The Elvis Legacy 16 Posted October 4, 2014 I have not started sublimating just yet but was interested in doing the cell phone cases and the license plates. I know that Conde sells the License plates for almost $4 each if Im not mistaken. I then saw some for sale on ebay for a little over $1 each. Is this a situation where you get what you pay for? Are there different qualities of substrates? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr300s 1,272 Posted October 4, 2014 Yes there sure is I have never had much luck with stuff on ebay unless someone is going out and has old stuff from Coastal Business Supply or Conde, but thats not to say they can;t be found. There are some folks that have good luck but you would have to find which ones they are, I would not buy a bunch from someone on ebay or you could get stuck with garbage... Sometimes you can find them on sale and buy bulk such as these right now on Coastals site (They have good plates) http://www.coastalbusiness.com/search.aspx?find=license+plate 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
security802 686 Posted October 5, 2014 http://www.wholesalecentral.com/hotplates/store.cfm?event=itemdetail&itemid=656942&returnto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wholesalecentral.com%2Fhotplates%2Fstore.cfm I have good luck with these Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
98crewcab 21 Posted October 5, 2014 ? so, at the above mentioned $4 per plate to sell, finished, that $139 for 50 does not sound like there is much left to make off of these$60?....did I read something wrong? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted October 5, 2014 finished plates go for $10-$12 - sometimes more depending on where you are - so you decide if $6-8 profit is worth it of course factor in your ink, printer and time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr300s 1,272 Posted October 5, 2014 I get $15.00 all day long 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted October 5, 2014 figured I was low = haven't done any for a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efimage 42 Posted October 5, 2014 I have ordered license plate blanks from these guys before. http://www.digitalgrafx.biz/servlet/the-UV-PLUS!-Dye-Sublimation-Blanks/Categories. I did waste some blanks dialing all the settings in. The coating is softer then the unisub blanks and if you use too much pressure or heat you will get something similar to orange peel on the finished product. It took some trial and error before i found the correct setting that worked for me plus some help from some of the guys at t-shirtforums.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted October 5, 2014 http://www.wholesalecentral.com/hotplates/store.cfm?event=itemdetail&itemid=656942&returnto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wholesalecentral.com%2Fhotplates%2Fstore.cfm I have good luck with these http://signsplusbanners.com/itemdetail.php?sku=B612025DY&keyword=sublimation&x=0&y=0&techspec=&p=Frames%2C+Blanks+%26+Stakes&c=Vehicle+Frames+%26+Blanks They're a little cheaper especially if you do a lot of them and comparable to the ones hotplates sells. And I get $15 for mine too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
express2100 154 Posted October 8, 2014 Wish we had a market for plates around here....dang cops need to see us comin and goin! Really do like the work you guys do with them though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
