"I've done t-shirts in the past for other things and as much as I'd like one myself I'm not in a position to do it again. Anyone interested on taking it on is welcome to, I'll buy a few!
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My suggestion on this, whether it be hats, T shirts, first aid kits, stickers, etc., is to do a pre pay for everything before it is even ordered. That way the money is in hand for the products, the people really want the products, and the person who is offering the products isn't out a bunch of money and being forced to try to collect from the people who are total slackers...
It is one thing to be a 'nice guy' and quite another to be a nice guy and then find out that you are stuck with a bunch of hats, first aid kits, etc, that you have paid for and no one now wants...The 'nice guy' part starts to go out the window pretty quickly...
You see this on other forums quite often, especially in 'group buys' where someone can get a discount on, for instance, rock rails. There is an initial big response and all these people spark up about "Oh yeah...for sure...count me in, yada, yada" The guy that that puts it together then buys a bunch of sliders at a discount. When he gets them, the people that wanted them all of a sudden either don't have the money or aren't interested, leaving the 'nice guy' holding the bag and out a bunch of money. Totally uncool in my book. This has happened here, though not on this scale, luckily, but it would be nice not to see it happen again.
I have a couple of products that I am going to start selling. These aren't even going to get packaged up until I have been paid....gee...sounds like the way most companies do business, doesn't it? Offering items sale on the forum like what I have mentioned is no different and shouldn't be treated any differently...