a lot of
> hand work targeted to an also small-volume market that is essentially
> 100% discretionary spending driven.
>
> As for the second, no clue...
>
> --

IMO dpb hit the nail squarely on the head.....they tend to be luxury
items & are priced "as the traffic will bear".

Google

baldwin dummy knob

here's for Baldwin hardware (~1/20)

http://www.homeannex.com/prodView.asp?idProduct=16583&idF=67809&utm_source=GoogleBase&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=GoogleBase&CAWELAID=52417275

check for your style desired

Ace Hardware in Santa Ana, CA

714-541-5268 is major supplier (walk-in, phone & online) of Baldwin;
pretty good prices as well


here's some info on Quikset hardware (cheaper)

http://www.ebuild.com/products/productDetail.hwx/Q/hardware/door-hardware--dummy-locksets/catCode.1835/productId.202973/pageNum.0#



cheers
Bob


Posted by Steve on October 18, 2007, 10:45 am
alt.home.repair:

> Is there an explanation for the price (other than supply-demand) for
> an item like this:
>
> http://www.signaturehardware.com/product3964
>
> which is essentiall a piece of metal?
>
> I've seen slightly more elaborate pieces of metals for over $800.
>
> I guess the real question is where could I find ORB door pulls for a
> more reasonable price (e.g. 1/20th)

Try here:
http://www.google.com/products?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8
&rls=TSHA,TSHA:2006-09,TSHA:en&q=mitered+pull&um=1

I watched hardware being made on "How It's Made" a few weeks ago.
They're mostly zinc, with some complicated finishes to get the patina.
There's a lot of hand work involved.

The price is obviously (as always) based on what the market will bear.

BTW: I'm old enough now (50) that _everything_ seems overpriced. I
mentioned this to my much older friend, and he replied that everything
_is_ overpriced.

--
Steve B.
New Life Home Improvement

Posted by John McGaw on October 18, 2007, 10:49 am
Aaron Fude wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there an explanation for the price (other than supply-demand) for
> an item like this:
>
> http://www.signaturehardware.com/product3964
>
> which is essentiall a piece of metal?
>
> I've seen slightly more elaborate pieces of metals for over $800.
>
> I guess the real question is where could I find ORB door pulls for a
> more reasonable price (e.g. 1/20th)
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Aaron
>
There are probably dozens of suppliers online. Here is one of several
I've used successfully:

http://wwhardware.com/catalog.cfm/groupid/Cabinet%20Knobs%2C%20Pulls%20%26%20Handles

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

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