Full Version: Embroidery Machine
From: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#1]
1 Sep 2006
To: ALL
Due to a family crisis I am selling my Barudan Elite Pro embroidery machine. It is only 2 years old and in excellent condition. The standard hoop package is included.
I paid almost $15,000 for it new and will take $11,000. I can deliver within a reasonable distance from Iowa.
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From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#3]
2 Sep 2006
To: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#1] 2 Sep 2006
I'm sorry to hear of your crisis, there seems to be a little of that going around. To help you out, here is a LINK to a product description of your equipment.
If someone wanted to finance your selling price over 5 years the payment would be about $225-$230 per month at today's interest rates.
Did having a single-head machine lead to any higher-quantity orders that you outsourced?
EDITED: 2 Sep 2006 by DATAKES
From: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#4]
2 Sep 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#3] 2 Sep 2006
Dave,
Thanks for the help. I should have thought of that.
Most of our customers didn't know what we had for equipment and we never told them if we outsourced. We only had a couple of orders that were too large for us to do. Once people get to know you, I would say absolutely it can, but the pricing is very different from doing it inhouse on a single head.
EDITED: 2 Sep 2006 by SUNSHINE5555
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#5]
2 Sep 2006
To: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#4] 2 Sep 2006
I've got a cousin who owns a Hometown Threads franchise located inside a WalMart in Plano, Texas. She has done an excellent job growing her business via a single head machine, then outsourcing the volume orders. Her customers are none the wiser.
Did you get your machine through Schurke & Associates?
From: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#6]
2 Sep 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#5] 2 Sep 2006
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#7]
2 Sep 2006
To: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#6] 2 Sep 2006
Just me being nosey and I apologize in advance.
I always hate to hear of our forum members in distress.
Are you regrouping, or getting out of the embroidery/sublimation business altogether?
From: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#8]
2 Sep 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#7] 2 Sep 2006
The business hasn't done much for the past several months and I need to re-group. Real life got in the way. I plan on continuing the business with some drastic changes, but it will be part-time. As soon as I can, I will re-purchase equipment.
My husband is disabled and we finally settled his workman's comp after 4 years. That got us through the summer. We are still fighting social security disability for him though and that goes to court in Nov. Our daughter has had a situation where the father of her child took the little boy and she has been fighting for custody for almost a year. (a very long story). As I said real life has just gotten in the way too much.
I am in serious need of $$ immediately and my equipment is the quickest thing I can sell --- unless someone wants to buy some of my horses. There is no way to borrow money so sometimes you just do what you have to do. I am trying to go back to work as a computer programmer, but it takes time to find a position.
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#9]
2 Sep 2006
To: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#8] 2 Sep 2006
Thank you for your response. I hope you find the position you seek and that your family gets back on stable ground.
From: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#10]
6 Sep 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#9] 6 Sep 2006