Question for Etsy-ers on paper and printing

[sienamystic]

So. My sister sent me to this website which features a large-scale envelope that looks a great deal like the envelopes I own from a similar time-period. And since I've been working through my regular job with some photo reproduction places, this seems like something I could do and perhaps market via Etsy. One of my photo repro guys would print onto really nice, archival-quality art paper or RC photopaper, and charge twelve bucks a square foot, the other would print onto regular ol' HP printer paper and charge seven bucks a square foot. I think the charm of the finished product is in a large-scale format, but I'm wondering if people would pay the price it would cost for the better paper, once I paid the printer and put a small markup on it. Any Etsy folk want to weigh in?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

People want quality. If you don't skimp on your product, people will come back.

The giclee prints I'm printing are also about $12/sq. foot and I mark up a lot more than that...if it costs me $10 (plus shipping) I charge $20. And the quality is really good, so people don't feel bad about paying $20.

jess

[(Anonymous)]

yeah, def don't go overboard just in case, but you may be surprised. :)

[(Anonymous)]

I would suggest sticking to standard frame sizes, so people won't have to custom frame it.