MY homeboy does most of my work so I just give him what he asks for & sometimes I pay infull for a tattoo I haven't gotten yet.He got pissed because I went somewhere elSe for a tattoo but it wasn't my trip.The artist quoted me super high on a tattoo that I wantEd.I used to go to the shop but the artist I used was no longer there and the guys there no longer knew me as my friend was doing all of my work. so I had with him and got him to a price that he was happy with and I was too. the reason I believe he quoted me high is because he didn't know if you would ever see me again. so when it was done I gave him a tip. he was very appreciative and we took some pics as he had never done one of these before. I'm getting ready to get a bunch more work done and I would like to use him again but my friend is just as good & at one point I was getting 1,000 $ pieces for 200 bucks. after he saw the other guys tattooed me I still gotta break in price,he was doing some work on my old lady at the time & kept asking her how come I didn't come to him. When I go to him .Im actually bringing him A hand full of cash and saying do whatever you want to do. because he has some killer ideas I wantEd a full head tattoo.Like where it all works into the hairline and would be black and grey very detailed he had told me at one point I would do my whole head for free if he could do whatever he wanted. So to make it up to him I'm going to let him...yet pay. Plus he just does gnarly work anyway. And I think it will make him happy and forget about me using the other guy. and makes an artist feel like you cheated on them on most especially since he's done So much work on me.Sorry I tend to run to get off subject moral of the story is treats are just right and they will treat you right.