this is based on my buying habits, and I buy a lot of the stuff, always 500gm bottles. The past 2 years I've paid somewhere between $249 and $252 to my door thru ENetwork or Lbits on ebay. I just got off ebay, and Lbits to-my-door price just jumped from $249.44 to 291.44, that's a $42.00 / 17% jump, not exactly chickenfeed... However, their 1000gm bottle price of $499.95 (+$11.75), which HAS been a worse deal than the 500g bottles for a long time, hasn't changed, so now IT's the better deal...
But Enetworks price is still $234.95 for the 500g bottle plus ship, but I'm expecting them to make a jump too...
(opinion): Lately all my metal suppliers are telling me stainless and aluminum prices have jumped dramatically, we all know why that is... But after several years of Cermark prices holding fairly steady, even during 'the Reformulation', this sudden jump in price doesn't seem very 'coincidental'. To be perfectly honest, it screams GREED to me. Many customers are telling me the cost of metals is causing themselves and THEIR customers to re-think many purchases right now. I may have to raise my prices to compensate for my next batch of aluminum and stainless which is in progress. Now my marking solution just went up 17%. But what good is raising prices if half my business drops off because my customers and their customers sit in a holding pattern waiting to see what's next.. Where does it end? Not good for the economy. I smell something bad coming, and I just hope I'm wrong...
Anyway, those who buy Cermark, check prices on the sizes and types you buy, good idea to get it as cheap as you can while you can. And there are other options, like Endurmark, and I forget the name of the New stuff the original Cermark makers have out? (forgot to take my Focus Factor) and doesn't Trotec have a marking solution?