How would you recommend I handle this?

[Designer]

The question is, how much do I charge without scaring her off, and at the same time making a profit?

I, too, try to see the good side of people (until they prove otherwise). Since you're an amateur like me, I guess I would just set a price that I'm comfortable with, and specify a quantity run or a time limit and see how it goes. If she is legitimate, she may want to make a second batch someday.

Good luck!

 

[tirediron]

It does indeed sound suspect, but... maybe not. I would respond thusly:

-Send her an e-mail stating your price; say $100/card (depending on how many she wants of course) and asking for her home address so that you may send her a copy of the licensing agreement (w/ SASE so there's no excuse not to return it) and tell her that as soon as you have the license back, signed, and her payment has cleared, she can download the images from your 'site.

 

[Tight Knot]

The question is, how much do I charge without scaring her off, and at the same time making a profit?

I, too, try to see the good side of people (until they prove otherwise). Since you're an amateur like me, I guess I would just set a price that I'm comfortable with, and specify a quantity run or a time limit and see how it goes. If she is legitimate, she may want to make a second batch someday.

Good luck!

Thanks designer,

I agree. It's best to try and give people the benefit of the doubt.
I usually say "treat him like a king, but trust him like a thief ".

 

[Tight Knot]

It does indeed sound suspect, but... maybe not. I would respond thusly:

-Send her an e-mail stating your price; say $100/card (depending on how many she wants of course) and asking for her home address so that you may send her a copy of the licensing agreement (w/ SASE so there's no excuse not to return it) and tell her that as soon as you have the license back, signed, and her payment has cleared, she can download the images from your 'site.

Thanks tirediron,

Sounds like sounds advice.

 

[KmH]

Typical use licensing would place a limit on the print run of each photo used.

For non-exclusive commercial use, USA only geographical distribution:
A print run of 10,000 or fewer postcards would be in a range of something like $400 to $750.
If they want to use 2 photos they would pay $800 to $1500 and could have 10,000 cards printed of each photo - 20,00 cards total.

If they want exclusive use and worldwide distribution they pay more - like double.

 

[Tight Knot]

Typical use licensing would place a limit on the print run of each photo used.

For non-exclusive commercial use, USA only geographical distribution:
A print run of 10,000 or fewer postcards would be in a range of something like $400 to $750.
If they want to use 2 photos they would pay $800 to $1500 and could have 10,000 cards printed of each photo - 20,00 cards total.

If they want exclusive use and worldwide distribution they pay more - like double.

Thanks so much for your concise and clear answer.