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I've passed on a few companies that wanted to buy my shirts wholesale in the past, but now I'm interested in selling to a company from Japan. I'm not very familiar with wholesale and I'm curious how much of a discount I should give when I sell wholesale? Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks guys!

UPDATE - What's the minimum number of shirts you guys will sell for the company to get wholesale prices? I'm totally a noob when it comes to wholesale, so I really appreciate you guys helping out!

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   heroes said 3 months ago

   we go with double our cost say a t shirt cost $5.00 wed charge $10 at wholesale and then the shop would charge $25

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   ryanmiller said 3 months ago

   awesome thanks man!

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   Cole said 3 months ago

   i remember a thread about this. seibei had some good input on it. cant remember the name of the thread. wholesale mark up maybe?

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   ryanmiller said 3 months ago

   Also, when discussing the pricing to the company, should I just say double the production cost? Or just give them the price?

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   MadeByMAS said 3 months ago

   Just give them the price. You want to make whats called a line sheet and a look book. Have your line laid out with the wholesale prices.

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   heroes said 3 months ago

   pdf catalogue

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   Cole said 3 months ago

   usually you make a wholesale catalog and have each of your shirts with specs and available sizes and wholesale price. it would have minimum orders and quantity discounts. jimmy has a nice one.

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   MykeCatastrophic said 3 months ago

   Byeline said: usually you make a wholesale catalog and have each of your shirts with specs and available sizes and wholesale price. it would have minimum orders and quantity discounts. jimmy has a nice one.

   Where could i get a copy of Jimmy's?
   I'd like a reference like that to work off of.

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   Cole said 3 months ago

   its on here somewhere: http://wakedesignsleep.com/

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    Cole said 3 months ago

    http://emptees.com/posts/2782-setting-wholesale-price

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    MykeCatastrophic said 3 months ago

    Byeline said: its on here somewhere: http://wakedesignsleep.com/

    You mean this?
    http://jimmyheartcore.blogspot.com/2007/08/spoiler.html

    If so, that doesn't have any wholesale prices on it. Do you recommend that people put those prices on it?

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    Cole said 3 months ago

    he probably had a page at the end of the catalog that was a price sheet.

    MadeByMAS said: Yeah what I always do and tell brands I consult for is double what it cost to get made.

    So if you do a run and its $7 per shirt to get made double that and your wholesale price is $14 per shirt. Then the shop will double it again (in most cases) and it retails for $26-28.

    You can also do it in a x3 method.

    Production cost: $7
    Wholesale cost: $14
    Retail cost: $21

    This way allows for the shop to have some leverage and mark it up to $24-$26 if they wish and when the time comes be able to put it on sale for quicker buys and everyone is happy.

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    seibei said 3 months ago

    I'm kind of hung over (I was out drinking and singing karaoke in NYC, and then had a two hour train ride home), but if you want any advice feel free to email me (david@seibei.com). I'm too tired to really read through what people have said here, but I think they've got it - double your production cost to make your wholesale price, which stores will then double (at least) when they put it on the floor.

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    njonas said 3 months ago

    I do 50% - 60% my retail price. If the shirt's retail is $20, it's wholesale price is $10-$12 depending on who I'm selling to and what the quantity is.

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    ryanmiller said 3 months ago

    i realized there was another thread about this after i posted.. i was in the car when i started this thread and didn't think to check for another thread like it. sorry guys!

    but thanks for all the useful info! you guys helped out a lot

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    ryanmiller said 3 months ago

    also.. what's the minimum number of shirts you guys will sell for the company to get wholesale prices? i'm totally a noob when it comes to wholesale, so i really appreciate you guys helping out!

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