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tamersalama on Feb 21, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: How To Make a Quick Buck

  - Woman: "It's You! Picasso. Could you please paint me?"
  - Picasso: "Here you go Madam!"
  - Woman: "Wow! great picture in only few seconds. How much do I owe you?"
  - Picasso: "$5,000"
  - Woman: "That's outrageous. It only took you few seconds"
  - Picasso: "Madame, it took me my entire life!"

Unverified story about value-based pricing

cafard on Feb 23, 2013 | [–]

Based, I think, on Whistler's statement during his libel trial against Ruskin. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Abbott_McNeill_Whistler#R....

jacques_chester on Feb 22, 2013 | [–]

> value-based pricing

A very important thing to get comfortable with.

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