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I use them to make decals for our show bins. Basically my scraps pay for the bulk of our materials. 8* decals pre-cut in the show bins are 1 for $5.00 or 3 for $10.00. We usually have at any one time about 300-400 pre-cut decals taped and ready for sale at shows. It is the perfect point of sale item at the type of events we attend.
anything smaller than about 4" x 6" i toss with a tear in my eye - it's really hard to cut width's narrower than 4". anything of useful size i keep - if it's big enough i roll it and stick it back inside the tube with the 'mother' roll or if it's smaller, it's in a plastic shoe box that i keep next to my supply of rolls. i can't even count the number of names, single numbers or elements of left chest logos that i've cut from that 'drop' box - essentially material that's already been paid for by another job. if i've cut a 13" graphic from a 20" roll.....the original customer gets charged 20" x the length theirs required.
oh! do you mean adhesive sign vinyl? sorry, i thought you were talking heat press vinyl - it's monday again, isn't it but.....same story - if it's a useable piece in a common color, i keep it - same storage method, except the 'drop box' is somewhat larger LOL
i just finished cutting logos for 30 bulletin boards for a large business client - every one of them out of the 'drop'
I remember reading a thread about this over on signs101.com. One person donated all the little scraps that were too small to use to local school art classrooms and such.
For the heat vinyl scraps I use the sticky mylar backing found on multicut to stick my heat transfers to my hats and visors it holds them in place and keeps them from moving works great
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Originally Posted by SWEETFACE12
Hi friends-
What do you guys do with your vinyl "scraps"/ excess vinyl peices
Believe it or not... I downloaded some eBook about making millions on eBay, and heck if some of it wasn't true.
Try this sometime:
Do an advanced search on eBay (using the advanced search button), and search only for the words "vinyl decal" and check the completed listings only button. Then... you'll see what's ACTUALLY selling. Not what is listed... but what no kidding has SOLD.
Then... you simply jump into that line of decals. People buy the strangest of decals, but holy cow they buy them. I was a Power Seller for two years or so, but got REALLY tired of giving eBay such a big cut in the end. Plus... they have horrible policies for offering options in the same listing (ie: offering "Any color decal in this design..." in the same listing is considered a "circumvention of fees" violation.)
Anyhow... there is money to be made though. My wife would laugh when I'd head down to the post office with tubs of envelopes stuffed with decals. Heck... I'd average at LEAST 25-50 sales a day, and I made a BUCK on every empty envelope for shipping and handling.
Do the math and you'll see that even $3.99 stickers are a pile of money considering the whole thing is profit.
(other than the lining of eBay and PayPal's pockets)
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but.....same story - if it's a useable piece in a common color, i keep it - same storage method, except the 'drop box' is somewhat larger LOL 
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