I feel like I know the answer to this question but I just want to make sure. I am going to roll out several products for a community which desperately wants merchandise but doesn't have any. The scale will be rather limited because the community is niche, but I have the opportunity to fulfill a real need here within a relatively short period of time.
What I want to do is post t-shirts, hoodies, and socks with different designs and open them for pre-orders and order the quantities based on that.
I am already in contact with some legitimate manufacturers and just need to send them the designs for quotes. My concern is that I will end up with an order quantity which will not be substantial enough for the manufacturer to consider it worthwhile to put different designs into production.
A general estimate for total pieces sold would be 1000-5000 but it could be higher. Let's say that one design gets 100 pre-orders. Would a manufacturer be open to running such a small production?
I guess that this question comes from my ignorance of the production process. Anyways, would Teespring be a better use of my time? I'm pretty sure my margin would be way smaller...
Thanks for any help!
What I want to do is post t-shirts, hoodies, and socks with different designs and open them for pre-orders and order the quantities based on that.
I am already in contact with some legitimate manufacturers and just need to send them the designs for quotes. My concern is that I will end up with an order quantity which will not be substantial enough for the manufacturer to consider it worthwhile to put different designs into production.
A general estimate for total pieces sold would be 1000-5000 but it could be higher. Let's say that one design gets 100 pre-orders. Would a manufacturer be open to running such a small production?
I guess that this question comes from my ignorance of the production process. Anyways, would Teespring be a better use of my time? I'm pretty sure my margin would be way smaller...
Thanks for any help!
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