What would the charge per trophy have been complete? If you're selling a completed participation trophy for, let's say, $4.00, it might be kind of hard to justify charging a lot for just the plate.
However, as someone had said, it's not a take-out menu, and it IS a proven fact that the individual car parts are more expensive than the completed car itself, so I'm guessing that charging a goodly sum is not out of line.

This got me re-thinking MY pricing structure on plates for customers' trophies as well. There's a definite increase coming on my part.

Thanks, all, for opening my eyes as well.

Steve

well put, "neighbor"..
(Actually, I had worked in Yonkers for 30 years, so more "neighbor" than now.

Steve

My first estimate for a memory wall of corian bricks was seriously underpriced and I chalked it up to learning expense. I asked my accountant if I could write it off the engraving as a donation and was told that I could not, unless I paid someone else to do it. Since I don't pay myself a salary it is not considered a true cost.

However, because of other factors I recently reworked the current invoice to show the difference between what I should have charged and what I am charging as a discount. The bottom line is the same, but it shows the customer why I am not giving a lower charge on the non-engraved blanks that they need for fill.

I think by listing it this way I can write it off as a discount expense. Still have to check on that with my accountant.