Miami ink

Barcelonafan

How much would it be to get a tattoo on the upper part of the arm similar to Shane Mosley or the rock in Miami ink..anyone know?

chin_grin

"Contact them" would be my answer. Some "high profile" artists would charge through the nose just because they can. (Or the fame goes to their head). Personally I'd never get inked by anyone that was in a show as there are far better artists out there.

Hail 2 Da Thief

Star Lord

More importantly, why would you go to Miami ink just to get a piece that's going to copy/be adapted from someone elses work?

Maire2009

I think he means he just wants a tattoo like the one on the show as opposed to getting one done by someone on the show?!

Nemanja91

Just a guess would be a couple of thousand dollars.

Nemanja91

Maire2009 wrote: »

I think he means he just wants a tattoo like the one on the show as opposed to getting one done by someone on the show?!

I think he actually wants it done by one of the artists in Miami ink cause I dont think the rock or Shane Mosley got tattooed on the show.

Maire2009

Nemanja91 wrote: »

I think he actually wants it done by one of the artists in Miami ink cause I dont think the rock or Shane Mosley got tattooed on the show.

Ah okay now it makes sense, thanks. I watched that show once I'd say.

Killer_banana

If you're getting a tattoo by one of the artist get it because you like their style and think it would be suitable for the design or they would being something to it no-one else would. Don't get it done by the, because they're famous. I'd love a tattoo by Megan Massacre but unless I want something I think she would do well because it's her style, is similar to former work etc. and no other artist would manage it as well then I won't bother looking into it at all.

As Damo has said why bother searching for a particular artist when it's not their work your tattoo will be based off of? Surely that defeats the purpose of paying God knows how much and waiting ages for them to tattoo you.

Please Kill Me

A mate of mine booked with one of their artists to get a particular dragon on his arm. He got a flight to Florida and went up to the shop. He was stopped by a big, burly f**ker at the door and refused entry. He demanded to speak to a manager and a woman with a clipboard came up to him. He explained the situation and that he had booked, and she told him to come back after midnight (WTF??) Anyway, he did and he eventually got in.

He explained what he wanted and the artist in question asked him if he had enough money to cover the cost. Gary asked how much it would be and he was told the going rate is $160 per square inch. He totted up how much the tattoo he was looking for would cost, and it totalled at $7,000!!! :eek:

Needless to say, he told them to get f**ked and he left.

Marty McFly

Please Kill Me wrote: »

A mate of mine booked with one of their artists to get a particular dragon on his arm. He got a flight to Florida and went up to the shop. He was stopped by a big, burly f**ker at the door and refused entry. He demanded to speak to a manager and a woman with a clipboard came up to him. He explained the situation and that he had booked, and she told him to come back after midnight (WTF??) Anyway, he did and he eventually got in.

He explained what he wanted and the artist in question asked him if he had enough money to cover the cost. Gary asked how much it would be and he was told the going rate is $160 per square inch. He totted up how much the tattoo he was looking for would cost, and it totalled at $7,000!!! :eek:

Needless to say, he told them to get f**ked and he left.

Holy fcuk what a joke why anyone would be willing to pay that is beyond me, but there obviously finding people who buy into the hype of a tv show and are willing to pay it. Juust being met at the door by a big burly bouncer and being told to come back after midnight would have been enough for me to walk away.

Hail 2 Da Thief

Please Kill Me wrote: »

he was told the going rate is $160 per square inch.

:eek: Madness!fools and their money.....................

Might have been an good idea to get a quote before he flew over though eh!

Please Kill Me

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

...obviously finding people who buy into the hype of a tv show and are willing to pay it....

Yep, and that's all it is.

Hail 2 Da Thief wrote: »

Might have been an good idea to get a quote before he flew over though eh!

That's what I said to him and it wasn't a nice look on his face when he glared at me!

tuxy

Eurm would it not be standard practive to get a quote before booking an appointment, even if the parlour was just down the road from you.
You're making your friend sound like an awful idiot, there must be more to that story.

Marty McFly

tuxy wrote: »

Eurm would it not be standard practive to get a quote before booking an appointment, even if the parlour was just down the road from you.
You're making your friend sound like an awful idiot, there must be more to that story.

In fairness to his freind I seriously doubt he was expecting it to be anywhere near 7000. He might have had plenty set aside for it.

Please Kill Me

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

In fairness to his freind I seriously doubt he was expecting it to be anywhere near 7000. He might have had plenty set aside for it.

He did. He was primarily going over for the tatt, but staying a few days to make the most of it. He had brought a couple of grand with him to cover the tatt and food/drink for a few days.

D'Agger

Please Kill Me wrote: »

A mate of mine booked with one of their artists to get a particular dragon on his arm. He got a flight to Florida and went up to the shop. He was stopped by a big, burly f**ker at the door and refused entry. He demanded to speak to a manager and a woman with a clipboard came up to him. He explained the situation and that he had booked, and she told him to come back after midnight (WTF??) Anyway, he did and he eventually got in.

