Southern Quilts

For Sale
2007 APQS Millenium
$8,500
 
Upgraded to Bliss table one year ago
14 foot table
Red snapper loading system
Automatic fabric advance
Stitch regulator
Channel locks
Handles on front and back
 
I bought this machine 7 years ago and it was very gently used then…had very few quilts done on it at the time. Runs perfectly…love the stitches this machine makes. Nothing wrong with this machine at all. I love this machine and wouldn’t part with it except that I bought a new APQS machine. I will consider including the Intelliquilter computer system (already attached but will take off if not wanted) with it for an additional $14,500. Will ship but buyer must arrange for and pay for shipping. In Cumming, Georgia.

No one has replied, so I will gingerly step in and give you my take on the problem. Adding a computer to your machine does not mean that you should raise your prices above the industry standard, especially for overall designs. The customer doesn't care how you get there or what you use---they are interested in the finished product and don't want to pay extra for computerized when someone else can do the same thing for less. I'm talking about pantos/overalls, not custom. Also, you have "niched" yourself. You have inadvertently sent a message to your customers that you are out of the panto/overall business by showing lots of custom quilting. Custom=$$$$ to everyone. Make some simple quilt tops and quilt them with overalls or a panto and show them everywhere. Remind them that you're still around and offering the less-expensive quilting. I think your customers perception of what you offer and your pricing has been muddled---that you are now too expensive. To get them back in the fold, use your favorite method to contact them and offer a blow-them-away deal on pantos and overalls "exclusively for you, my favorite customer". Any size quilt up to a Queen (you supply the limit for dimensions) with a choice of three pantos/computerized or freehand overall (not a big meander) for $100. This will price you at less than a cent-and-a-half, but will give your business a boost. They will dig out all the big UFOs and maybe get one done as a Christmas gift. Limit the number (like first 20 quilts) and limit the month---like November only or first two weeks in January. See if that will nudge them back to you. Good luck---it's disheartening when the customers you think are friends stop becoming customers.