Subs for a TAT?

[Bhhong 10+ year member]

Should I trade subs for tat work? This guy is saying I can do a whole half sleeve on the house if I give him 2 12's orion hcca.....what challl think?!

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[97gp 5,000+ posts]

Tattoos are for faggots so you should definitely do it.

 

[ThumpinTitan 10+ year member]

Is this from craigslist? Ive had quite a few emails asking to trade my subs for Tats

 

[SomeGuyDude 10+ year member]

Should I trade subs for tat work? This guy is saying I can do a whole half sleeve on the house if I give him 2 12's orion hcca.....what challl think?!

Does he do good work? Then yes. Tats are **** pricey. I've put about $1000 into mine, all told.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

just to fix an old tat on my leg is 275 at the cheapest place in town. just check his work and look around online for people possibly complaining.

 

[Bhhong 10+ year member]

yea it is a guy from craigslist but he owns his own shop and knows his shyte......thinking about getting a uv tat......but yea he has decent work saw his website n everything....so u know....

97gp thanks u helped alot. ***

 

[Andrizzle 10+ year member]

I was talking to this chick while going to class the other day, she had a full sleeve that was 'work in progress' It was just outline, no fill yet.

She said it has cost her over $1200 so far... I was like.... WTFFF

Oh and it looked like sh!t even though I said it was cool.

 

[jerseysfinest08]

I was talking to this chick while going to class the other day, she had a full sleeve that was 'work in progress' It was just outline, no fill yet.
She said it has cost her over $1200 so far... I was like.... WTFFF

Oh and it looked like sh!t even though I said it was cool.

what even was it they usually look gay b4 colors

 

[sctattooer 10+ year member]

Post the guy's website, then I'll answer

 

[armitank]

post site bro diddley

 

[NightDrifter05 10+ year member]

How do you know it's the guy's website and not him just using fake information or something to try to get you to go through with it? I had someone offer me tattoo's for amp's and he sent me a link to one of the better tattoo shop's in NC saying he was one of the artists but what threw up the red flag is he wanted me to come to his house to do it and not the actual shop. Turn's out he was just using the shop's name because it's pretty well known and knew if some idiot who wanted work done was offered tattoo's for trade they would jump on it I would suggest having him meet you at the shop itself and checking out his portfolio before you even consider doing anything. And honestly, if he owned his own shop and they could do halfway decent work I doubt he would be offering up tattoo's for sub-woofers. I know some shop's and artists who trade work but it's for stuff like cars, motors, motorcycles, jewelry, etc...you know expensive stuff not a pair of sub-woofers.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

how much would a tat like that cost? and how much ur subs worth?

 

[sctattooer 10+ year member]

First off, if the guy is good enough to actually do sleeves, he wouldnt be trading for subs. A good rule of average is about $750 for a quarter sleeve, $1500 for a half sleeve. Prices are negotiable for some tattooers, but nobody working in a shop will do a half sleeve for a pair of subs. That is, unless they REALLY ****.

Beware of "tattooists" from Craigslist. Most are full of $hit. Don't listen to the "I'm between shops right now", or "I can give you a better deal at my house". If these guys were any good, they'd be in a shop.

I see tattoos every day that come from home tattooers. I cover up an assload of them. People usually say "but he was clean, he even opened the needles in front of me". That would be fine if everyone knew exactly what to look for, but most folks are VERY surprised when I show them how easy it is to throw a dirty needle in a sealed pack. A box of 100 needle packs costs 6 bucks, so how do you REALLY know he doesnt just rinse them?

Beware

 

[SomeGuyDude 10+ year member]

Cleanliness aside, if the dude can't make enough money to support a shop I'd be very wary of the quality of his work. I could run a perfectly clean shop with fresh new needles and sterilized equipment but you'd be a madman to let me put ink in you.

 

[mihklo 10+ year member]

post up the link to his shop/site. and if he owns his own shop then he should have no problem doing the tat at the shop as well.