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

[Jeremy Moore]

I definitely understand costing out that high to print for others, but
he mentions this in an instructional-esque video and doesn't qualify
it at all.

-Jeremy-

On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Diana Bloomfield
<dhbloomfield at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 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