Realistic Price For Pelts

[Therian]

Just need a little bit of info from you veterans, if I was to sell pure white and pure black hides finished what would I realistically get in price? By finished I mean either A)tanned,stretched,cleaned, and oiled or B) just tanned and allowed to dry hard. I was thinking of selling to purchase what I need to start sewing them and then horde them for personal usage

I'm also wanting to purchase hides locally if there is any kind of profit involved for tanned products, what would be a good price for a raw rabbit hide? I know it wont be "mega profit" but if I can earn $30-40 on 8 hides I can purchase 25 pounds of alum/salt and 2-3 bolts of nylon cord free of charge

 

[mystang89]

I have no clue, but I'm sure it would change depending on where you are located.

 

[3mina]

Check the Esty stores, there's a lot of interesting stuff there including tanned furs

 

[dragonladyleanne]

Lightly tanned (flexible, but not necessarily long-lasting) rabbit furs sell for between $5-$10 at Ren-faires here. You might get more for them in colder climates. And here's Tandy Leather Company's prices http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-u ... ord=rabbit

 

[Secuono]

You can't even sell 8 hides for $10 here.

 

[starshotbandit]

Just printed tanning instructions from braintan.com . hardest part seems to be the smoking wich makes the hide soft and supple. It also makes it last longer than just oil alone. there is a saying "god gave each animal just enough brains to tann its hide"you get more from good tanned hides and mor likely to get peopl comming back . craft stors sell for around $10-15 dollars. small shops some times moe sometimes less. it hard to know. look on line, I have seen people sell cured and as well as finished pelts on ebay. Also some sell by the sq.foot. One other thing, young rabbits skin is thinner than say a yearlings skin, making it easer to rip when working it and also using the finished product( its not going to stop me, Iwill just use a backing). Good luck, hope it helps :bunnyhop: