GOOD ART HLYWD - A Gallery
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Perfecto!
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We'll see how this impacts GAH going forward. There's a lot to consider here.
- Yes, silver spiked. But the price of GAH was already extreme. Does this price it out of certain markets like Canada & the UK? Probably for the most part. There's a breaking point, and there's not a precise science to measure it.
- Can they still thrive in the Asian market (Vinavast is their bigger stockist I believe). Yes, they can.
- Wouldn't it make sense to subsidize entry level pieces like the Belt Loop Buddy with the Model 10? I would've thought so, and they are probably already doing that...but a piece like the Belt Loop Buddy gets so beat up by nature that it makes little sense at that price point...
Regardless, it's a huge bummer for hardcore fans of the brand.
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@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot could you elborate on the customer service part? I've emailed them 2-3 times for general enquiries but never gotten a reply so that left me a slight sour taste to the brand... So would love to hear what you have experienced
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I’ve been following this discussion and just want to point out that the price of silver may only one factor in play. Everyday expenses, overhead, labour, insurance are all factors in pricing goods.
Only they know those variables and we are all just speculating.
Not saying I agree with the price increase, but you have to remember that over the past year, life has been a lot more expensive for everyone. Just think of how much a trip to the grocers cost now and what you get for it.
"I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)
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@kaacy1721 I’d rather not, just my personal experiences. I’m sure there are others out there (gotta be at least one, right?) that have had an awesome time with them. Sounds like you’re one your way to making up your own mind, regardless.
There are lots of wonderful people working for amazing retailers where you can snag pieces. I buy direct as a last resort….
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@ajtrelf i got my brass BLB back when they were still £90 (probably even cheaper at one point), with the older design (SHIT HOT QUALITY on the spring ring) and used it every single day and loved it, and yes they are hella beat.
For a silver version, when they were asking for £475, i thought its not worth it for something that literally get hammered daily, now they are even charging 1000 usd +, its just not the game for aspirational customer to play anymore.
I get which direction they trynna head into for the brand, but they don't have the same brainrot filthy rich customer and celebrities base that CH has, that would literally buy any garbage they put out. And they are not Hermes.
Luxury market has been on decline in the last future years, even brands like Burberry had admitted that they overpriced their products, resulting in a price decrese across all lines. Many luxury brands like Bottega, The Row having private sale/outlet left right centre.
Yes GAH always talk about EDLC but for me, the brand was always targeting middle class/working class aspirational customers, with some crazy high end pieces (and prices) for the few individuals that could affrod it. This is just purely my personal opinion.
I predict that the Asia market could see a decline, so many people are still living pay check to pay check and the cost of living pressure is more prominent than ever in 2026, China in general sees a huge decline in all aspects of retail, Japanese yen exchange rate are getting worse. So many people still working hardly any hours or no jobs at all.
I doubt that a model 10B bracelet for 3 bands is on everybody's priority list.
We will just have to see how that will effect GAH performance in the future, yes they say they will lower their prices if the silver goes down blablabla, but who knows, I doubt that they are happy to lower their profit margin at will, when they know they can charge more, end of the day its a business.
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These just dropped if anyone are after them. Love them but my wallet says otherwise haha
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@Kasi at the old price or new price? I mean you already have several model 10s I believe?
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@kaacy1721
The price on that one for the size A. At a new price.
The answer is NO. Don’t win me over
Will pick and choose my goods.
This is no grocery shopping. Like am gonna eat it.If I do get a new model 10 size B is my answer am waiting for the goosebumps.
Your right. I do have 3 models 10.
My first one was £1650 size B back then.You paid £90 pounds for your loop buddy.
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@Kasi model 10 B for £1650 would be a dream piece.
But yeah I did expect the BLB were once cheaper than £90.
Back in 2018 I wasn't even into jewllery at all
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@kaacy1721
You still got in the right time.
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Joined the Facebook EDLC am sure you will find something for a decent price.
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Yeah, Model 10 skull at the new price is a good way to "ease people in" to the new reality here, with something flashy at a higher price. Sigh.
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@kaacy1721 And if you read what Josh is saying closely, it's saying that silver is unlikely to ever drop much given the shift in the uses of it. So I don't see a price decrease ever happening to be honest.
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@goosehd said in GOOD ART HLYWD - A Gallery:
I’ve been following this discussion and just want to point out that the price of silver may only one factor in play. Everyday expenses, overhead, labour, insurance are all factors in pricing goods.
Josh put out a video yesterday explaining this exact list of factors. He also said that they won't compromise on quality, so while some of his peers in the jewelry business are reducing the gold content down to 8K or 10K, he's not changing anything they do, and emphasized that if anything their products are getting better as they refine their processes and get better equipment.
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@seawolf reducing gold ratio to 8k/10k is not compromising on quality tho, just a choice to reduce the cost of manufacturing. People that been wearing 18k gold or above wouldn't suddently start buying 10k gold just cuz its cheaper. But they might stop buying 18k gold becasue it has gotten more expensive tho
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@kaacy1721 said in GOOD ART HLYWD - A Gallery:
@seawolf reducing gold ratio to 8k/10k is not compromising on quality tho, just a choice to reduce the cost of manufacturing.
That's subjective. Some might say (Josh Warner, for instance in the very same video I referenced above) that reducing the ratio of gold is a decrease in quality because it's not really gold in the way that aligns with his brand. This is all subjective, and you can decide how you want to proceed with all of this information.
