I'm in the same boat he is, I learned this "craft" to make an ID for
myself, a few friends, and for the satisfaction of knowing that I
could. Although its extremely tempting to make a lot of money off them
from selling to people I don't know at a much higher price, I don't
really think its worth the risk that comes with the additional
exposure. I wish I had the money to afford an ALPS and an MSR206 to
make near perfect IDs, but earning back $800 through ID sales basically
entails me putting myself out there and running the risk of getting
caught. I would rather just make them as cheaply as possible.
As for tips:
I don't know exactly what printer you're using, but what I do when I
run the pouch through the printer is just tape it down to a sheet of
paper with masking tape. This sounds extremely crude but it works. Make
sure that when you are taping it, the pouch and paper are both lying on
a flat surface. Otherwise you might get a gap between pouch and paper
when you put it in the print tray.
As for the problem with the ink sticking to everything, this is normal.
Make sure you read my other post carefully to make sure you isolate the
area its stuck to (by masking off the rest of the pouch) and how to
clear off the excess without removing the holo image (airduster and wet
paper towels).