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Binuven
10-19-2006, 10:06 AM
Ok, so the site is up and running. Now I'm looking at doing stuff like T-Shirts, Mugs, Hats, Toys, that sort of thing.

I remember Final Destiny had a company that could do all that stuff. What I'm looking for is a company that I can list the images with, and as the orders come in, have them shipped directly to the customer. One company I found required that you submit your graphic, but it had to be approved, and once approved, they then owned the image. Is this the norm? I would like to retain ownership of any graphics that I've made (They might not be fantastic, but they're mine! :D ). All I'm looking for is for someone to point me in the right direction.

Also, I'm doing up some plush toys based on Wa11y and ORly. I'm in the process of learning how to make them myself, but if anyone knows of a company that does this relatively cheap (anywhere in the world, it's all good to me), please feel free to link it for me.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated! Thank you again for the awesome support guys!

Gandaar
10-19-2006, 10:42 AM
www.cafepress.com

They allow you to pretty much upload anything you want... within reason....

They provide all the stuff you were talking about... cups, mugs, t-shirts, and lots of other stuff.

You upload the graphic and "connect" it to a particular product. A customer logs in to your site, they click on the link to your "store" and then make their selections. Once they finish up and check out, the order is completed, the products created and shipped. You don't touch the merchandise at all. You get your "cut" of the proceeds via PayPal, check, etc.

I have used them and still use them for various things.

They provide an end-to-end solution to allow you to offer the items you mentioned.

Binuven
10-19-2006, 10:45 AM
Whoa! That's EXACTLY what I was looking for!
+Rep points pour vous!!! :D

Gandaar
10-19-2006, 11:41 AM
Thankies... glad I was able to help...!

Binuven
10-22-2006, 11:15 PM
OMG! I can't thank you enough for that link!!!!!!!

You literally saved me months of time!! And it was so easy to set up!

Awesome stuff!