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Heat Transfer: can you make money?



 
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Old March 9th, 2007 Mar 9, 2007 11:58:18 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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Is there anyone making a good profit from using just heat transfers such as ironall and transjet 2 papers. Do they sell well?
 
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Yes.. me... Example I just did 6 tees for one customer.. Price $15 each.. cost.. tee $1.35, transfer .80 cents, Ink 25 cents, time 30 min. I value my time at $35 per hour. Profit $75.60 (that would be $151.20 if I did 12 shirts. However on bulk order I charge less. so I would be more into the $35+. per hour. I have a job coming up in a few weeks of 50 shirts and I am charging $6.10 each. I will make about $190 profit. I can easily do these in 3 hours.
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what would you consider to be the best type of transfer paper to use?
 
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Takeebie,

Are you going to be taking orders from customers (like badalou) or are you going to sell your own printed designs?
 
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what would you consider to be the best type of transfer paper to use?
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Flexjet, eversoft.
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I'm going to be selling my own designs.
 
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Hello, I have a question for ya... Would you recommend Jet Pro Stretch or Ironall for lights? Thanks!
 
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Jet Pro Stretch for lights.
 
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*raising hand*~ . . I second that ---- Jet Pro Stretch


MrsTakeebie, . . . December 2007 --- I had a 300 T-shirt order (regular client) -- charged $4.50 a shirt --- my profit/time was $600.00 -- the balance was materials

for anyone else, I would never go that low of a price . . but this client, .. I've been doing Biz' with them over 3 years now . . they re-order golf shirts (about) every 2 months . .


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I just priced 130 shirts at $22.00 each and they we're dancing in the street as they left. I think I;ll make pretty good profit for that sell.

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Congrats Dennis, I wish you the best. I hope the deal comes off and everyone is happy. ..... JB
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Does anyone know how Flexjet and Eversoft compare to the Inktrajet Papers? I have been using them for a bit now but I haven't tried other manufacturers.
 
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Which is best for Dark shirts. If printing with a vp540 roland?
 
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Thanks Coeds I have the job I just gotta get it done for them.They are so excited about the t"s.
 
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I just priced 130 shirts at $22.00 each and they we're dancing in the street as they left. I think I;ll make pretty good profit for that sell.

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Wow.. How are you doing the shirts? what process. What shirts. That seems way high for 130 shirts. One thing you need to be careful with is over pricing.. You want repeat business. They find out they can get it done for less, you lose business plus they tell others. Lou
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