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If tattoos are suddenly much more accessible, then there's going to be a lot more competition driving the price down, including a lot more opportunity for peopl
by jbpetersen 10y ago
If tattoos are suddenly much more accessible, then there's going to be a lot more competition driving the price down, including a lot more opportunity for people to gain experience tattooing.
- KingMob 10y agoBut also a lot of inferior talent flooding the market, and lowered artistic standards since it's impermanent. I predict a ton of shitty tattoos if this takes off. Meanwhile, my tattoo artist still keeps a huge blade in his drawer from when parlors in NYC were illegal, and prime targets for robberies. To be an artist then required a commitment.
- k-mcgrady 10y agoI disagree. Tattoo's may be more accessible for the person buying in that more people are willing to take the plunge - but the number of artists isn't going to increase. And the time a tattoo takes to complete isn't going to decrease. Essentially demand will increase (quite significantly) and supply will remain the same. So prices will increase. It takes many years to become a good tattoo artist and even a small tattoo is quite a time consuming procedure. There's little that can be done on the supply side to increase it.