How does this sound: if I get your Mom or Dad’s name for Christmas, I’ll look at giving them a clock?

Generally I’m buying an antique clock in semi-functional or non-functional state for something like $100- some for a lot more, some for a little less. Then it takes 60+ hours of my time, plus materials, to restore. If you pay a professional clock repairer, they charge about $250-$500 for that service, but someone with a lot of experience and skill can do what takes me more than 60 hours in probably 10 to 20 hours. So pricing the clock fairly would be hard to do.

I might be putting up a few of the clocks for sale, probably on eBay, at some point to recoup some of my costs, but I’m not yet at that stage. If I get to that point and haven’t drawn your Mom’s name for Christmas, and you still want a clock for her or someone else, I’ll let you know 🙂