DD,

Not to disagree with you but I just wanted to add my opinion to this discussion....

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Unfortunately, your anology about the car salesman and the Taxidermist has very little correlation to this situation.

For lack of a better way to explain it, Bill has his customers by the proverbial family jewels. If they want his quality work they have no choice but to wait for it. More importantly, Bill doesn't not need to accept business from those few extra incremental customers that do not appreciate his talents. It is simply not worthy his time...

On the other hand a car salesman lives or dies by the incremental customers. In sales EVERY CUSTOMER IS AN INCREMENTAL CUSTOMER...If they were not, your job title would not have had the word "sales" in its description.

The reality is Bill doesn't need to "sell" anything. His work attracts his customers based on its own merit. That is why he can afford to honestly express his opinions concerning individuals that do not appreciate or understand quality taxidermy work.

If these individuals do not appreciate his work in the first place, chances are they won't ever be his customs regarless of what he might say or think...
JC