plshrk22 said:
Alright this is going to kind of be a funny thread but I need some input. My pops is a jewelry designer and drew me an awesome picture for my 18th B-Day to get tattood, well I never got it done. I do not want to post the pic as of yet because it is in its rough stages but it consists of a Shark Swooping around a 9Ball and 8Ball with water coming off of his tale that is also swooping around. We want to print this large on the back of the shirt and then I was thinking of puting a tastefull written, "Shark N You" on the front. We cannot decide on a white or black shirt but we are going to get the image finalized within the week and go and sit down with a shirt designer. I was thinking $25 shipped per shirt in S,M,L, or XL. It is VERY eye catching and my dad is very reputable. We were thinking of getting about 60 Shirts made but I think that may be a high number for the first batch. Let me know your thoughts. When we get the image finalized I will send it to some select people on here for some opinions.
I might suggest that you go the Cafe Press route, as opposed to going to an actual t-shirt designer. With the designer, you will have to pay upfront set-up fees for the design...which can run upwards of over $150 or more. With Cafe Press, there are no set-up fees, and the shirts are made as people actually order them. They take off the top, their actual cost of the shirt, by style, of which there are many...and you get whatever the mark-up is that you choose. Say, the shirt's cost is 15.99, and you ask 19.99 for the shirt...that means you would make the $4 per shirt sold clear...it works out pretty well...they will send you out a check monthly for the amount that you actually made.
Their stuff is pretty high quality as well...I have have very little in the way of disappointments with them, and if I get a bad print job, they are very good about crediting you back for the bad work.
Also, they allow for you to offer printing on front and back at no extra charge...and allows for you to manipulate how you may wish for your design and lettering to appear on the shirt, given the particular style you choose....which can be multiple styles and colors. All you need to do is open an account, which is free, and upload your image(s)...they walk you through the whole process pretty easily.
I have done all my team t-shirts this way and it has worked out very well for me. Also, in the case of like team shirts...you can make your 'shop' private, with only those knowing the URL having access to it to place their orders...or make it public, as I suspect would be your best option, which is fully searchable within the site.
It is a great alternative to those not having a lot to invest into a t-shirt venture, without losing your 'shirt', so to speak...LoL.
Lisa
