t-shirt prices
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- Iamhype0
Might sell tee's at £18 and sweats at £30, got overheads inc - 20% sale to the designer/ p+p and the cost of the tee and print.
- mrfontman0
the only way that would work if you actually showed that you had put tons of details into the shirt the shirt.
and not just design, stitching and whatever else you could do to make it more than just a screened tshirt.
you are trying to make high fashion tshirt cost off of a screen printed shirt.
- ********0
depends what kinda thing you are trying to set up mate.
if you are creating tshirts just with illustrations etc on them and not really building a brand then you are talking having to slide into the £15 threadless prices.
but if you're trying to be the next "Addict" or "Stussy" then f*ck it mate, just price what you feel accordingly.
I'll put bets on the cheapskates in the thread owning a tshirt that theyve liked and "had to have" and paid over the odds for it at somepoint ;)i say go with whoever said that you should have confidence in what you are doing and if you can shift them for £25 then go for it.
im invilved with a tshirt thang at the moment and we've had that same dilema. we are building brands so we'd originally priced the stuff more in according with a designer/brand tshirt youd get from a "cool boutique" (i know that sounds w*nky but u know what im meaning) but we decided to go for the £20 market instead.you can always start at 20 then increase it when sh*t takes off.
- Iamhype0
Yeah, thats why I didn't want to price them to low as they can loose credability, but thinking about it I probs wouldnt sell many at £25 a pop. Going to go with £18. Only just launched the site, so will see how it goes. Had loads of submissions though....most are complete sh!te.
- ********0
< hey chief, your sites ok and everything. easy with the spam...
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Iamhype
(sep 17 05, 06:47)
- traut0
25 for us in the usa is a bit pricey but if you have something amazing and unique and its limited run people will pay it ...
- Chimp0
I think £25 is ok. Compare that with high st prices and its the norm.
Who wants to be seen in a cheap T?
Perhaps have a couple at £18 - £20 and then have the rest at £25
Aim high!
Remember if you want to sell them wholesale you will have to sell them at arroun £7-8
- Chimp0
Hey hype, How was leeds uni? I went to Salford.
- RFRSH0
My research showed that you can get American Apparel blanks as low as 3-4 dollars per unit in case quantity (with a valid EIN). Add ink to that and you aren't going to have a cost of more than around 4-5 dollars tops for the best shirt possible quality wise. Drop down to Hanes or FoTL and you are talking prices as low as a $1.50 per shirt. $25 is a little crazy, if you had a developed brand that's a different story.
- RFRSH0
My research showed that you can get American Apparel blanks as low as 3-4 dollars per unit in case quantity (with a valid EIN). Add ink to that and you aren't going to have a cost of more than around 4-5 dollars tops for the best shirt possible quality wise. Drop down to Hanes or FoTL and you are talking prices as low as a $1.50 per shirt. $25 is a little crazy, if you had a developed brand that's a different story.
- Dirty_Deluxe0
I'm thinking £20 is the highest I would pay for a t-shirt in Sweden/Norway. But I know some brands that have twice that price. But that's their way of marketing themself (Sherman talked a bit about that).
It's not fair to compare with threadless. They are making millions and massproduce their shit, which leads to that they probably have a nice discount on t-shirt and production costs.
Do something that doesnt look like a threadless t-shirt. If you have a limited edition, good qualitiy (both the t-shirt & the print) and fair shipping costs I think you would get people to buy your t-shirts.
I would pay a lot more than 15 bucks for quality and something original rather than threadless or the urban outfitters stuff.
- mrdobolina0
one color prints? what brand shirt are you putting them on? I could bootleg these mugs for like 4 per shirt.
- seed0
I am tired of overly priced shit personally. The world is full of it. Everything is so overly priced these days. So target an affluent crowd if that is your goal and don't bother us with the details.
- mrdobolina0
for 25 pounds, you should be using private label shirts with a sewn in tag. for that kinda loot, you expect details.
- BuddhaHat0
When you're posting your t-shirts online, you're selling to a global market, so forget the cost of living and retail pricing inside the UK, they're irrelevant to your global market.
Sure, if you open a shop on the street in the UK, then that price is okay, and will probably sell you a few units... like it has been said before, there are other sites selling masses of unique designs for a lot less.
Threadless is just one good example... I have no problem shopping from there, I bought 2 t-shirts from there at less than $30 AUD apiece. Delivered. In 6 days.
Unless you're jamming a freakin' Picasso on the front, I don't think you'll sell much beyond the UK market....
Good luck either way mate :)
- rockonski0
fuckouttahere
£25 per tee.
is bullshit.;
i sow in tagging and still feel guilty at 25 canadian.
no really, gethefuckouttahere.
- cpride0
£25 seems fine for me. Im from the uk and this doesnt seem too high.