Pricing Question

[Wayne Grecco]

Hello All...

Quick pricing question... I have a customer that needs approx. (45) of a 1" x 2.5" perpetual plate engraved with different info on each. What would a reasonable price to charge per piece be on something like this?

Each piece will cost me approx. 0.40 to buy.

Thanks
Wayne

[George M. Perzel]

Hi Wayne;
Assuming you are talking laser and not engraving machine, the setup will take longer than the actual work. Overall, I would price at about $3 per tag, unless its for a relative and then I would charge $5.
Best Regards,
George
Laserarts

[Brian Leavitt]

If I'm providing the plate, I get $9 each for perp plates.

[Wayne Grecco]

Thanks George and Brian, I appreciate your input. I was thinking of the $5.00 range but wanted to make sure I wasn't too far off.

Wayne

[Tony Lenkic]

My price would be $ 6.00 each

[Keith Winter]

On products like this I'd suggest price based upon your time, not the cost of the object, and you also need to factor in design time since the engraving is changing + a few mistakes.

For example: If a piece of wood costs $5 but you spend and hour engraving and cutting it, should you only charge $10 or should you charge $40? You have to decide how much your time and consequentially your laser time is worth.

[Ross Moshinsky]

We'd charge somewhere between $5-8. The range is dependent on how the information is provided, how many design variations, and material. We have a software advantage. Gravostyle absolutely smokes Corel for a job like this.

[Mike Null]

I would be between $4 and $6. If they give you the info in a Word or Excel document you can automate it in Corel using one of several macros or print merge.

[RICHARD LAXTON]

I do plaque plates for a government program. I charge $6.50 per plate with a 10% discount after 100 plates. I kinda take a hit with the discount but it keeps them coming back for more.

[Chris Achtschin]

$8.00 here