I agree with Roland. Most single head shops don't have a chance on winning bids over 100 pieces. I was going to bid on a screen printing job of 60 shirts one color, one side on Gildan shirts but the winning bid was $3 per shirt and no screen charge. I charge more than that for the blank shirt. I say submit a bid on it but don't be upset if the winning is 10-20 percent over cost. From: signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers.com] Re: Bidding large orders Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:39:30 -0400 To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx IT boils down to how many pieces an hour can you sew? Not worth 'giving it away' ifyou can't make a profit! Chances are if they get a bid from a large head shop you will beblown right out of the water...but if it's a lot of individual pieces, names, etc. you might havethe advantage-large shops need to keep all their heads running. Running individual stuffdrives them nuts.YOu need to make a percentage markup PLUS freight on the incoming goods, then your'supplies' (backing, thread, bobbins, etc.) plus your 'time' to sew...easier than figureing outper stitches. Roland R. Irish IIIwww.sunrisegraphics.orgsignman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sunrise Graphics116 Main StClaremont, NH 03743603-543-1324 Check out our 'instant' catalogshttp://www.companycasuals.com/sunrisegraphics/start.jsp clothing and accessories for embroidery & screenprintinghttp://www.plasticpromotions.com/?ID=SS850825D http://www.healthypromotions.com/?ID=SS850825D http://www.thewritepromotion.com/?ID=SS850825D On Mar 19, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Darlene Weber wrote:I have been asked to submit a bid for a large business which will include several different types of garments for clothing allowances for their employees. This is at least a $16-$20K budget. Can anyone give me an idea what percent mark up I should use since it will be such a large volume??? Thanks! _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_1