I did a search on pricing and saw a lot of refrence to an article in Breakthrough Mag.
Can anyone tell me what issue and also did it have a lot diffrent prices, beside the standard Deer shoulder mount, ect. I have customers asking for novelty mounts and since I haven't done any I am not sure what to charge.
Thanks
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Leo,
Why do you need to see documentation elswhere on novelty mount pricing . A novelty mount to me is a no-brainer . Your competition is probably very slim and the market is very small .To me that means its going to cost a little more . Calculate your time , materials, overhead,and dont forget profit . There you have your price . I wouldnt shortchange yourself though .Dont work for wages on novelty mounts. If your the only one in your area that specializes in sheepalopes I would set the market for these on the higher end . There is nothing wrong with making a little profit from time to time .
Leo,
There has been alot said on pricing here lately, 25 years ago when I was in construction we used a formula for pricing I have been using the same basic one since I started my shop 20+ years ago and with some ajustments to this formula have been able to make an exellent living.
Take the total cost of materials all this would include form cost,tanning costs and any and all hardware hangers,screws, ect.
Example:
Total materials= $25.00
X1.8 labor= $45.00
total= $70.00
X .9 profit= $63.00
Total for job would be the $70.00+$63.00= $133.00
The .9 is based on a 90% profit which you will in all reallity end up with about 30 to 36% depending on your overhead.
Again sometime you will need to ajust your bottom line.
Hope this is of some help.
Steve
Thanks! for the replies. I'm not sure how long it will take for these novelty mounts such as deer feet, deer tails, ect. thats why I was looking for a guide to go by. I have my hourly rate at $30.00.
Any other suggestions?
I can't argue with your hourly rate, but most of us use that only for that extemporaneous work that's not directly involved with taxidermy, i.e. habitat, boxing, crating, or dioramas. For those items you mentioned, your customers will swallow it better if you have a standard set price. I mean, today it may take you 30 minutes to mount a single gun rack deer hoof but tomorrow you nick the hide, the thread breaks and suddenly it took an hour. So you charge him $15 for one foot and $30 for the other? You have two customers with deer feet gun racks who pick them up at the same time. One guy gets charged $30 for the pair while the other guy gets charged $60. I don't think so. You don't want or need that kind of advertising regardless of the reasoning. Establish a price you've arbitrarily chosen and stick to it. If you don't mind doing some things, charge less and on those that you absolutely hate, charge exorbitantly. That way you control what you want and don't want to do.