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Elbow Room Innovations - custom light boxes and other cool stuff!
Ginsu Victim:
I mean, hey, if you've sold any at $199, keep it at $199. I just said it wasn't for me at that price (this IS a site about building your own stuff). Plenty of stuff gets posted here that we find cool, but isn't aimed at us.
I just appreciate you showing us your awesome work. I hope you sell out of them.
JDFan:
--- Quote from: DP Louie on August 03, 2015, 05:07:03 pm ---Thanks for the compliments!
I don't actually print the marquees - the one's I currently offer are all original, not reproductions. I'm thinking of having some new marquees reverse printed on plexi (there's a few people who offer this, for instance Rich at This Old Game), but I'm still checking into the costs. Speaking of costs, yes my price point is not for the faint of heart ;D. I wish I could offer these at $75 - $100, but it costs me at least that much in materials to build one. The marquees I use generally cost me around $50 (sometimes more) since I seek out pristine examples. Sure, you can find marquees on ebay for $20, but if you actually try to use them you'll discover that most of those are far too scratched to look decent lit up. I'm working on reducing my costs, but there's no way I'll ever be able to produce these for a retail price of $100. I know there are others listed on ebay that sell for that price, but they are nowhere near the quality of mine, and I have not seen any others with sideart and t-molding. That being said, I'm just posting here to get some overall exposure - I know my pins/buttons and pixel badges are more in line with most peoples budget. The light boxes are aimed more at non-collectors, people who may have a "man cave" (damn, did I just use that phrase?) that want something to hang on the wall, or don't have the room or desire for a full size cabinet.
Thanks again, I do appreciate the compliments and the feedback!
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IF you want to get the cost down a bit you might look into having Stpcore print them for you on the translite material he currently sells marquees printed on a translite material that is designed for backlighting for $15 which would be a better price point for you than the Ebay marquees you are currently buying and might allow a slightly better price point - Here's a link to his sales thread ( http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,143964.0.html ) :cheers:
vwalbridge:
--- Quote from: JDFan on August 04, 2015, 12:57:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: DP Louie on August 03, 2015, 05:07:03 pm ---Thanks for the compliments!
I don't actually print the marquees - the one's I currently offer are all original, not reproductions. I'm thinking of having some new marquees reverse printed on plexi (there's a few people who offer this, for instance Rich at This Old Game), but I'm still checking into the costs. Speaking of costs, yes my price point is not for the faint of heart ;D. I wish I could offer these at $75 - $100, but it costs me at least that much in materials to build one. The marquees I use generally cost me around $50 (sometimes more) since I seek out pristine examples. Sure, you can find marquees on ebay for $20, but if you actually try to use them you'll discover that most of those are far too scratched to look decent lit up. I'm working on reducing my costs, but there's no way I'll ever be able to produce these for a retail price of $100. I know there are others listed on ebay that sell for that price, but they are nowhere near the quality of mine, and I have not seen any others with sideart and t-molding. That being said, I'm just posting here to get some overall exposure - I know my pins/buttons and pixel badges are more in line with most peoples budget. The light boxes are aimed more at non-collectors, people who may have a "man cave" (damn, did I just use that phrase?) that want something to hang on the wall, or don't have the room or desire for a full size cabinet.
Thanks again, I do appreciate the compliments and the feedback!
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IF you want to get the cost down a bit you might look into having Stpcore print them for you on the translite material he currently sells marquees printed on a translite material that is designed for backlighting for $15 which would be a better price point for you than the Ebay marquees you are currently buying and might allow a slightly better price point - Here's a link to his sales thread ( http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,143964.0.html ) :cheers:
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Now that is a hell of a good idea. In fact, I smell a business partnership. ;)
Another thought came to mind that might save you some time and labor. It might even keep the cost down. You could sell these as kits. Just sell all the wood painted, then give the buyer all the parts and instructions to put it together themselves. You could even "flat-pack" it and save a bit on shipping. Just a thought.
I'm also the type of guy that likes to put things together so I have more of an attachment to it. Kinda like Legos. It wouldn't be any fun if the Lego kit was already assembled when you bought it. ;)
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: vwalbridge on August 04, 2015, 01:36:36 pm ---I'm also the type of guy that likes to put things together so I have more of an attachment to it. Kinda like Legos. It wouldn't be any fun if the Lego kit was already assembled when you bought it. ;)
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I dunno, I think the OP's selling point is his craftsmanship as opposed to wanting to provide kits. Least that's the impression I get.
pbj:
I give it 5 minutes before Haruman is selling knock offs.
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