I've been helping some members here with artwork printing over the past few months and I'm looking to make a change and was looking for some feedback.
I've been using my standard vinyl for arcade marquees. The vinyl works well but is not meant to be "backlit" as a normal arcade marquee would be and the vinyl can look "washed out" at times when backlit. That said I am considering making a purchase of some 10 mil translite material specifically made to be backlit in order make those marquees pop and super easy to install. The only issue I'm having is justifying the purchase of the materials as it would be a rather large quantity and I'm not sure that I would ever use it for anything else other than printing marquees for the community.
That said I was thinking of gauging interest here and offering a $10 marquee translite to the first 30 or 40 people in order to help with the initial cost of the material. My main concern is paying for materials that will end up being surplus and I'm just trying to cover any huge out of pocket expense. If there is enough demand as posted here I will order the material and start printing right away.
The translite will not have adhesive and can either be sandwiched between two pieces of plexi, taped to the back of plexi, or custom cut to fit in any holding bracket that you may have. Again, these are made to be backlit and will look great!
If you are interested can you please post here and if we can get 30 people I will order the material and fill all of the orders. The $10 price would cover any marquee up to 30" wide and 12" tall. If you would like a larger size please PM me for a quote. Shipping will be about $5-$6 so count on a total of about $15-$16 out the door. If ordering multiple marquees the shipping price will not increase. YOU MUST SUPPLY THE ARTWORK as I do not stock any images and only print based on customer art provided.
Thanks for you feedback everyone!
PREORDER LIST for $10 MARQUEE
*Mamezilla (1) SHIPPED
*jmike (2) SHIPPED
*05SRT4 (1) SHIPPED
*pbj (4) SHIPPED
*Le Chuck (2) SHIPPED
*Malenko (2) SHIPPED
*Vigo (3) SHIPPED
*DudeRegular (1) SHIPPED
*JimmyU (1) AWAITING PICK UP
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*strav (1) SHIPPED
*jm0 (1) SHIPPED
*jdchubb (1) SHIPPED
*yotsuya (4) SHIPPED
*dashingw (1) SHIPPED
*MaxpowerX360 (1) SHIPPED
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*wp34 (1) SHIPPED
*Mr_Numbers (2) SHIPPED
*Generic Eric (5) ARTWORK PARTIALLY RECEIVED/PRINTED
*CharlesDeMar (1) ARTWORK NOT RECEIVED
*gonzojoey(2) ARTWORK NOT RECEIVED
*Anpanman (2) ARTWORK NOT RECEIVED
*bfauska (1) ARTWORK NOT RECEIVED
*PAID
CURRENT TOTAL REQUESTED = 40 pieces
CURRENT TOTAL *PAID = 40 pieces
Please note that $10 pre-order price is locked for all members that are on the pre-order list above and will be an ongoing discount. BYOAC members not on the preorder list will still receive a discounted rate of $15 per marquee for all new orders.