Thread: Hiring a rep?
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Old 05-25-2005, 12:32 PM   #1
Richard Monro Richard Monro is offline
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A 10 to 20% commission is steep for someone who just sends you a potential client. Galleries get 40 to 50% for doing all of the sales work and spending the overhead money to put your art on their walls for months at a time. A sales rep is one who is actively and full time pursuing sales and commissions for you and other artists. They might earn at the 10 to 20% rate if they are good and handle the entire sale. Anyone else is simply a sales agent and should get only a 3 to 5% commission for a confirmed sale.
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