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Do you charge more if it an oddball color and you know you won't use the whole thing on the project your ordered it for?

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Do you charge more if it an oddball color and you know you won't use the whole thing on the project your ordered it for?

Cost of doing business. :thumbsup: Charge for material that you use. Save the rest for the next customer.

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Jon

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If it's a rare color, and i'm using less than a yard, I'll ask someone on here or buy a yard from my supplier. My supplier sells 24" 651 by the yard for $5 a yard for 1-9yds. If it's more than a yard, then ditto to jon's post.

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If it's a rare color, and i'm using less than a yard, I'll ask someone on here or buy a yard from my supplier. My supplier sells 24" 651 by the yard for $5 a yard for 1-9yds. If it's more than a yard, then ditto to jon's post.

hook us up? where you get it?

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nfsupply.com

I'm not sure if they'll do it through their website or not. They're only about 20 mins from me so I get most of my vinyl there. Last time I checked, they're online store was getting updated or something.

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It's your call, but if it is really an oddball I have no good prospects of using for something else --  I'll recover the full cost of the roll in the price of the job.  If I can buy just enough to do the job then my regular markup and labor costs go into the price.  If I have to buy larger quantity than needed for the job I charge for all the material  -  don't mark it up as much (maybe no markup if it's a lot) - do charge for my labor.  For repeats on that color, I will charge regular prices - including markup on materials - so we both come out better on the repeat orders.  

My son had some layered 3 color graphics for a bodyshop repair on a big truck - 2 of the colors were ultra metallic amethyst and azure blue the other was chrome - he quoted I think $150 for  4 numbers layered in those 3 colors.  I have yet to find any use for the rest of the 10 yard rolls, but he got his cost covered and a nice profit.

-Mike

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Personally on the specialty vinyls I would still just charge my normal rates....I can always find ways to get rid of vinyl personally.

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Guest fivestar

I did a job about a yr ago and charged $75.00 for two 8 inch dodge decals.  It was a special 3M vinyl and I told the car dealership I could do it but I had to buy a full 15" wide by 10 yrd roll because nobody sold it by the yrd and I wasn't getting stuck with the rest of the vinyl.  They said "It's an insurance job, we don't care".  :thumbsup::);D I almost felt bad charging $75.00 for two decals.

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Same here, if it's an odd color, I just recoup the cost of the entire roll in the job.  I have never ordered a single yard of a color, and if I did, I would end up needing 2 yards.

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If it's a rare color, and i'm using less than a yard, I'll ask someone on here or buy a yard from my supplier. My supplier sells 24" 651 by the yard for $5 a yard for 1-9yds. If it's more than a yard, then ditto to jon's post.

hook us up? where you get it?

i'll sell it all day long $5 yard

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I agree, it is the cost of doing business. Not fun, but part of the game. I can get the cost back with one job usually.

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I just ordered a whole roll (10 yds) for 2 ft. needed.  :thumbsup:

Now I will push this color alittle harder on future customers.

In this business, you always need stock. And trust me, somebody will like that color.

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Looks like 2 schools of thought on this one.  So be it!

-Mike

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Thanks everyone!  I am real shy about charging people.  I am trying to get some pricing figured out.  :thumbsup:

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If it's a rare color, and i'm using less than a yard, I'll ask someone on here or buy a yard from my supplier. My supplier sells 24" 651 by the yard for $5 a yard for 1-9yds. If it's more than a yard, then ditto to jon's post.

hook us up? where you get it?

here what vinyl i have been using and love it they also sell by the yard

http://www.hhsignsupply.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=42278&idcategory=371

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It really depends, i just had to get special vinyl for a job and my pricing method came to be about double the vinyl roll so i made out good on that. On others i at least break even since colors i don't stock i normally don't use quickly so it has to be worth my while.

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