[alt-photo] Re: Pt/Pd printing Video

[Diana Bloomfield]

I agree, Loris.  I just happen to know a couple of people who  
consistently do some printing for others (again, not platinum  
printing), and knowing what their material costs are for what they do,  
I know they charge more than $50/hour, though they may not tell the  
client the cost per hour, or break it down that way for them.  People  
are better off, all the way around, doing their own printing-- if  
that's at all possible for them-- but that's just my thought.  I've  
done some printing for people before, and I did charge a lot-- mainly  
because I felt it was a somewhat thankless job and it was my time--   
but how much people are willing to pay for someone else to print their  
work is always surprising to me. If the demand is there, you may as  
well charge what you can get (law of supply and demand).  I always  
think about how much my dentist charges (which seems outrageous to  
me), and I figure I'm as good at what I do as he is at what he does--  
you know, maybe even better-- though I do have a few crowns that look  
really good.  Of course, they should.  They cost me a small fortune.

Diana



On Apr 29, 2010, at 9:30 AM, Loris Medici wrote:

> Could be. I would not base my price on material costs (w/ markup) +  
> labor,
> if it ends up in in quoting a labor cost more than USD 50 / h. I would
> request a total/packaged service fee instead. Just because it  
> wouldn't sound
> nice to the potential customer (remember; my comment was limited to  
> my part
> of the world), and more importantly, because I wouldn't want to lie  
> about
> how much man/hour takes to finish a pt/pd print...
>
> In my view, the less detail you provide about your costing scheme (=  
> be
> simple) the better it is; otherwise, you may end up in a very  
> unproductive
> discussion / argument. It's a simple situation of either accept or  
> go...
>
> Regards,
> Loris.
>
>
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>
> Well, then, the answer is obviously #3.   Though I do know people who
> print for others (not just platinum prints) who certainly charge  
> more than
> $50/hour.
>
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