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Posted by michigan signguy on :

I have to make 2 4x8 for sale signs !
to say
for sale- by owner -38 acres- all or split
a plot map and phone no.
I come up with 84ft of vinyl on mdo good one side i came up with around $600. just in vinyl at 7.50 a ft. is this to high or in the ball park ? installed !! 40 mile away !as everyone knows i am new to the pricing game
so i need little help!

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GSD SIGNS
Lewiston,Mi.
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Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :

no answer

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Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :

sounds about right to me... altho I would leave the install on a time basis only....(never know whats under that first inch of dirt,could be a boulder)

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Monte Jumper
SIGNLanguage/Norman.Okla.

Posted by Barry Branscum (Member # 445) on :

Well...I just blew it today...i guess I was looking for work(it's kinda LEEEEEAN), and the competitors who are hand painters (NOT signpainters, ya know?) have been swiping more than usual out from under me....they all do 4X8's for 150-175.00.....I am doing two REALLY simple for 448.00 plus tax....no delivery no install....no art charge no friggin rush charge....man I feel like an idiot sometimes!!

Looking back I am ashamed of myself...but what do you do when the public is not discriminating and you got kiddos to feed?

sigh.....

Barry

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Master's Touch Signs & Screenprinting
Clinton AR
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ICQ 17430008
"Imagine the Possibilities..."

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Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :

I must be missing something here. In doing the math, 2 4x8's total 64 Sq.Ft. - 32 sq ft per panel. How do you get more sq. ft. of vinyl than both panels combined?

Are you covering raw panels with vinyl?? Why not use a couple of pre-painted panels and simply apply the cut letters to it? That would drastically reduce the sq. footage of vinyl required, and result in a profitable job as well. If these signs are not likley to be up for more than 2 years, you might even consider using an intermediate grade. If the property hasn't moved in 2 years, it's not likley to sell at all. The pre-painted MDO with intermediate grade would certainly last 2 years.

Just a suggestion...hope it helps.

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Ken Henry
Henry & Henry Signs
London, Ontario Canada
(519) 439-1881
e-mail kjmlhenry@home.

Some days you get to be the dog....other days, you get to be the fire hydrant.

Posted by Mikes Mischeif (Member # 1744) on :

Signcraft magazine issue #106 may/jun 1999

$350 - $450

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Mike Duncan
Lettercraft Signs
Alexandria VA

I have never let schooling interfere with my education - Mark Twain

Posted by Nevman (Member # 332) on :

I just finished one 4'x8' for a client just as you described.

$ 380.00 picked up.

Prices differ in other economic areas but fortunately, this client knows the VALUE of good signage.

Good Luck

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Pat Neve, Jr.
Sign Man, Inc.
4580 N. US 1
Melbourne, FL 32935
321-259-1703
signman@signmaninc.com
Capt. Sign
Letterville Constituent
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Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :

tamus....explain....."hand painters(not sign painters, ya know)....ya lost me...

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Posted by Bruce Evans (Member # 44) on :

I would gather that they paint....but not usually signs.

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