You could meet Pescado in a dark alley with a suitcase full of cash, or...
Lorelei:
Quote from: BastDawn on 2008 August 07, 18:11:26
Well, the Cafe Press idea sounds like a winner so far. Does anyone know how good they are about coughing up the cash?
Very good.
Once your customers have kept the item(s) past the return date and your earnings pass the minimum dollar amount to get a check ($25), they cut and mail one.
As a bonus, you "set it and forget it" once your store is full of merch. I uploaded designs four years ago, never advertise, never log in to Cafe P., and still sell something weekly or so, and get checks frequently.
The "Value" T-shirt is super-flimsy. Other tees are better quality. I've given Cafe P. stuff as Xmas gifts for years and they hold up great, even the baby stuff, except for the cheapest "Value" T. Bonus: Cafe P. now does black / dark tees.
Spreadshirt is similar, is less whiny about copyrights when you are doing a parody design, has pre-set images and stuff, but can get quite pricey.
BastDawn:
Awesome. It's good to hear that you have personal experience with it from the merchant side. If we get it going, I'll be happy to help with graphics.
speedreader:
I agree it is good to hear from people with direct experiences. And I would certainly shop MATY for xmas gifts. Keep a look out in that PO box for auntie's Christmas card and check, though!
Mirelly:
I wouldn't touch PayPal with someone else's credit card, let alone my own. I would happily contribute rhino if there was a simple, secure and non-usurous method of making a donation.
Wouldn't the simplest option be to open an offshore bank account with an IBAN number so that the account's details can be published for donors to make payment? Example: http://www.griffonbank.com/eng/
Much as I would enjoy owning some MATY merchandise, I draw the line at paying $25 for tee shirt (and let's not forget the shipping cost) where 90% of the markup goes to the host website. If Pescado adds another $10 for the cheeseserver then that makes $35 + shipping to donate a ten spot. It'd be cheaper to change a five pound note into ten greenbacks at my local bureau de change, and FedEx it to a PO box and buy a plain white teeshirt from M&S and print a MATY slogan on it using a handy custom teeshirt kit from any craft store. I'd probably still have enough change for a bottle of Aussie shiraz as well.
Ambular:
Quote from: Mirelly on 2008 August 09, 14:57:19
Much as I would enjoy owning some MATY merchandise, I draw the line at paying $25 for tee shirt (and let's not forget the shipping cost) where 90% of the markup goes to the host website. If Pescado adds another $10 for the cheeseserver then that makes $35 + shipping to donate a ten spot. It'd be cheaper to change a five pound note into ten greenbacks at my local bureau de change, and FedEx it to a PO box and buy a plain white teeshirt from M&S and print a MATY slogan on it using a handy custom teeshirt kit from any craft store. I'd probably still have enough change for a bottle of Aussie shiraz as well.
Pes doesn't seem too keen on t-shirts either. He suggested shrapnel, but I think that'd be kind of hard to customize and market.* He hasn't offered an opinion on mugs, though, which (in addition to being useful and cheaper than the shirts) would make an effective impromptu missile weapon, so I think that would be a good way to go.
*I mean, what would you do with it? Everybody knows we're all axe murderers around here, not into building dirty bombs. :p
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