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i also stated that you still have to make a profit(if you are going to quote me quote the whole thing)but if you can go lower and still make a profit why not.
I can give away tattoos and still make a living,just did a portrait for a fellow who lost his child to an accident i didnt know him i just heard him talking about it(costme three hours,4 needles a ounce of ink. Cost him nothing the gratitude when he looked at it for the first time in the mirror was payment enough,so dont pretend to know me by qouting parts of what i said.
In the long run business is business of course,no i couldnt give away all my tattoos for free,but i damn sure and do them with just as much quality and meaning for Under market value(dictated by some one elses version of market value) i am not an will not charge what another tattoo artist or shop says i should so they dont have to lower their prices.If they cant deal with the competition than they dont need to be in a competative business.