I agree that you should be paid for your work. I have been a home-caster toy soldier maker for over 11 years, usually working just craft shows and an occasional weekend at a kiosk outside the Base Exchange at Wright-Patterson AFB, and have 2 basic kinds of customers - those who wonder why 'toy' soldiers are so expensive (and therefore never spend a penny on them) and those who wonder why I am so cheap for such quality work (who are those who actually buy a few figures). I still hope to retire to full time toy soldier making in the next 5 years (gads, by the time I'm 55) and make a living on that. The world shoud realize you get what you pay for, at least for the most part, so spending a reasonable sum for a quality product should just be common sense. One thing I have learned since leaving the Army a few years ago is that common sense isn't very common anymore.
