Been there and doing that right now.
Since I tried this I have had a total of 26 orders since my first
order on January 26. The first 100 foot roll went pretty quick so I
thought why not buy the 500 foot roll and add some soldermask as well.
Out of 600 feet of resist and 80 feet of soldermask initially
purchased, I have sold about 120 feet of resist and 23 feet of
soldermask. At the current rate I will be very lucky if I even make
back the original cost before the end of the year which is my cutoff
for the age of the material.
So there are people who will buy it and be very appreciative to get it
in small quantities, but it seems to be a very very small market. So
unless you are a much better marketer than me, selling 1000 feet of
resist to hobbyist IMHO is very optimistic.
You will probably also want to compare your price to what a place like
Think Tink is offering to make sure you are offering a reasonable
price for the quantity.
Obviously there is some conflict of interest since I am selling
photoresist as well, so it may sound like I am trying to discourage
you. All I am trying to do is let you know what my personal experience
has been so far. I wish you the best of luck if you decide the press
on with your idea. As I said, you may be a better salesman than me.
Damon Brantley
www.pcbhobbyist.com
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Adam Seychell <a_seychell@...>
wrote:
>
> I was thinking of buying a box of photoresist for myself, but won't
have
> much need for two 500 foot x 12" wide roles. So I'm curious if there
> would be a market to sell it in small quantities , say 2 to 20 meter
> lengths. I'm located in Australia and I'd charge for my time
repackaging.
>