can you buy finished products at trade prices

[steve 1]

was not sre where to post this. i only intend to produce mugs to a certain market and dont think i want to invest in flat preses and stock for the market iam in but i know i will be asked for other items can these be bought at trade prices or is it all based on qty i dont beleive i will have a large amount of sales so will i struggle to by at trade if so i may have to go down the flat press route

[mrs maggot]

a lot of us here do work for other members, my best advice - find someone close to you - up to an hour away who you can meet up with and take it from there, obviously they will want paying for their time and skill, but you should be able to work out prices between you that will enable you both to have a profitable relationship without the added stress of post etc

[steve 1]

Thanks laura thats a good idea just did not know if it was worth peoples time as i know to some ofyou time is money

[Dave271069]

Or, think about getting your self a cheap Chinese press, that way you can venture into it yourself and I will lead into loads of new areas.

[steve 1]

thanks dave thought of that butmost of what i have read on the forum is you buy cheap and can run into problems for example to buy cheap press and some blanks £250 ? how many key rings coasters ready made could i buy giving somebody else a small profit and me less stress iam not totaly dismissing what you say dave and appreciate the reply but i will have to look at all options as i dont know enough about presses and iam not sure i want to commit to an expensive press

[Dave271069]

I'm guessing you have a sub printer? My opinion is this is where the cheap buy twice really comes into play, I bought a chinese press of ebay and later on bought a Adkins press off here , I've now sold on the Adkins press and kept my cheap one as its doing the job for now ( at home)
only problem I have now is deciding on what to sell as the choice is endless, from t-shirts to key rings,

[steve 1]

hi dave yes i have ricoh 3110dn A4 printer

[Dave271069]

I bought epson sx with ink off ebay now own same one as you. Good luck with what ever you choose.