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Tattoo Price

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  • 19-01-2009 4:31pm
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    AlphaMale 3OO
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    I went into a place today and was quoted €120 per hour for a tattoo on my shoulder. Its reasonably large and will extend slightly onto my back so I'm not sure how many hours it would take but does €120 sound expensive?


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    Star Lord
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    AlphaMale 3OO wrote: »
    I went into a place today and was quoted €120 per hour for a tattoo on my shoulder. Its reasonably large and will extend slightly onto my back so I'm not sure how many hours it would take but does €120 sound expensive?

    Nope, sounds a pretty standard price, I paid €150 each for each of my back tattoos, which took around 1-1.5 hours...

    Standard pricing is usually €80-€120 depends on what you want done, the level of detail and lots other factors


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    Diceicle
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    AlphaMale 3OO wrote: »
    I went into a place today and was quoted €120 per hour for a tattoo on my shoulder. Its reasonably large and will extend slightly onto my back so I'm not sure how many hours it would take but does €120 sound expensive?

    €120 per hour? Sounds slightly high IMO. €80-100 I would class as the norm. Now if you're going to a very well know and sought after artiste then, yeah sure €120 could be accepted. Also if its a large piece maybe see if you can get a fixed price.


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    QOTSA90
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    Yeah sounds pretty high, the shops Iv been to charge €100 an hour and my tattoo only cost€80 as a minimum charge cos it took just under an hour to do.. Wildcat Ink on abbey street near Jervis btw!


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    RxQueen
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    tbh its pretty standard, most charge between 100-120 euro an hour , times are changing an all that!


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    Raze_them_all
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    emo!! wrote: »
    tbh its pretty standard, most charge between 100-120 euro an hour , times are changing an all that!
    could be going down, recession and all that!!


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    Jimmy Trigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭Jimmy Trigger


    Hate to say it ... again

    "Good tattoo's aren't cheap, and cheap tattoo's aren't good"


    Its a normal price.


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    RxQueen
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    Raze_them_all wrote: »
    could be going down, recession and all that!!
    or up .. i know in the area i work in ,stuff has gone up as a result, selling less so need to make a profit somehow!


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    Ravage1616
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    I was told €120 an hour, i'm happy to pay that for mine!


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    RxQueen
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    Ravage1616 wrote: »
    I was told €120 an hour, i'm happy to pay that for mine!
    ON the 11th, remember!:P


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    Diceicle
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    Who's charging €120 p/h in Dublin or Ireland for that matter? Its been a couple of months since I was last tattooed but it was 80-100 then and I think 100 per hour is a substantial enough price for what you get. Anyone charging over the 80 - 100 mark would want to be bringing something extra to the talent-party to warrant it IMO.


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    Lilliput69
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭Lilliput69


    I generally agree a price before my guy starts, then it is up to him how long it takes, i am paying a fixed price for end product, generally works out at 80 -100 euro an hr, my last tat was done quicker than he expected so he knocked €50 off the original quote as a show of good faith, he knows i will be back anyway lmao


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    QOTSA90
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    Diceicle wrote: »
    Who's charging €120 p/h in Dublin or Ireland for that matter? Its been a couple of months since I was last tattooed but it was 80-100 then and I think 100 per hour is a substantial enough price for what you get. Anyone charging over the 80 - 100 mark would want to be bringing something extra to the talent-party to warrant it IMO.

    Stigmata-tau in Swords and I think maybe Connected Ink on upper abbey street


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    hot2def
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    i had heard a few places had gone up over the last year. I also wouldn't be holding my breath for the prices to come down in any major way.


    as stated above, i think the sheer tattooist saturation levels in dublin will mean the price stays there, as tattooists struggle to survive


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