Selling Shirts?

[Vasarto]

What about Bumper Stickers then? Those are super Cheap and can be mass produced right?

[corvus1970]

Heh heh heh.

Stunrunner, for getting that reference, you're my new favorite person for today

[jabiggers]

I'm not sure if you have someone to make any merchandise but my aunt does this, here is the website for her business:

http://www.opendoordesignz.com/index.htm

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Door-Designz/130431376972208?sk=info

She can make ANYTHING we need/want. If she doesn't have the equipment to make something, she will buy it to make it (with a minimum order amount of course, to pay for new equipment. Otherwise there is no minimum). She has done a great job for me on shirts I've had made (even large orders). She also does free graphic design!!! As far as prices, most shirts she has made me have been anywhere from 10-15 depending on the amount of colors/graphics on the shirt.

If anyone contacts her, please make sure to tell her that Jeremy Biggers sent you

[PrinceRecluse]

Just so everyone knows, I have seen ALL KINDS of shirts and bumper stickers, etc. From AP33 shirts, to "F7 for anything" shirts, to "Paragon City" white oval bumper stickers, and more. They exist and are available for sale.

Finding them is the hard part. But that is where I come in.

For those that have not seen the Thread on here, I am currently in construction of www.RememberingParagon.com . See the site or the thread for more info on it. The reason I am posting on here, and one of the MAIN reasons for that site, is because I will have a page that is a Hub that will have a direct link to EVERY piece of CoH Merch I can find. From T-shirts, polos, bumper stickers, even the Going Rogue Soundtrack on iTunes. That way you won't have to traverse the Forums just to find the location of 1 t-shirt. Just go to RememberingParagon.com and go to the Merch link page and Ding!

As I said, it is still a work in progress and I will be updating soon with the pages that are easier to complete. One of which will be the Merch links page. I will try to remember to update this thread once I get that page up so all of you looking for shirts and bumper stickers can just go there and find them all.

And on the flip-side: Anyone who has a direct link to a piece of CoH merch, of ANY nature, no matter how poorly made or insignificant, no matter what store or source it is through, PLEASE send me a link to PrinceRecluse@gmail.com so I can include it in the site.

Thank you and good luck out there.

[Archlight]

I just bought a long live Paragon shirt from Zazzle They had a decent AP33 I almost bought instead. My wife wanted to buy me a COH shirt but could not find one. So no surprise gift, she asked me to find one since I go geekier places on the internet.

Also found some nice ones at Cafepress.

[johnrobey]

Someone in another thread suggested a lapel pin.  I have an amusing image of wearing this:  http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7318.msg91229.html#msg91229 as a belt buckle with jeans, T-shirt and name tag at the local gaming convention.

[Altoholic Monkey]

I think it's a good idea to remember that much of the images created for merchandise are designs belonging to a creator.   The AP33 tees use a design that Captain Bacon created. Same for the patches and other items.  So let's be careful about making items out of designs when they are not the owner of the work.  It's pretty easy to find out who made what and ask for permission.

The reason why you may not see many items, is because although CafePress is easy, the quality of their items is questionable and the printing process is not the best in the world.  Zazzle.com, depending on the product has some decent and not so decent items. Spreadshirt.com, actually has some quality items. They have a digital print version for those uploading bitmap type images, and a heat transfer sticky flock for vector graphics. The Flock is which is durable but essentially it's similar to color forms, the printed design is cut out of the maternal and transferred to the tee using a heat press. It is  not the same quality as a screen printing but it is a less expensive process than screen printing. Spreashirt has good quality items, and because of that, the cost is higher.

I think for any item, quality and durability are most important.  I don't think anyone wants to provide this community with crappy merchandise.

I can say that for the items I created, I can easily make bumper stickers. I have a print shop I use and they do excellent work at good prices.  If anyone wants this design in other items, please let me know. Elements are vector and can be adjusted accordingly.

I created a series of banners for use on the web:

[dwturducken]

OK, so, say I wanted a patch but missed out on the auction. Would I need to get permission to go to a local embroidery shop and have one made for myself?

[Altoholic Monkey]

OK, so, say I wanted a patch but missed out on the auction. Would I need to get permission to go to a local embroidery shop and have one made for myself?

Yes you would need to contact the person who created the design. They hold the copyright to that design.   Often that's the best way to go because they will give you the best digital files you will need to get a good patch.   Unless there's a post somewhere where the designer has relinquished all rights to the design and has stated it is free for use.   If so it would be a good idea to dig that up and post it or the designer if they're on this forum, should probably come forward and make that statement.

Check with Real World Hero to see if they have additional patches or if they can put you in contact with the designer to obtain permissions.  Surely it's just a matter of sending an email to them.

[dwturducken]

Probably not a bad idea. Someone (I think it may have even been Mr Wentworth, himself.) posted a pretty high quality image of the patch, and my first thought was how great it would look on a ball cap, maybe the dark blue that the US Navy uses for their ship/unit caps.  If I decide I'm gonna try it, I'll seek permission, first. I haven't worn that kind of hat in a while, but that's one I would wear.