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Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :

This past Friday I walked a local car show.. the 3rd largest one in Arizona.. some 2,000 vehicles there, not just cars but anything with an engine including boats and airplanes.. anyways...

I spent more time talkin to the guys with the classic cars.. they're the ones with the money.

I was showing them the classic that I had carved outta Sign Foam (see the pic below if you haven't seen it before) to see what kind of response I could get from it.
I had an idea to carve show cards outta Sign Foam and wanted to see if the idea would fly.
Apparently it will because these guys went absolutely ape-poopie over my incomplete carving.

So.. now I need some kinda guideline to use for pricing these buggers.
Anyone have any ideas?
My thoughts on the level of detail would be something like a dimensional car as shown in the pic below at the top of the board, with the rest of the board being flat, perhaps with some scroll work or a raise border at the edges. Either hand painted or vinyl copy on the flat area, depending which price level the customer wants.

Anyone have a guideline I could use for pricing this detailed work?
The car owners' reactions told me they were really interested!

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Mike Pipes
Digital Illusion Custom Graphics
Lake Havasu City, AZ
http://www.stickerpimp.com

Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :

I forgot to mention...

The dimensional car would be carved and painted to match the owner's vehicle.

I also just thought since the area for the copy may be a bit rough, I could use a plexi inlay with the copy and background on the second surface, copy reversed of course. =)

Hmm.. I could sit here all day and come up with ideas.. but.. I got work to put off a bit longer and I havent gotten breakfast yet today!

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Mike Pipes
Digital Illusion Custom Graphics
Lake Havasu City, AZ
http://www.stickerpimp.com

Posted by VICTORGEORGIOU (Member # 474) on :

What you describe sounds like a lot of work. Do you have any feel for how much time you would put into it? Find someone you like and sell him/her one for $100 on the condition that you can use it as a selling piece from time to time. If your first customer thinks it is killer, then set the real price based on time and effort. If it comes out to $250, then set the price at $250 and hang tough. Then you will be able to make a living on whatever orders you do get.

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Victor Georgiou
Bob Loves Signs Inc
Danville, CA
email blssign@pacbell.net

Posted by Brad Funk (Member # 1351) on :

What Size Mike?

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Brad Funk
Artisan Signs
Phoenix, AZ
www.artisan-signs.com

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