The idea is interesting but as it is presented here it sounds a bit overkill. Most of the data would be very hard to elaborate and would only be interesting for the organizers of the biggest conventions and for a very small number of fans.
What about focusing just on the data which would be immediately interesting for a lot of fans? I think it boils down to:
- Con budget sizes, art auction prices, and charity earnings
- Internet auction prices (e.g. FurBuy and The Dealers Den, or furry sales on eBay and Etsy)
- Kickstarter and crowdfunding successes
This is what an artist wants to know when he or she is making plans to sell stuff at the Dealer's Den, or deciding what to bring at an Art Show, or deciding whether or not to try the crowdfounding route for a comic or another large project. It's also what a collector of original pieces wants to know when planning the budget for the next few conventions. It would especially useful for artists who are just starting to sell their works because it can be quite hard to understand how the different venues venues work and what they can expect from them.
But most important it's data which could be gathered relatively easily even by a single person by contacting the people in charge of auctions and conventions, and it could immediately make an impact. If the goal is helping creators and professionals then giving them a handy quick reference to prepare for the next cons is much better than giving them a complex analisys spanning many years.
Data about private commissions would be interesting too but again it sounds too hard to gather. Many artists and commissioners want to keep it private for good reasons, and then the prices of commissions depend on many different factors, like the artist's perceived popularity and availability, subject matter, personal style etc., se I don't think analyzing the prices set by an artist for commissions is very useful for other artists.
The idea is interesting but as it is presented here it sounds a bit overkill. Most of the data would be very hard to elaborate and would only be interesting for the organizers of the biggest conventions and for a very small number of fans.
What about focusing just on the data which would be immediately interesting for a lot of fans? I think it boils down to:
- Con budget sizes, art auction prices, and charity earnings
- Internet auction prices (e.g. FurBuy and The Dealers Den, or furry sales on eBay and Etsy)
- Kickstarter and crowdfunding successes
This is what an artist wants to know when he or she is making plans to sell stuff at the Dealer's Den, or deciding what to bring at an Art Show, or deciding whether or not to try the crowdfounding route for a comic or another large project. It's also what a collector of original pieces wants to know when planning the budget for the next few conventions. It would especially useful for artists who are just starting to sell their works because it can be quite hard to understand how the different venues venues work and what they can expect from them.
But most important it's data which could be gathered relatively easily even by a single person by contacting the people in charge of auctions and conventions, and it could immediately make an impact. If the goal is helping creators and professionals then giving them a handy quick reference to prepare for the next cons is much better than giving them a complex analisys spanning many years.
Data about private commissions would be interesting too but again it sounds too hard to gather. Many artists and commissioners want to keep it private for good reasons, and then the prices of commissions depend on many different factors, like the artist's perceived popularity and availability, subject matter, personal style etc., se I don't think analyzing the prices set by an artist for commissions is very useful for other artists.