Pitoon
Imperial Masterpiece
I feel it comes down to how much time a potter is willing to invest into their pots. If they know/feel they are only going to get X amount of dollars for that pot.......is it worth it to the potter to spend the additional time to "tidy" up the pot?I been thinking about what @Bonsai Nut said about the Japanese "finishing man" who only tidies up pots and what American potters would think about that information....
First....
I think this person may only exist in a mass production line up...which means there are pots started and finished by one dude.
Second....
What do we think American potters would do with that information?
Unfortunately, I think we would consider it "too hard" then, or "too much trouble", rather than think we can or should also do it for ourselves.
Sorce
For my little mame pots, I've put in some serious time working on them. I have ball park figures I plan to ask for them, price of course depending on the amount of time invested into the pot. If they sell the buyer will be a proud owner of a kick ass mame pot......if they don't sell I'm more than happy to keep them for myself.