With the t-shirt design industry worth more than $580 million in the USA alone, starting a t-shirt business makes more sense than ever. Especially when you look at how easy it is to make your own t-shirts. You can even sell t-shirts as a side business. That is, until you make enough money to go full time.
This brings us nicely over to a topic which is often talked about – how to price your t-shirts. OK, so we’ve done a little research ourselves and come up with some prices. BUT the below prices should not be taken as the gold standard prices. These prices are estimations only and can vary depending on your country, taxes, equipment, material sourcing choices and design choices.
- Print costs might be more or less depending on the design you print, your toner costs and transfer costs.
- T-Shirt prices might be more or less, depending on the quality of t-shirt you wish to use. link
- Accessories such as shirt tags and labels are a personal choice, but do add a higher value to t-shirts
Estimated T-Shirt Costs:
- Blank T-Shirts = $3.00
- Print costs = $3.25
- Accessories = $2.50
- Total = $8.75 per t-shirt
Estimated Retail Price:
- T-Shirt Price = $15.00
- Profit = $6.25 profit per t-shirt
Estimated Retail Price:
- T-Shirt Price = $19.99
- Profit = $11.24 profit per t-shirt
Total Profit for 60 t-shirts: = $674.40 for 60 t-shirts
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