i am thinking of starting up an ebay shop selling tshirts with transfers etc on them

[nappyaddict]

How much would you pay including postage?

What would you like to see on them? I am trying to steer clear of the teddies, giraffes, mice, rabbits, dogs, snakes, diggers, cars, trains, planes, helicopters, pirates, monsters, skeletons, camouflage, grafitti, skull and bones, skateboard, surfer, football, army stuff which most people seem totally fed up of.

So far my ideas are:

lorries,
cement mixers,
monkeys,
sharks,
lizards,
crocodiles,
hippos,
rhinos,
dinosaurs,
zebras,
tigers,
lions,
insects,
bugs,
cowboys,
whales,
aliens,
spacehips,
astronauts,
rockets,
boats,
campervans

Am i along the right lines with these sort of things or are people not keen on these either? Would be helpful if you could put yes or no next to each one whether you like that sort of stuff on your kids clothes or not.

Also what colours? I am thinking
red,
yellow,
orange,
purple,
pink,
turquoise?

I don't think I could do it for £5, more like £10 and this is the problem. With shops like Next and H&M selling tshirts for less than this I just don't think many people will buy them without having a proper name or designer behind them iyswim.

Those ones on Etsy that you linked to workout at £16 including postage. I would definitely pay that, they are right up my street and I love the T shirts they use. Whereas, if I was something like this I couldn't run away fast enough.

Bleurgh

Sorry about my crap typing. Absolutely monstrous aren't they.

I wonder if I USP of unisex tshirts could work well for you? My DC are girl-boy-girl-boy, and I search incessantly for nice things that can be passed down to each of the, or where they can all be dressed in similar (but not exactly matching) items. The kinds of colours you are talking about that can be worn by girls or boys, with interesting pictures, would be perfect. (Turquoise, peacock blue, yellow, red etc..)

All my DC would like something with a picture of (from your list; assume yes unless I've put different!)
Zebras
Pandas
Whales
Ice creams
Hippos
Bumblebees
Caterpillars - no
Goats
Cows
Ladybirds
Chickens
Geese
Horses - no
Donkeys
Sheep
Camels - no
Goats
Balloons
Kites
Bicycles
Moose - no, too christmassy
Squirrels - only if nice red ones, not greys
Hedgehogs
Starfish
Sea horses - no
Crabs - no
Penguins
Sandcastles
Astronauts
Parrots
Peacocks
Owls
Toucans
Ducks
Swans - no
Ca ts - no
Deer
Rockets
Spaceships
Submarines
Rainbows - no
Trees
Clouds
Sunshine
Lightening flash

If the quality was excellent (baby gap kind of quality) I would spend the amounts you're talking about. I spent £9 on a t shirt in JL for DD1 at the weekend, actually. I know it will last to be passed down to DD2 so its fine.

Hope you get it off the ground! Send me a link if you do!

I bought one on e-bay with DSs name on it and a cartoon character, He loves it! I think it was about £7.

I replied on this some time ago and am still wondering how this is a good idea.

If you are going to charge around £10 then why would i shop there and not primark (wqhere i could probably get 10) or next or asda or even M&S?

Sorry, not meaning to be rude but i can't afford to spend a lot so would go somewhere i trust or as i said in my last post, would get them printed myself.

Something you need to think about is copyright. Where are you sourcing your images from?

Where will you get your t - shirts? Are they ethical(how will you prove it?)

I like these designs and have got tshirts from them before Prawny