He explained what he wanted and the artist in question asked him if he had enough money to cover the cost. Gary asked how much it would be and he was told the going rate is $160 per square inch. He totted up how much the tattoo he was looking for would cost, and it totalled at $7,000!!! :eek:

Needless to say, he told them to get f**ked and he left.

That's absolutely ridiculous!!

Jimmy Bottlehead

PaulieC wrote: »

That's absolutely ridiculous!!

Then again, fools and their money...

D'Agger

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Then again, fools and their money...

Well charging that much for a tattoo is an artist píssing all over his profession imo

The argument could be made that they're making the most of their success while their at their prime but how they could justify that price, no matter how good the quality, is beyond me!

Jimmy Bottlehead

PaulieC wrote: »

Well charging that much for a tattoo is an artist píssing all over his profession imo

The argument could be made that they're making the most of their success while their at their prime but how they could justify that price, no matter how good the quality, is beyond me!

Believe me, I don't agree with it... but goods and services are worth whatever someone is willing to pay for them. If someone is willing to shell out that much cash for a tattoo, do you blame the artist? Really?
The artist isn't forcing the customer to come to them, they've set down a price and the customer is obviously willing to pay for it.

D'Agger

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Believe me, I don't agree with it... but goods and services are worth whatever someone is willing to pay for them. If someone is willing to shell out that much cash for a tattoo, do you blame the artist? Really?
The artist isn't forcing the customer to come to them, they've set down a price and the customer is obviously willing to pay for it.

Fair point....I can imagine the artist thinking up the price in his head, he must have been laughing his balls off when he told the staff about the new price list! :pac:

Melion

The sickening thing about them charging that price is it costs them less than $40 in total to actually do the tattoo.

Dermighty

My girlfriend got one done there and most of the artists have a minimum charge regardless of the size.

Ami James has a minimum charge of $1000.

Marty McFly

Dermighty wrote: »

My girlfriend got one done there and most of the artists have a minimum charge regardless of the size.

Ami James has a minimum charge of $1000.

Im not being smart but why oh why was she willing to fleeced for one of them to tattoo her? There better tattoo artists out there who wouldnt charge yeh half as much.

D'Agger

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Im not being smart but why oh why was she willing to fleeced for one of them to tattoo her? There better tattoo artists out there who wouldnt charge yeh half as much.

I'd imagine for the prestige of saying it was done be a tattoo artist who's had quite a lot of exposure on TV and would be well known even by people who wouldn't know much about tattoos....such as myself!

Other than that I don't know why!

bodice ripper

The price is high because they have the demand. People from far flung islands are willing to pay that money because they want a tattoo from some one off the tv. That is what you are paying for. Why you would want that is a mystery.

tuxy

bodice ripper wrote: »

Why you would want that is a mystery.

Ego and bragging rights are no mystery, it's a common human trait.

Dermighty

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Im not being smart but why oh why was she willing to fleeced for one of them to tattoo her? There better tattoo artists out there who wouldnt charge yeh half as much.

She didn't get a tattoo from Ami James and she didn't pay anywhere near $1000 for it.

She got it done by....I forget the name....

The tattoo itself was more important than the fame of the person that did it, it had a very high level of sentimentality attached so when she got it done she wanted it to be by one of the best. It's a really good tattoo, regardless of the price.

Marty McFly

Dermighty wrote: »

She didn't get a tattoo from Ami James and she didn't pay anywhere near $1000 for it.

She got it done by....I forget the name....

The tattoo itself was more important than the fame of the person that did it, it had a very high level of sentimentality attached so when she got it done she wanted it to be by one of the best. It's a really good tattoo, regardless of the price.

Your right as in good quality tattoo is worth not trying to do on cheap you pay for quality, but the problem is there not the best just because they have fame from a tv show doesnt make them the best when youre getting one of them to tattoo you youre paying for there name not the quality of there work there better tattoo artists out there.

Dermighty

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Your right as in good quality tattoo is worth not trying to do on cheap you pay for quality, but the problem is there not the best just because they have fame from a tv show doesnt make them the best when youre getting one of them to tattoo you youre paying for there name not the quality of there work there better tattoo artists out there.

Well both of us knew there were better artists out there. There's always someone better really, but for most people going for someone with a well documented past history of excellent quality is worth going for. There are lots of tattoo artists who have excellent portfolios and excellent track records, but they are not as well known as Miami Ink, so with Miami Ink you get the name, the quality and pretty much a guarantee that its going to be good.

There are probably loads of great people to go to in Miami, but if I hadn't done a load of research before going to Miami I'd probably try there first and see what the price was.

chris_c

Dermighty wrote: »

Ami James has a minimum charge of $1000.

does anyone know what chris nunez was charging when he was in Ireland??

EmeraldMan

AFAIK he had a 200€ minimum at Allstar. Think he was fully booked in advance but he's supposed to be back again over the summer for another 2 weeks or so.

Dermighty

I think it was Chris Garver that did my gf's tattoo.

A friend from work got one recently from Rauul in Smiley Dogg (Cork) and it's really fantastic, I'd definitely go to him if I was getting something done.