I Upgraded Cutter and Software.

[American And Proud]

You will love Flexi pro! I am glad you got the deal.

Thanks John,

I almost passed it up, watching a used Graphtec with Flexi Expert on ebay but as the seconds ticked down and the price shot UP I decided I would eventually be getting into wide format printing, as well as vinyl work, so the Pro was the way to go.

If I got it later it would cost me ALOT more and I was looking for a new cutter Now, so I jumped on it.

[American And Proud]

Great deal,,  You will love both... 

Thanks Carolyn,

You have been a great help to me and I appreciate it.

Your work is Outstanding and you produce some great stuff, I wish you continued success. 

[American And Proud]

Someone's gonna have a printer soon I bet. 

Eventually I will.

I want to talk to you more about your setup and that conversion.

And again thanks for your help. 

[American And Proud]

Congrats on your deal !!! 

To stay on subject (or something like that ) what ENTRY level printer do you recommend (for vinyl printing obviously)?

Thanks wwpro,

Someone else will have to give you answers on the printing side as I don't have one, Yet, and have only begun to research into them.

Hopefully someone will let up both know here.

[American And Proud]

FlexiPro better be one HELL of a software package for $1700.  I can't possibly imagine that it is worth that, no offense.  That list price is a crock of sh*t, also.

The Graphtec does some sweet contour cutting, though, and it's unbelievably quiet compared to my LP.

midwaste,

Anyone I have talked too about Flexi Pro is Very Happy with it and they believe it is worth the cost for what it can do for you and your business.

I have watched alot of vids for it and felt it was worth the cost that I am paying for Both the Graphtec AND the Flexi Sign PRO.

The list price a crock of sh*t? Have you actually Priced Flexi and the Graphtec?

That "list price" ^ up there I posted of $6390.00 is for BOTH the Flexi AND the Graphtec combined. (Maybe you misunderstood that?)

$4,295.00 is the Selling price of Flexi Sign Pro Alone at Many vendors such as our own hosts here.(Not including the Graphtec.)

Beacon sells it Alone for $3,495.00.

Advanced Color Solutions $4,295.00

Sign Depot $4,295.00

Digital Media Warehouse $4,295.00

Sign Outlet Store $4,295.00 (call for price can save 500-1000 on certain levels of Flexi) Even if you get $1000.00 off from them its still $3,295.00, then Add the Graphtec price to that.($1,495.00)(Total-$4,790.00)

Specialty Graphics Supply $4,295.00 (IN CART-$3,865.00) And the Graphtec is $1,795.00, ADD the Flexi with the cutter and the price is $5,545.00.

Ordway Sign Supply has 8.5 on Sale for $2,495.00 (Good Price, only one version behind.) They are also advertising the Graphtec on Sale, but you have to call for pricing on it.
The cutter would have to be on sale for less than $1,000.00 to match/beat the price and it could very well be.(I just found this one, maybe someone can do even Better.)

I am Sure vendors run various "sales" at different times, you just have to be in the market at the right time to catch one, when your ready or in Need.

I could afford to buy what I did, so I took advantage of the sale.

Whatever the sign business tosses my way, I have the software that can handle it now. And as my company grows.

I can hire someone who knows Corel, Illustrator, Flexi, or even SBE if they know how to use one proficiently and can get the jobs done on time, without having to train them on one or the other because I don't own it.

I don't plan on being a one man operation forever.

No offense taken, we all use what we use for our own reasons.





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[American And Proud]

Well I spent like a wildman on Christmas again this year for the kids, what the heck, it's only once a year and to see their Happy Smiling Faces Christmas morning makes it all worth while.

Left me a touch short to pay off the Graphtec and FlexiSIGN PRO until Monday Dec. 28th, I was Hoping I had it by Christmas.

I did talk to Donna this morning and sent $1,000.00 to Beacon. That leaves me at $400.00 to pay it off on Monday.

I did manage to get a few more Extras tossed into my original deal. 

I had put this on Lay-A-Way with Beacon, and since then the Graphtec CE5000 - 60 went on Sale by itself.

