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Anybody ever work in a copyshop? Or are you expert in printing? 2017-02-22 10:05:30 Post No.
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Anybody ever work in a copyshop? Or are you expert in printing?
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Looking at this service:
http://printme1.com/
They charge $11.99 for 150 pages copied, comb bound, including USPS media mail shipping in the US.
What I am wondering is: How do they do this and still turn a profit?
To figure out the answer to this, I am posing this question to people that are professionals in the copying/printing business. I assume you have access to the best machines that are A. durable. B. Gives you the lowest print cost. What are the brands and models of printers/copiers that can do this job at the lowest price?
It seems like there could be money to be made if one exports this concept. Just going to Canada or Mexico would be sufficient.
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sauce?
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You'll never break even
Printing businesses are cutthroat
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>>1813327
I am good with competition. This is basically a tech question and not a general advice one. What make of machine do I need to be able to print, comb-bind and ship 150 pages and still break even?
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>>1813198
What you are searching for is a risograph.
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>>1813443
Brilliant, anon. Never again will I say that /biz is naught but a bunch of cunts. Thx.
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>>1813494
Yeah. It is likely that they make profit on bulk orders from some, and break even on the rest.
They are not a new company though. They've been printing for students and paper-RPG players for a very long time.
I've been googling a lot to find cost models for copy shops, but have not been able to locate anything good. There are many important aspects to factor in. The percentage of the page that is covered. The shipping deals you can get etc etc.
The Risograph thing that was mentioned before is very interesting, but it seems to be useless when it comes to doing one copy. It does save you a lot of money when you do bulk though.
I actually don't mind low margins. I have another online business where I have about 15% profit margin. You take the profit you can get.
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