GraphiXtreme · 09-27-2005, 01:27 PM

My wife just started going out and trying to solicit some business locally. She went to one place that said they had a 9' x 60' banner done, not all printed but with a print on part of it. They already ordered it, but wanted to get a price for future reference. So I called them back to get the specifics and said that I couldn't personally print one that big, but that it would go for approx. $4000 (540 sq. ft. at $7.50 psf). So of course I asked what they paid and he says they paid $2300! That works out to just $4.26 psf. This was done, as far as I know, by a local sign shop that seems to be kindof a dive (IMO). That is a wholesale price in my book...or is that what something of that size would go for?

Barry · 09-27-2005, 04:08 PM

Chris,

Alight my price would be higher than the $2,300 I probably would not charge my full rate at that size. Id would more than likely drop the price a buck or 2 a sq foot since that is a really big job. There is plenty of room to play in that price as you only have a few hundred dollars in material cost in a banner that size. Im thinking $5-$6 a sq foot is reasonable for that size banner.

jayhawksigns · 09-27-2005, 04:21 PM

One place that we have gotten prices from before would run us $1215 wholesale. $2300 doesn't seem that totally unreasonable.

Donald E. Ethredge · 10-03-2005, 05:59 PM

I had of my screen printing customers come in he had 4x8 done for 50.00 each, he said he ordered 2 and we he heard how much he told them to do him up 6...that was full color roped and grommeted..I took a look at them today..Like told him no way I could compete with that price.

Barry · 10-03-2005, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Donald E. Ethredge

I had of my screen printing customers come in he had 4x8 done for 50.00 each, he said he ordered 2 and we he heard how much he told them to do him up 6...that was full color roped and grommeted..I took a look at them today..Like told him no way I could compete with that price.

I wouldnt touch that banner for under $200...

Alan Smith · 10-03-2005, 08:03 PM

I'm like ya'll and wouldn't make a banner for that price, however, there are a couple shops close by here that have grand format printers that I get to print some of my billboards or 50' and 60' banners. They only charge $1.00/sf.

09-27-2005, 01:27 PM	#1
GraphiXtreme Cat Herder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Arlington, WA Posts: 608 Printer: Roland VersaCAMM SP-540V	Retail price for a BIG banner My wife just started going out and trying to solicit some business locally. She went to one place that said they had a 9' x 60' banner done, not all printed but with a print on part of it. They already ordered it, but wanted to get a price for future reference. So I called them back to get the specifics and said that I couldn't personally print one that big, but that it would go for approx. $4000 (540 sq. ft. at $7.50 psf). So of course I asked what they paid and he says they paid $2300! That works out to just $4.26 psf. This was done, as far as I know, by a local sign shop that seems to be kindof a dive (IMO). That is a wholesale price in my book...or is that what something of that size would go for? __________________ Author of "GraphixCALC" sign pricing software. - - - - - - - - - - If you think you can or you think you can't, you're right! - - - - - - - - - - Roland SP-540V w/Triangle MLD Bulk Ink System / Wasatch SoftRip 6.4 / DingTec 60" Cold Laminator / SummaCut D60 / CorelDRAW X3 / Adobe Creative Suite CS2 / AlienSkin Eye Candy / PhotoZoom Pro / CoCut Pro 13 / EyeOne Proof - - - - - - - - - - For we wrestle not against flesh and blood...

09-27-2005, 04:08 PM	#2
Barry Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 1,977 Printer: Versacamm SP300	Chris, Alight my price would be higher than the $2,300 I probably would not charge my full rate at that size. Id would more than likely drop the price a buck or 2 a sq foot since that is a really big job. There is plenty of room to play in that price as you only have a few hundred dollars in material cost in a banner that size. Im thinking $5-$6 a sq foot is reasonable for that size banner. __________________ Mimaki JV3-130SPII - Triangle Mild Solvent inks (MLD) Graphtec FC7000 Cutter Wasatch SoftRip v6.0

09-27-2005, 04:21 PM	#3
jayhawksigns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 303 Printer: Mimaki JV3-160S w/ Triangle Inks	One place that we have gotten prices from before would run us $1215 wholesale. $2300 doesn't seem that totally unreasonable. __________________ Matthew Jayhawk Signs & Graphics www.jayhawksigns.com Got Squeege?

10-03-2005, 08:03 PM	#6
Alan Smith Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 70 Printer: Mimaki JV3 250SP/Triangle MLD	I'm like ya'll and wouldn't make a banner for that price, however, there are a couple shops close by here that have grand format printers that I get to print some of my billboards or 50' and 60' banners. They only charge $1.00/sf. __________________ Alan Smith Extreme Images extremeimages@bellsouth.net 770-949-5860 Mimaki 250SP-Triangle MLD/HP9000S

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10-03-2005, 05:59 PM	#4
Donald E. Ethredge Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 81 Printer: Gerber Edge 2, Roland 540V, Brother GT-541	I had of my screen printing customers come in he had 4x8 done for 50.00 each, he said he ordered 2 and we he heard how much he told them to do him up 6...that was full color roped and grommeted..I took a look at them today..Like told him no way I could compete with that price.

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