Who wants a wallet? **THIS IS A FEELER THREAD** nothing is set, remember that.

[F34R]

Jump to post#22 for updates on offering after reading this post.

I have a tremendous amount of requests for a wallet. I want to REALLY gauge interest. So I am making this to find out what the majority would like and brainstorm. The FS thread coming in a week or so will have the set price and offerings.

My thoughts are a tri or a bi fold. I personally love a bi to keep cards safe.
I will be making it from a thinner oz leather to allow it to fold(3-4oz).

Same colors I offer right now so you can match it. Suede bill fold and card flaps or a plain leather no frills.

So who wants one? Price would be around50-70(suede) shipped. Levis wallets range from 50ish +tax and shipping. Plus my bifold wallet will stand the cards upright instead of downwards. This keeps the card from breaking.

Also a money/cardholder that is slim.

I have made wallets in the past, I will have no issues providing a gorgeous handcrafted wallet.

One of my belts I offer if anyone missed them:

[ST1G]

#nobecauseNixonhalfthatprice

I would be interested but realistically at $70, meh.

[WhorifyingHunty]

I would be interested but realistically at $70, meh.

This is sums up my thoughts as well. I'm broke enough ya know?

[F34R]

#nobecauseNixonhalfthatprice

I would be interested but realistically at $70, meh.

Before you post something get your info correct. Their cheapest leather wallet is 70.00 plus shipping and tax. My rough price for a suede lined wallet is 70 shipped. I am not making the wallets from leather that falls apart in a few years. And I do not compare myself to chinese companies.

http://www.nixon.com/mens/wallets/murphy-bi-fold-wallet-C1965.html?sku=C1965000-00

The other one they offer has a nylon inner. My cheaper one will be denim, better than nylon in every way. Plus my leather is made in the USA, higher grade in every way. I do not buy cheap leather to boost a profit margin.

3oz outer with a 1.5oz suede pig split billfold/card slots. This is a rough price, I will do like I did for the belts. Buy supply and make mine first.Then gauge material and time making. Set a margin profit over supplies. I priced out the hides i would need and roughly 3.5 hours to make. I know this is not the place to try and sell a quality product. 500 e30s with JOM coilovers and ESM wheels. That is the majority of my market...

I am catering to people that see a levis wallet at 50 and know this is made better/higher quality of goods.

[Dozyproductions]

F34R: catering to the overly proud metrosexual.

Cool that you can make so much with your hands though!

[Mr. Tasty]

#nobecauseNixonhalfthatprice

I would be interested but realistically at $70, meh.

This is sums up my thoughts as well. I'm broke enough ya know?

Oct '12s gonna Oct '12

[rturbo 930]

If it's fairly slim I might be interested.

[blunttech]

Im in. Id rather spend once for a quality piece than constantly replacing cheaply made ones

[F34R]

If it's fairly slim I might be interested.

Roughly 1" to 1-1/4" with cards and money inside.

F34R: catering to the overly proud metrosexual.

Cool that you can make so much with your hands though!

Not really a cater, more of sick and tired of buying garbage stuff that cost so much yet never lasts. And thanks, I have been doing this stuff since I was around 7. Got my first tooling set when I was around 12. Now 26, I have the skills and attention to detail to produce great things.

Does not matter what medium. Wood, metal, leather, pottery whatever. I do it. I think this stuff is a dying art/trade that is being taken over by chinese garbage and big label brands. People will drop thousands on a LV or Gucci product in a heartbeat for a status symbol.

[F34R]

Im in. Id rather spend once for a quality piece than constantly replacing cheaply made ones

I know you are Steve, I will be buying enough for a batch of ten and make my own first to show. Then offer them, if I have requests for more I'll do it.

My Levis wallet it falling apart, I need one quick haha! Using my Levis wallet as a pattern for the bi fold wallet. And I paid 62.00 for it guys!

[z31maniac]

Oct '12s gonna Oct '12

July '11?

[ST1G]

Before you post something get your info correct. Their cheapest leather wallet is 70.00 plus shipping and tax. My rough price for a suede lined wallet is 70 shipped. I am not making the wallets from leather that falls apart in a few years. And I do not compare myself to chinese companies.

http://www.nixon.com/mens/wallets/murphy-bi-fold-wallet-C1965.html?sku=C1965000-00

The other one they offer has a nylon inner. My cheaper one will be denim, better than nylon in every way. Plus my leather is made in the USA, higher grade in every way. I do not buy cheap leather to boost a profit margin.

3oz outer with a 1.5oz suede pig split billfold/card slots. This is a rough price, I will do like I did for the belts. Buy supply and make mine first.Then gauge material and time making. Set a margin profit over supplies. I priced out the hides i would need and roughly 3.5 hours to make. I know this is not the place to try and sell a quality product. 500 e30s with JOM coilovers and ESM wheels. That is the majority of my market...

I am catering to people that see a levis wallet at 50 and know this is made better/higher quality of goods.

Before you get all defensive check your facts.

Nixon is an an American company HQ in Hood River Oregon, owned by an Australian company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DaKine

Its quite easy to procure a Nixon wallet for under $70...no tax.

http://www.backcountry.com/nixon-satellite-big-bill-bi-fold-id-coin-wallet-mens?rr=t

http://www.backcountry.com/nixon-ambassador-card-wallet?rr=t

I'm not trying to state that your wallets are worth less then $70. I'm stating that economically they are priced beyond what I'm willing to pay. You can choose to ignore that Nixon/Billabong are your competitors but they are.

Good luck with your sales, I'm not trying to demean your product in anyway. :up:

[mrsleeve]

^
Those are not his competitors Fislon Saddle back, Brighton, Orvis, Duluth Pack ect... are


dont let them rattle you on your pricing, your still well under the other big names in HIGH quality leather wallets form the likes of Filson, Saddle back, Brighton off the top of my head

[10Toes]

Before you get all defensive check your facts.

Nixon is an an American company HQ in Hood River Oregon, owned by an Australian company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DaKine

Having HQ in USA and products being made in the USA are very different.

[F34R]

I did not mean to make it sound like I was saying Nixon is a Chinese company. I looked at their site. Should have formed it better. And my price is a rough one. I have only called for prices of the hides I will be buying. I still need to drive out there and select them.

I collect myself in the handcrafted brands. Since that we pay attention to details and craftsman ship. Hides are better grades than giant corporation's stock.

I was not offended, just showing that their only leather wallet is the same price without shipping and tax.

I gotta go though, finishing a b27 head swap. Chime in guys about card pockets and add pictures of what you would like to see etc.