Selling Thin Wraps and Metal Prints

JayClark79 · December 18, 2009

I was wondering 1 who has sold some of these prints, and for others what mark up % your doing.... Marking them up at the same percent of the paper prints really makes them kinda outrageous in price..

Kyle D · December 18, 2009

I've been trying to figure that out myself so have yet to offer them to the public.

Andy · December 18, 2009

Don't be shy about getting a lot of money for these.

run_kmc · December 18, 2009

Andy wrote:

Don't be shy about getting a lot of money for these.

Agreed. At the very least, price them high enough that if you ever send out something like a 20% coupon, you still earn money.

Art Scott · December 19, 2009

JayClark79 wrote:

I was wondering 1 who has sold some of these prints, and for others what mark up % your doing.... Marking them up at the same percent of the paper prints really makes them kinda outrageous in price..

This might just be a hobby for you

but it is a disservice to those that are trying to make a living to price your self real cheap:cry......it is art and should be sold as such.......it is one of a kind created by you.....so be rewarded properly for it....it is not just the cost of the print, but your hours of work and equipment

also...........

HERE is a very good article on pricing yourself cheap.....also down the road it is real hard to able to raise those prices because your clients will expect you to be cheap.............also I found many years ago, that when I raised my prices well above the wally mart and K-dart , Dears prices I started getting better clientele..........Luckily I did it at the end of my second year......I read an article similar to the one above in a small photo group news letter published by ROHN ENGH....he has a book out since 2000 on selling your photos ......and an older one called Sell and Re-sell YOur Photos ...........

Now we have forums like these to help us get to where we want to go..............................

BradfordBenn · December 22, 2009

Has anyone complained yet? I am thinking about the pricing as well, and I felt bad with how much percentage I was marking up, yet people have not complained yet.

Wiren · December 22, 2009

I am trying
I have a deal going where I am trying to sell to a Physicians office. They are thinking a few to 4 dozen large prints (20x30 or so). I priced these at a bit more than 3 times my cost.

My pitch to the physician office is this;

1. Less cost for the office due to no framing.

2. less wear on the wall - lighter weight.

3. Safer! - I guess they say kids like to push up on the base of the frames and they are always scared of the big glass frames falling on a head!

4. Durable - these can be wiped down to clean finger prints and will last a long time.

5. Ready to go! - No waiting for an expensive framing job, just pull it out and hang the sucker!

I am hoping that they buy at least 20 of the 20x30's from me, at my price of 259.99 each, this will get me a $5200 sale, so roughly about $3K profit....??, not too shabby.

Good luck to you all on these, I think they are awesome! Good Idea SM!

Lee

takeflightphoto · December 22, 2009

Wiren wrote:

I have a deal going where I am trying to sell to a Physicians office. They are thinking a few to 4 dozen large prints (20x30 or so). I priced these at a bit more than 3 times my cost.

My pitch to the physician office is this;

1. Less cost for the office due to no framing.

2. less wear on the wall - lighter weight.

3. Safer! - I guess they say kids like to push up on the base of the frames and they are always scared of the big glass frames falling on a head!

4. Durable - these can be wiped down to clean finger prints and will last a long time.

5. Ready to go! - No waiting for an expensive framing job, just pull it out and hang the sucker!

I am hoping that they buy at least 20 of the 20x30's from me, at my price of 259.99 each, this will get me a $5200 sale, so roughly about $3K profit....??, not too shabby.

Good luck to you all on these, I think they are awesome! Good Idea SM!

Lee

So which are you selling them? The metal prints? or the Thin Wraps? Totally different animals.

Wiren · December 23, 2009

The Metal Prints, more durable that way.

lynnesite · December 24, 2009

I sold a 24x30 thinwrap for $300 this week. There was a coupon offer until the end of the month for 20% off, so that was a good deal for the customer.

BradfordBenn · December 25, 2009

I just got my first metal print made, a gift for the wife. It was great. Well worth it. I would say before ordering a bunch of them, I would probably order a small one of the various styles to make sure that the metal works for the print. I am not sure if there is a color shift or anything so I would test it. I did this one before getting a test print as it was a fast turn gift for the wife. Also the picture was industrial so I was confident.

Still I really like the metal and am thinking of getting more for my personal use.

Selling Thin Wraps and Metal Prints

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