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Re: pricing that neon stuff
John Anderson wrote:
>
> > I have been using modifications of the Neon pricing guide to come up
> >with my pricing in general. I use a cost figure of $32,50/Hour for labor and
> >1.67% on materials to double check a job to make sure I am OK on my pricing.
> >If something takes more time than I was able to get on a per foot charge, I
> >won't make the same mistake again by double checking my cost this way. I
> >would be really interested in a program that would allow for different
> >degrees of difficulty, more difficult glass, smaller more detailed work, etc.
> > Looking forward to hearing more.....
> >
> >Don Stone (wallerneon@aol.com)
>
> Here's where my pricing method miserably fails: consider these two jobs -
> both how long they would take you and how much material you would use:
>
> 1. "INDIA" - clear red, 12" individual block letters w/ double backs
>
> 2. "SASER" - coated green, 12" individual block ltrs w/ PK electrodes and long
> follow-backs
>
> I come out with about double the time and triple the materials, but
> according to my current pricing scheme, I charge the same. This was just
> an example off the top of my head. It is often much more extreme,
> especially on larger jobs.
>
> -JohnReal good example John. I was thinking of a similar case. I hope Kenny
can pull off the impossible. It really would be nice to be able to plug
in some variables and come up with a price. I also mentioned about the
wholesale variable. A shop in the business for years has set up a
wholesale price schedule as follows.
Clear red = 3.95 per foot
Powdered blue = 4.35 per foot
Minimum unit charge of = 21.00
repairs (red) = 21.00
repairs (blue) = 22.00
If you ask me, the guy is giving the glass away. Do you all agree or is
this something close to what people are getting.
Howie Cohen
http://www.borg.com/~hcohen
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