Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
It strikes me as unusual that a shop would mark up "old" fabrics, unless they are from a collection that's running. For instance, everybody knows that Kaufman's Kona cottons have gone up in price. It could be a bit awkward for a store to have some colors at one price and other colors at a different price.
At my LQS she does double the wholesale price to arrive at the retail price. She does not mark up fabric she already has, even if it is from Kaufman's Kona, and everyone knows that the new stuff just costs her more so she has to sell it for a higher price. So if the colors are close, ya go for the lower priced one!