Cafe Press?

[sunteam_paul]

Anyone have any experience of Cafe Press? Is the quality good? No potential hidden problems if selling?

[blueraven]

If you want it yesterday.

You make virtually nothing, under $1 per shirt. they will print everything, the quality is substandard. I've used them over a dozen times.

Source a local screen printing shop for good quality 100% cotton (I prefer Gildan) t-shirts. Take a look at their equipment, and then look at the price difference. Watch how much care they take in printing the screens. I have been sourcing locally for the last 3 years, and my original order is still holding up after 40+ washes and the colors haven't cracked at all or faded too terribly.

From my experience, a cafepress t-shirt will fade and crack after 3 or 4 washes.

Locally, I paid $350 for an order of 100 shirts printed, 3 colors, front and back, and sold them for $10-15 apiece.

[sunteam_paul]

Hmm, so clothing is out...although I was thinking more along the lines of PC Engine/PC Engine Gamer related mugs, mouse mats, that sort of thing.

[blueraven]

If you want mugs, they will be made in china; the very cheap kind. I had about 20 made and they are the type you would find at the Dollar Store. The mouse pad mats are run-of-the-mill.

On the other hand, they ship to your door..

In a drop of a hat or if you're in a rural area I can see ordering from here, but if you have options, your money is better spent elsewhere.

Not trying to be negative, just had several substandard experiences.

[sunteam_paul]

Well it's good to have feedback, negative or not. It just seemed like an easy, hassle free way of getting things done. The thought of a mug with OBEY PC ENGINE plastered all over it...

[blueraven]

Don't get me wrong, that would be awesome!

I guess just start price-checking screen-printers and compare the $$/product with cafepress.

[Senshi]

Count me in for one of everything  .

[turbogrfxfan]

i want to make got (pce cover) t shirts with obey on the back.  that would be dope!!!  but ill sure as hell buy one!

[hashiriya1]

I have a Cafe Press shirt I had made about 5 years ago. It faded some, but not much. I turn my shirts inside-out when I was them, so maybe that helped.