So as I was paying today I asked Donna IF I pay this off Before Dec. 31st do I get the same offer on the Graphtec as you are now offering until Dec. 31st?
($1,495.00, Free Ship, 15"x50 yrd roll white vinyl, 15"x50yrd roll black vinyl, Additional 1 year warranty)

She looked up our original deal and said yes I can include the Promo offer going on on the Graphtec IF it's paid off by Dec. 31st.

So I now get FREE Shipping (Saved me the $44.00 that was added to my invoice before), Plus $100.00 worth of Vinyl, (VECTOR PRO-V5 GLOSS WHITE UNP 15"X50 YD and VECTOR PRO-V5 GLOSS BLACK UNP 15"X50 YD) And- BEACON ADD'L 1-YR CUTTER WARRANTY.

So that gives a 3 year warranty on the cutter. Nice.

I could have paid it off Today, but I don't like to deplete my Cash account under a certain amount for Emergencies so Monday will be soon enought to pay it off.

Can't wait to get it here tho and start using them. 

[mr300s]

I am sure you will love it and good luck with it.  All these great items your buying you are defiantly set up.  Now you need to get busy making some money 

[American And Proud]

I am sure I will love them. Thanks.

As Planned, I still have the whole winter left to just practice with everything here. And then I may have to keep on practicing for awhile after that.

Until a legal case pending is resolved I can't do much else.

But buy the equipment and practice, save up some cash for a few months after the Holidays and I will be buying a bucket lift truck, then after all is settled I will buy a wide format printer.

I bought a few Books from Amazon this week-
Mastering Layout: On the Art of Eye Appeal, By: Mike Stevens
Logo Design for Small Business, By: Dan Antonelli
And,
How to Estimate & Price Signs , By: Dan Hale

Should be helpful reading.

[midwaste]

Mastering Layout: On the Art of Eye Appeal, By: Mike Stevens

 

[bizzytop]

If anyone is interested, I am also in the market for a new graphtec I found Ordway has the Graphtech CE5000 for $1295 on sale, not sure how long the sale is, but it is the least expensive that I have found anywhere.  Uscutter has it for $1495, I was thinking of ordering it here and getting the flexistarter and the coraldraw ess. with it, but I just cant see spending an extra $300 for it.  If I buy the graptech from Ordway and the software from uscutter I still save $100.   Will probably jump in and buy it on Monday.

[American And Proud]

My Graphtec CE5000-60 and FlexiSIGN PRO are now -

PAID IN FULL !
I am just waiting on my email from Beacon Graphics with my UPS Tracking # now. 

Free Shipping Free 15"x50 yard rolls of Black and White Vinyl and a Free Extra year added to the Warranty too.

Thanks Beacon Graphics!  They are Great to deal with!

[American And Proud]

I just checked my UPS Tracking and the 4 packages will be HERE on Wednesday Dec. 30th! 

They were sent the Billing info late this afternoon from Beacon Graphics, everything was picked up by UPS at 7:30 PM and it still will be HERE at my door in TWO DAYS and thats FREE Shipping too!

Now THAT IS SERVICE.
WAY TO GO BEACON ! 

[chefgary]

I'm sooooo Jealous

[American And Proud]

No need to be, the Sale on the cutter is until Dec. 31st Call and ask if you can get in on it and do a Lay A Way, break it into 3-4 payments and get busy selling stuff to pay it off.  

Sale includes the cutter with stand, an Extra Year of Warranty, and in your cart will say 15"x50 Yard roll of White Vinyl and 15"x50yard roll of Black Vinyl plus the Free shipping.

I paid off everything this afternoon and then as Donna was putting my order all together for the shipping Dept. she called me back and Asked me, How would you like your FREE $100.00 worth of Vinyl? 24"x10 yard rolls (4 rolls) and what colors would you like them to be? Or 2 rolls of 15"x50 Yard rolls your choice of colors?

I said I'll take the standard offer of the 15"x50Yard rolls of Black and White (2rolls)

So she offered me my choices before just tossing 2 or 4 rolls in a box.

I thought that was real nice service. And Donna is my personal Rep so any questions or problems I call HER Direct each and every time.

For both the Graphtec and the Flexi and Future sales I make.  

Go for it !

[Rodger - unit # 982]

 So they would be perfect if they supplied a forum like USCutter does ?