Yeah your basicly SOL on it, ive been down this road before & it deff sucks

 

I thought this was about the engine cover you had me paint, but then backed out without telling me so I put it up for sale.

 

I don't know if this guy charges $200 for any of his panels OR $200 for the design you requested. But the problem you have is either way, his price is $200. If he charges one person $200 for it, how can he charge you less? I understand it was your design, but it still takes time and materials to fabricate.
I do know some people/companies offer a discounted price as a curtousy if someone brings them a design they want to re-use, but that's up to that organization.

The other thing is, it may not have fancy lights or anything, but it still takes materials to build. The next issue is, to fabricate it, does the seller have to get a larger quantity of a material for your design that he can't or rarely re-uses (thus might be sitting on it for a LONG time, also causing him to take a hit).

I understand how you feel cheated, but speaking as someone who has made custom stuff and sold it before, there is a LOT that goes into this process. I think the best thing to do at this point is accept it and move on.

 

If you don't have the means to make it yourself and don't want to pay his price to make it for you your kinda stuck. I feel bad that you couldn't make a deal with this person. I hope it all works out in the end. good luck

 

Do a poor mans patton on your idea !

Write it down on a peice of paper, Date it and put it in an envelope and mail it to your self ! problem solved....

Its also a legal document in court !!!!

 

That's called a poor man's copyright not a patent. And the envelope has to stay sealed.

And it wouldn't be relevant because the mail would date it after the incident took place.

 

This does suck, but is why i end up doing all my own work. It usually ends up being cheaper, i can make it look how I want instead of having the other party re-work the piece to my liking, and I get to be the first one to have/do it.

While it sucks that it happened, try and be happy that something you designed and came up with, is in demand by other people as well. I say job well done

 

This sucks, but atleast the idea was crisp!

 

Now that this thread is up, he may not even want to deal with you at any price. If you still have hopes of dealing with him, the staff can remove the thread. But it's very likely that he already knows about it.

Like some of the others mentioned, part of the price is the cost of materials and labor. But another major expense is shipping. Something as big as a trunk lid liner is more expensive to ship because of the size. If you were willing to pick up an item in person, the seller may reduce the price for you. Otherwise, shipping costs are what they are.

 

I agree about shipping price's high , I bought two fenders for my 1940 chevy and the shipping cost more then the fenders.. Sorry you couldn't work out somekind of deal..