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Old 10-05-2006, 12:26 PM
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Default Re: how much do you pros charge?

if there is no local competetion and you will be selling them local then you will set the price by how well they sell. if you are looking to go on ebay with them then try to find as close to what you will be selling and watch the items and see what the total sale price is. this minus the cost of the cover will give you a range for the polish fee. if it is where you want to make then best of luck. just a bit of advise, make sure that you dont give the work away. keep in mind that there is consumable supplies in polish work that have to be replaced from time to time. also dont sell your time at slave labor. i calculate my time at $10. mininum for friends and more for strangers. this is set in stone. but when bidding a job you have to figure what it should take and not what it does take. i have taken in jobs and made 50.00 when i had over 20 hrs in the job because i mess something up and had to back up and start again. sorry for being long winded but i hope some of this helps. keep in mind that without professional machines and lots of work you will not get rich polishing, but you can have some fun and make some coin. best of luck bro.
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