[PrintOwners] markups on brokered printing.

[Tommy Melendez]

Hey Borzou.? Any items that we out source, gets marked up 68%. min.


Copy That, Inc.
"Where the only thing you can't copy is our service"
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-----Original Message-----
From: Borzou Azabdaftari <borzou at falconprintandcopy.com>
To: Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only <printowners at printweb.org>
Sent: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 9:50 am
Subject: Re: [PrintOwners] markups on brokered printing.



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I don't really mean 4over either, I routinely triple their prices.  I was
thinking more custom shops that do custom work.  Or do they not count as
wholesale?

Borzou Azabdaftari
Falcon Print and Copy
1921 Gallows Road
Suite 150
Vienna, VA 22182
t.703.442.0124
f.703.442.0134
borzou at falconprintandcopy.com





> From: Loren Maurina <Loren at inkonpaper.biz>
> Reply-To: Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only
> <printowners at printweb.org>
> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:29:46 -0400
> To: Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only
> <printowners at printweb.org>
> Subject: Re: [PrintOwners] markups on brokered printing.
> 
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> 
> 
> On Apr 4, 2008, at 9:01 AM, Borzou Azabdaftari wrote:
> 
>> Is this standard for everyone else?  My minimum mark-up is 40%, but
>> I rarely
>> am able to get to 100%.  I've always wondered what the standard was
>> though.
>> I frankly don't think my "wholesalers" don't give me good enough
>> prices to
>> do it.  If everyone is closer to 100%, does anyone know any great
>> wholesale
>> printers?  Not 4over, who we use and are happy with, but someone
>> for custom
>> jobs.
> 
> We buy Bus Cards from a local company that is similar to 4over
> We pay $24 ( 1000 4/0 UV) We sell the "Regularly for $99
> 
> I think that is way over 100% markup
> 
> I suspect the problem may not be your wholesale price but your
> selling price
> 
> I'm not saying I can get that margin on 10,000 4/4 flyers but I do
> get it on 1000 (cost $216.91 sell $433.82)
> 
> 
> Loren Maurina
> President
> L & L Printing, Inc.
> dba: Allegra Print & Imaging - Clinton Twp
> dba: Allegra Print & Imaging - Warren
> 
> ph (586) 263-0060
> fx   (586) 263-4895
> 
> Loren at InkOnPaper.biz
> 
> 
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