20-40% at a guesstimate (mostly toward the lower end of that).Tshirtcrib said:How drastic is the price difference
Yes, most likely the smaller independent brands use the same outlets we do and just relabel.is there a good chance they go through the same outlets to get their blank t shirts as we do?? And if so, I am taking it that they simply relable them with their own company name etc..??
Since these companies are buying 10,000+ t-shirts at a time, they have the luxury of getting them custom made to their specifications and still get a decent cost per shirt. They probably go to the trade show and find a custom manufacturer (or agent) for a factory overseas and get custom garments tailor made.Or what about the big names liek Mark Ecko, Rocawear, Akademiks..etc?? I know that there budgets are huge, but what route do they take to get that higher feel & I guess "Quality" of t shirt?
So I can pretty much hang up having a custom shirt made unless I've got $10-20K up front, huh?Rodney said:Since these companies are buying 10,000+ t-shirts at a time, they have the luxury of getting them custom made to their specifications and still get a decent cost per shirt. They probably go to the trade show and find a custom manufacturer (or agent) for a factory overseas and get custom garments tailor made.
Like you said, you can probably find different cut & sew factories around that may do smaller runs, but you'll pay more per garment. There were a few custom garment manufacturers at the NBM tradeshow I just attended.So I can pretty much hang up having a custom shirt made unless I've got $10-20K up front, huh?
Buying samples is a good way to test out different blank t-shirt brands. Whether you buy from eBay or another online store shouldn't matter.Would it be worth buying blank t-shirt samples off ebay so you have a better idea about the kind of products you can make?