Sometimes it helps to get "local" information and vendors recommendations. The regional sections of the forum are for sharing more local based t-shirt information from around the world.
Greetings ... I'm looking to rent, or buy an inexpensive manneequin t-shirt torso freestanding. For table top. After doing a little research buying looks like the way to go. Any opinions or reccomendations? Located in NYC.
I got mine on eBay; they're normally available there below retail. Other than that, try a local shop fitting store. You should be able to find some via Google or the phone book.
In NYC it's possible you can locate a 'secondhand' store display liquidator. One retail store display supplier I visited had a 'secondhand' section at their location.
This is a discussion about where to buy a mannequin torso for t-shirts? that was posted in the Region Specific T-Shirt Information section of the forums.