Re: guardian paper?

[John Goerger <john@weber-valentine.com>]

Royce Bair - The Stock Solution wrote:
> 
> >At 06:10 PM 8/20/99 -0600, Royce Bair wrote:
> > >But when you want the look of a
> > >fine art watercolor paper that still gives somewhat the same
> > >performance as thinner, and more generic-looking papers, it's going
> > >to cost ya.
> > >
> > >Some of these new inkjet papers have more treatments and coatings
> > >than fine photographic papers that are costing $2 per 8x10 sheet.
> 
> Mitch Valburg <lkv1@psu.edu> wrote:
> 
> >What I can easily believe, is that we are dealing with an economy of scale
> >(the photo paper market is, I imagine, much larger than the specialty
> >inkjet paper market, for now) and market forces.  But it would take some
> >pretty firm evidence to convince me that Guardian, or others @ $2 per
> >sheet, is as difficult to manufacture as Ilfochrome, and 6 times more
> >difficult/expensive to manufacture than Crystal Archive.

I don't mean to be picky but the MSRP on GUARDIAN is as low as $1.40 per
8.5x11 sheet. You are correct that economies of scale do come in to play
when the price is figured out.
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