A business doesn't exist to lose money. If they did, they wouldn't be in business very long. Some business owners take calculated risks and sometimes those risks lead to additional sales to make up for lost revenue. The bottom line is profit. It can be made by reducing quality through the lowering of production costs, or by raising the price.

Like many of you, I'm happy that the tradition established by Harbour Lights will continue. If the prices must go up to continue that tradition, then so be it. The ultimate dream would be a price increase may some day increase the value of the older pieces in our collections. That will only happen if Harbour Lights can get more people interested in their product to the point they will seek the older pieces on the secondary market when they can no longer find them on the dealer shelves.

I'm sure all you collectors with an inventory that would rival most dealer's stock are hoping this dream will come true.

Bob