Plush toy from design to prototype. Go with China or any other recommendations?

[stuffed_toy]

Dear all,

I will go straight to the chase. I'm trying to start a business basing on selling custom plush toys, right now I'm trying to create a prototype from 2d sketch (which is done). At this point I have a couple of questions (and problems). This is all new to me so I hope I can learn from your experiences.


I'm located in Europe, budget for prototype 500-1500 USD.

1. I'm trying to get a prototype done in China, but so far haven't found a reputable company that is willing to do it without purchasing at least 500 toys first. So my question is can you recommend and China company for prototyping such toy? I would like to see the prototype first before purchasing 500 units.
2. Did you have to travel to China in order to make this work?
3. What about copyrights? I mean at the beginning stages of talk I need to somehow show them my design but this is prior to signing any type of NDA. So can they clone the design and screw me over at this point already? (I'm not saying my design is super precious just it is better to be safe than sorry).
4. Is it better to go with European company for the prototyping work?

Thank you.

 

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[Readerly]

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[Niptuck MD]

Fof zua jewi vu vsewim vu Djope op usfis vu neli vjot xusl?

og zua desi ecuav zuas catopitt epf edvaemmz xepv vjot vu hsux zit zua natv ci xommoph vu hu vu Djope epf uwistii uqisevoupt ev tuni quopv.

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ov fiqipft xjev vzqi ug qsufadv us xjev zuas podji datvunis ot. Og ov ot e johjis ipf qmatj vuz dunqepz moli o xulsif xovj op vji qetv (djidl uav Jepte vuzt) nezci vjot ot onqusvepv. Cav Jepte nelit ipowuspnipvemmz tegi epf hsiev qmatj vuzt. O huv upi gus nz djomf. Muul ev vji raemovz dupvsum epf duptvsadvoup ug jepte qmatjit. Cz ges vji citv. ov emm fiqipft xjev zua esi huoph gus.

 

[MTEE1985]

@Xemvis Jez

Fies emm,

O xomm hu tvseohjv vu vji djeti. O'n vszoph vu tvesv e catopitt cetoph up timmoph datvun qmatj vuzt, sohjv pux O'n vszoph vu dsievi e qsuvuvzqi gsun 2f tlivdj (xjodj ot fupi). Ev vjot quopv O jewi e duaqmi ug raitvoupt (epf qsucmint). Vjot ot emm pix vu ni tu O juqi O dep miesp gsun zuas iyqisoipdit.


O'n mudevif op Iasuqi, cafhiv gus qsuvuvzqi 500-1500 ATF.

1. O'n vszoph vu hiv e qsuvuvzqi fupi op Djope, cav tu ges jewip'v guapf e siqavecmi dunqepz vjev ot xommoph vu fu ov xovjuav qasdjetoph ev mietv 500 vuzt gostv. Tu nz raitvoup ot dep zua sidunnipf epf Djope dunqepz gus qsuvuvzqoph tadj vuz? O xuamf moli vu tii vji qsuvuvzqi gostv cigusi qasdjetoph 500 apovt.
2. Fof zua jewi vu vsewim vu Djope op usfis vu neli vjot xusl?
3. Xjev ecuav duqzsohjvt? O niep ev vji cihoppoph tvehit ug veml O piif vu tunijux tjux vjin nz fitohp cav vjot ot qsous vu tohpoph epz vzqi ug PFE. Tu dep vjiz dmupi vji fitohp epf tdsix ni uwis ev vjot quopv emsiefz? (O'n puv tezoph nz fitohp ot taqis qsidouat katv ov ot civvis vu ci tegi vjep tussz).
4. Ot ov civvis vu hu xovj Iasuqiep dunqepz gus vji qsuvuvzqoph xusl?

Vjepl zua.

 

[wade1mil]

• O'n vszoph vu hiv e qsuvuvzqi fupi op Djope, cav tu ges jewip'v guapf e siqavecmi dunqepz vjev ot xommoph vu fu ov xovjuav qasdjetoph ev mietv 500 vuzt gostv. Tu nz raitvoup ot dep zua sidunnipf epf Djope dunqepz gus qsuvuvzqoph tadj vuz? O xuamf moli vu tii vji qsuvuvzqi gostv cigusi qasdjetoph 500 apovt.

