Custom Binders and Slip Cases
thecustomboxer
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Hi,
I work for a bindery in Vancouver, BC and am trying to determine what kind of interest there might be out there for better quality binders and slip cases. I have a collection of hockey cards and when ever we do a binder and slip case job I always bring the overs home to use for my collection. Unlike the vinyl binders that are typically sold these binders are made from a linen bookbindering material. They are far more durable and nicer looking that any of the vinyl binders out there. These would cost a little more, but will last a lot longer and put up with more use and abuse.
We can also foil stamp the binders either with just about anything. If you have a store you could get all of the cases and binders foil stamped with your logo and name on them or we could stamp them with the type of card or sport. We can make binders and albums for a wide range of different collectables including stamps and coins. I thought I would start with cards as that is what I collect.
If you have any questions let me know. I will see if I can post some images of the binders and slip cases I have.
I work for a bindery in Vancouver, BC and am trying to determine what kind of interest there might be out there for better quality binders and slip cases. I have a collection of hockey cards and when ever we do a binder and slip case job I always bring the overs home to use for my collection. Unlike the vinyl binders that are typically sold these binders are made from a linen bookbindering material. They are far more durable and nicer looking that any of the vinyl binders out there. These would cost a little more, but will last a lot longer and put up with more use and abuse.
We can also foil stamp the binders either with just about anything. If you have a store you could get all of the cases and binders foil stamped with your logo and name on them or we could stamp them with the type of card or sport. We can make binders and albums for a wide range of different collectables including stamps and coins. I thought I would start with cards as that is what I collect.
If you have any questions let me know. I will see if I can post some images of the binders and slip cases I have.
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"Molon Labe"
When it comes to the stamping that will all depend on what you want stamped and how many units are getting stamped. If we discover that say for instance there is a market for binders with Baseball, Hockey or Basketball stamped on the spine we can stamp 50-100 binders at a time. If for instance you want something personalized we can do that but you will need to pay $120 for the die and about $50 minimum charge on the stamping. So if you are just stamping say 5 binders with your own custom stamp it will cost $170 for the die and stamping. Now if we are stamping a bunch with the same thing then the stamping costs are about $1-1.50 per binder. This would mean if we had baseball binders in stock the stamping component would only be $1-1.50 per binder.
Once I have some basic pricing figured out I will post it up here. Aside from figuring out what the market may be the other questions is how a typical order might be? Are we generally looking at just single binders or would people be interested in buying say 5 at a time. We may be able to offer better pricing based on volume, so at 10 binders we may be able to offer a break.
Hopefully this works.
https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/pdub1819/othersets/6204
<< <i>The picture is very small. >>
yeah...the only way that I could attach a image was if it was less than 50kb....seemed a little silly....not sure how I can get a larger image of it posted.
This is the exact same product made by Archival Methods. If you can create a better product for less I think you'd have a winner.
they go for about $40 each in bulk, but no printing.
Archival Methods Binders
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
The slip-cover on the outside was the key to standing the thing up vertically and not having damage to the cards - it worked extremely well!
I agree that if there is a similar product at a cheaper price point that still nets a small profit, you'll have a nice market - there's alot more raw out there than what people think.
<< <i>i'll take 350 >>
Not sure if you are serious, but if you are send me an email and I will get you a quote. There are a couple of different materials we can use for the binder and slip case that can effect the price.
email me
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<< <i>i'll take 350 >>
Not sure if you are serious, but if you are send me an email and I will get you a quote. There are a couple of different materials we can use for the binder and slip case that can effect the price.
email me >>
No, I'm not serious. You need to get some pics posted before anyone takes this seriously, it's an interesting prospect though.
$30CAN is a manufacturing price. This would be the price that we would sell to retailers at. Vinyl binders and slip cases are going to be a lot cheaper, or at least should be a lot cheaper but there is a reason why. To be honest $50 for this type of binder and slip case is a very fair price. If we were selling these to designers that is what we would be selling them for. If people think that $30 is too high then I probably don't need to worry about posting pics, but if people would be willing to pay that much then I will keep working at getting images online.
linky
...so the wider the better.
The 3" binders would probably be closer to $40CAN per but I would need to double check the cost on those. We are a full service bookbindery so we can make custom binders to any shape and size, but as I mentioned we need to make 100 at a time in order to offer these prices. We can't really afford to build 100ea of 1.5"/2"/3", so we are looking for a size that is the most common and would garner the most interest. If we can get steady interest we can then expand the service to offer other sizes.
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