Pricing JBPs?

[Thomas J.]

Just wondering what you would pay for either of these JBPs? The first one is about 20yrs old and the second is 12yrs old. Just curious as I've seen some crazy prices for JBPs, tell me what you think.

 

[mwar15]

What are the sizes? Are they both in production pots? The second one I wouldn’t buy as it’s not a style I want currently in my collection. The second one I would pay $50-$100. Another person on FB auction might live that tree and pay a few hundred or it.

Pricing is very subjective. It depends on location and demand, trends, etc. A local club might be better gauge for price.

 

[Dav4]

I'm thinking, given the age, each one in their current state might warrant $150-$200. Bling them out with a decent styling with wire and you could easily double or triple that with the right buyer.

 

[Potawatomi13]

$75 -$100 each without the pots.

 

[Thomas J.]

$75 -$100 each without the pots.

 

[bwaynef]

I'm not currently in the market so technically can't participate, but if I were, I'd think $350-400 would be fair for the first tree. It has trunk movement and a plethora of branches to choose primaries. The branches don't seem to be particularly developed, however. You're likely to get more for it at auction. The 2nd tree doesn't speak to me.

 

[Nybonsai12]

250-300 for the first one, maybe more if it had been decandled and wired this year.
150-250 for the second one.

basing this off what i have seen on the auction pages paired with my own experience selling.

 

[Hartinez]

I’m with the above comments. I think it would be reasonable to see those go for 200-400.

 

[Coppersdad]

I'm not currently in the market so technically can't participate, but if I were, I'd think $350-400 would be fair for the first tree. It has trunk movement and a plethora of branches to choose primaries. The branches don't seem to be particularly developed, however. You're likely to get more for it at auction. The 2nd tree doesn't speak to me.

What it's clear you are learning here is what John Ruskin said "There is hardly anything in the world that cannot be made a little worse and sold a little cheaper, and those who consider price alone are that man's lawful prey. It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money – that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot – it can't be done."

Bottom Line IMHO: The price of any item is only what the buyer is willing to pay and the seller is willing to accept.
AND as you can see, some people like a tree and others don't. That's certainly true considering a style and the geographic area too..