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Originally Posted by vtec to vvel
You are living the life!
There's still a market for custom t-shirts. I order a bunch a week from Amazon, mostly with dumb/comedic custom writing on it lol.
I can't believe it's been 5 years since COVID.
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The profit margin on custom shirts is razor thin. Can't compete with China and India.
I sell a one sided shirt for between $22 and $24 which is rather high. All my equipment is payed off but a blank shirt costs me almost $7 (wholesale). Ink is SUPER expensive. Costs about $5 in ink depending on how much coverage. Shipping is $4 -$5. Then you have maintenance materials, various chemicals, electric etc. That's roughly $1 a print.
So your looking at a profit of $4 to $5 bucks a shirt. China sells shirts for less than my cost. They're crappy quality, but they're cheap. Most people dont care about the quality for a "goof" shirt.
So, basically I lose money on every shirt, but I make it up in volume! LOL!