craigix
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So, Craig, when are you going to pose for a picture in a Sinclair C5 so that we can design the t-shirt?
I see one on ebay for £45... we could do it.
So, Craig, when are you going to pose for a picture in a Sinclair C5 so that we can design the t-shirt?
This brings up a whole SPECTRUM of possibilities..groanSo, Craig, when are you going to pose for a picture in a Sinclair C5 so that we can design the t-shirt?
I see one on ebay for £45... we could do it.
A Quick google search gives me the impression that most people are plased with their service, etc. My one worry, however, would be that there is only a 5% profit per shirt, and as most seem to be priced around $20, that's only $1 per unit.
A Quick google search gives me the impression that most people are plased with their service, etc. My one worry, however, would be that there is only a 5% profit per shirt, and as most seem to be priced around $20, that's only $1 per unit.
Yes, I came to that conclusion myself earlier in the thread. My main point was to contrast this against SpreadShirt, which seems to be the best option offered in this thread so far, one of the reasons being the following:A Quick google search gives me the impression that most people are plased with their service, etc. My one worry, however, would be that there is only a 5% profit per shirt, and as most seem to be priced around $20, that's only $1 per unit.
I think that if you go with any of these "handle everything" companies, there's not much more than $1-$3 or $5 profit if you bump the price up a bit. I generally see the shirts from them going from $20-$25. Penny Arcade, Armadillo Aerospace, etc. The flip side is, that except for the voting and setting up who gets what funds how when the competition is over, there's only a very little work involved setting it up. As ED pointed out earlier, at a higher profit margin where you just get a "run" of shirts and handle it yourself, then it's you running the ordering, shipping, etc. It's, potentially, a lot more money per shirt, but it's definitely a lot more work per shirt.
Spreadshirt Website said:Potential Commissions
- Ability to markup the items to whatever you want over the Spreadshirt base price. So if the base price of a shirt is $15 and you sell it for $20 then you make $5 profit.
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Yes, I came to that conclusion myself earlier in the thread. My main point was to contrast this against SpreadShirt, which seems to be the best option offered in this thread so far, one of the reasons being the
I put %10 for the design winner out there off the top of my head. Does anybody think it should be more? 15% 1/4?
So... At the risk of labouring the point, we now have official permission to run a contest, at least for the mug? I'm not quite certain that Craig's post was entirely serious, but if so, excellent!/me gladly abdicates this to vadsamoht. Time to see what I can do in 2 months for a game.
Looks like we may end up with a mug instead. :-b
So... At the risk of labouring the point, we now have official permission to run a contest, at least for the mug? I'm not quite certain that Craig's post was entirely serious, but if so, excellent!
I agree that wide-appeal stuff may net more money and interest in the long run, however many posters have also said they would buy the logo/two noths or something similar. But that's why we're thinking of making it a competition, so that the items that have the most willing buyers (whatever design it is) gets produced first, as a test to see if this merchandising thing is actually worthwhile for OP.In all seriousness I think that the inside joke idea should be out because more people will but them if they are tasteful. I like the logo, it is very innocuous and would make a great mug. If we have the ability to make more than one design then it will be ideal because we can make both silly and serious designs. I would like to be able to justify my shirt/mug as a purchase, but that is just my opinion.
But... I really want to have the Craig riding on the Sinclair C5 on a mug though...
I looked at their editor, it seems only the american page (spreadshirt.com) has no mugs, the german (.de) and the UK (.co.uk) one both have mugs.EDIT: Just a heads up, it doesn't look like SpreadShirt will do mugs, [...]
If I may ask, why are you all trying to zero in on a single product?
As Wardred said, the main reason for only doing one item is because in the past people have wanted to do so many different things that nothing ended up getting done. Assuming that, for example, the mug competition goes ahead and sells a decent number of units, then we will probably open up more competitions for shirts/etc. later on. If the sales flop, then we'll just wait until OP ends up producing merchandise themselves - having 'proved' that community based production won't work.If I may ask, why are you all trying to zero in on a single product? You are aware that there are no additional costs for more products on offer with services like cafepress or spreadshirt, right? Of course, if you are going for the process of having a batch of them pre-printed (which lowers the price / increases the profit margin) it will increase initial costs.