Discuss the process of getting your t-shirt line into brick and mortar stores and selling offline. Topics include industry tradeshows, events, line sheets, sales reps and other retailing tips and advice.
Hey guys I'm getting my first 2 shirts printed up in early to mid june it looks like. I'm putting the finish touches on my site, getting ready for eBay and guerrilla marketing my *** off. Problem is just kinda hit a road block because I live in the bay area and we have quite a few shops that sell shirts that aren't fully "retail ready" (no upc codes, custom labels, etc.) but at the same time my brother tells me that these places pay only 5 bucks or somethin per shirt. Without giving me a lecture on why I need to have my stuff retail ready can someone tell me what is range I can expect per shirt? I was lookin for 7.50 to 8 bucks per shirt and I plan to sell them for 16.00 on my site. Also can someone link me to GOOD sale/info sheet or send me something to my email cuz I need something to use as a guide I have to have something together in a couple of days. Thanks!
Re: How much are retailers really paying per shirt?
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Originally Posted by Sarcastik
Hey guys I'm getting my first 2 shirts printed up in early to mid june it looks like. I'm putting the finish touches on my site, getting ready for eBay and guerrilla marketing my *** off. Problem is just kinda hit a road block because I live in the bay area and we have quite a few shops that sell shirts that aren't fully "retail ready" (no upc codes, custom labels, etc.) but at the same time my brother tells me that these places pay only 5 bucks or somethin per shirt. Without giving me a lecture on why I need to have my stuff retail ready can someone tell me what is range I can expect per shirt? I was lookin for 7.50 to 8 bucks per shirt and I plan to sell them for 16.00 on my site. Also can someone link me to GOOD sale/info sheet or send me something to my email cuz I need something to use as a guide I have to have something together in a couple of days. Thanks!
If the retailer is retailing them at $10, then it could be true they probably bought it for no more than $5. A general rule is that retailers double their wholesale costs (this does not hold true for every retailer as they have 100% control of what they wish to sell their product for.
How much are retailers really paying per shirt? 
