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I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

Hi Carol,

Yes it has been frustrating for some time now (years and years). I hate to say it is only going to get worse. We have vendors that have catalogs with a thousand pages and trophy items are buried in the back, which has been the writing on the wall for some time. I think the suppliers consider traditional trophies a necessary evil. For me, it has become the same, the cost, quality, and unwillingness of basic labor, the frustration with quality on trophy components, the inventory, the space needed for the production. If it wasn't in the name of business, I think I would not even entertain column trophies. (Might be time for me to rebrand). lol

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

Unfortunately, it is the nature of the beast, they will all fade after time. Looks like these were in the sunlight or bright lighting at one time. When we first started out, we bought out a competitor and kept our inventory in plastic totes on shelves in our garage. Just the light from the main garage door being open faded figures. Sometimes, only the half that was exposed to the light faded.

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

Unfortunately, it is the nature of the beast, they will all fade after time. Looks like these were in the sunlight or bright lighting at one time. When we first started out, we bought out a competitor and kept our inventory in plastic totes on shelves in our garage. Just the light from the main garage door being open faded figures. Sometimes, only the half that was exposed to the light faded.

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

I have often wondered just what that "gold" color really is? My trophy business has really grown the last couple of years with a local go kart track and a dirt track nearby.
I have noticed the quality of trophy components has dropped considerably. Both in the imported parts and the US produced components (i.e. particle board bases, etc.).
Certainly adds another step in the labor department to clean up what the factories have missed. (If they even look at all.)

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

I have often wondered just what that "gold" color really is? My trophy business has really grown the last couple of years with a local go kart track and a dirt track nearby.
I have noticed the quality of trophy components has dropped considerably. Both in the imported parts and the US produced components (i.e. particle board bases, etc.).
Certainly adds another step in the labor department to clean up what the factories have missed. (If they even look at all.)

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

It is a dye. We use to have a gallon of it that you could dip your silver
figures into to make them gold.

I have often wondered just what that "gold" color really is? My trophy business has really grown the last couple of years with a local go kart track and a dirt track nearby.
I have noticed the quality of trophy components has dropped considerably. Both in the imported parts and the US produced components (i.e. particle board bases, etc.).
Certainly adds another step in the labor department to clean up what the factories have missed. (If they even look at all.)

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

Carol, 
Would be interested in what the dye was if you recall. Have had the same issue. 
Thanks

It is a dye. We use to have a gallon of it that you could dip your silver
figures into to make them gold.

I have often wondered just what that "gold" color really is? My trophy business has really grown the last couple of years with a local go kart track and a dirt track nearby.
I have noticed the quality of trophy components has dropped considerably. Both in the imported parts and the US produced components (i.e. particle board bases, etc.).
Certainly adds another step in the labor department to clean up what the factories have missed. (If they even look at all.)

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

I don't remember what the dye was. I think it came from PDU.
It did not work very good on gold figures.
It was to dye the silver ones gold, but if faded it would probably be ok.

Carol

Carol, 
Would be interested in what the dye was if you recall. Have had the same issue. 
Thanks

It is a dye. We use to have a gallon of it that you could dip your silver
figures into to make them gold.

I have often wondered just what that "gold" color really is? My trophy business has really grown the last couple of years with a local go kart track and a dirt track nearby.
I have noticed the quality of trophy components has dropped considerably. Both in the imported parts and the US produced components (i.e. particle board bases, etc.).
Certainly adds another step in the labor department to clean up what the factories have missed. (If they even look at all.)

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol

I just purchased a case of figures from one of my suppliers.
The "gold" color is about a half a shade away from being silver.
They look awful on the trophy, which is comprised mostly of parts
from a different supplier.

Had no choice, these were the only figures available, so I was lucky ( I think) to get them.

What is wrong with our industry? Way back when, almost everything from different
suppliers was very close in color. How about suppliers setting some standards so your 
customers can actually not be afraid to purchase from more than one supplier?

Not very happy to sell theses trophies to my customer.

Carol