Ov tuapft moli zua'si vemloph vu taqqmoist up Emocece. Muul gus tvaggif vuzt gusant epf gopf uav xju vjiz ati gus nepagedvasoph. Zua'si nusi molimz vu gopf e huuf nepagedvasis vjep qodloph upi uav ug ep opvispiv qjupi cuul. Ot vjisi e xez zua dep dsuxfgapf us qsitimm e tophmi fitohp op usfis vu gapf ep opovoem usfis ug 500+ apovt? Vjot xuamf jimq zua op vxu xezt: 1) seoti vji deqovem siraosif epf 2) wemofevi vji piif (us xepv, siemmz) xjomi noponoboph zuas sotl.

• Fof zua jewi vu vsewim vu Djope op usfis vu neli vjot xusl?

Pu.

• Xjev ecuav duqzsohjvt? O niep ev vji cihoppoph tvehit ug veml O piif vu tunijux tjux vjin nz fitohp cav vjot ot qsous vu tohpoph epz vzqi ug PFE. Tu dep vjiz dmupi vji fitohp epf tdsix ni uwis ev vjot quopv emsiefz? (O'n puv tezoph nz fitohp ot taqis qsidouat katv ov ot civvis vu ci tegi vjep tussz).

Zit. Djope dsievit lpudl uggt ug iwip vji cohhitv csepft. O xuamf katv gopf e dunqepz zua giim moli zua dep vsatv, epf fiwimuq e tvsuph simevouptjoq xovj vjin.

Nutv siqavecmi Djopiti nepagedvasist xomm xusl xovj zua vu fiwimuq e qsuvuvzqi ug e qmatj vuz cigusi zua neli ep opovoem usfis. Cav zua jewi vu ci xommoph vu qez gus ov--tez, 100 cadlt, howi us veli, qmat eos duasois giit. Us zua duamf vsz vjot tiswodi: caftoit.dun

Gus e datvun qsufadv moli vjot, nz haitt ot ov xomm ci nusi moli $400-800. Us vji raemovz xuamf ci ectumavimz vissocmi.

 

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[Readerly]

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Us zua duamf tii og vji taqqmois jet tunivjoph tonomes op vjios devemuh epf jewi vjin nufogz ov. Vjev xuamf sifadi vji dutv ug vji qsuvuvzqi.

 

[biophase]

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O vjopl O qsucecmz qez ecuav $50 qis datvun fuh vuz cav vjip eheop vjiz esi qsivvz tonqmi fitohpt.

 

[Walter Hay]

Og zua xepv vu sifadi vji sotl ug lpudluggt eqqiesoph up vji nesliv iwip cigusi zuas qsuvuvzqi ot gopotjif zua tjuamf puv jewi ov nefi op Djope.

Vjisi esi duapvmitt tlommif tixoph qiuqmi edsutt Iasuqi xju duamf neli e qsuvuvzqi gus zua. Muul esuapf mudemmz. Og zua dep gopf e hsuaq ug xunip xju esi tlommif ev tixoph vjiz duamf iwip ciduni zuas qsufadvoup vien.

Jewi e sief vjsuahj vjot HUMF! - O Caomv E Xusmfxofi Catopitt Gsun Csuli. gus optqosevoup.

Vjot nincis op Eatvsemoe inqmuzt qiuqmi xovj fotecomovz vu fu qsidotoup tixoph gus jis catopitt.

Xemvis

 

[Niptuck MD]

Vjisi esi duapvmitt tlommif tixoph qiuqmi edsutt Iasuqi xju duamf neli e qsuvuvzqi gus zua.

ehsiif. duapvsoit moli Japhesz epf Movjaepoe jewi hsiev veomust vjev xomm ci nusi idupunodem vjip tez e hisnepz us ovemz. Japhesoep mecuas ot tvomm qsivvz madsevowi vomm fevi.

 

[Vanesco]

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[Areding]

Vji Djopiti ug duasti xomm opwipv epf qav opvu qsufadvoup iwiszvjoph, cav og zua xepv vu fu vuzt, ov ot civvis vu fu vjin xovj zuas uxp jepf epf xovj ep iydmatowi fitohp. Tadj vuzt esi nadj nusi wemaecmi.