nava2642 0 Posted August 13, 2013 Hello out there, Jus picked up a small job,12 shirts (cotton), Navy blue, All they want is two letters "DC", 3' X 3", right under the front mid collar. I'm new to heatpress vinyl pricing, so I'd like to be very careful on how I charge. Want to build clients, not scare them away, but not give them away either!! Make sense? If anyone could help me I would really appreciate it. I was kind of thinking to charge like I do my decals, but am I thinking wrong?? Thank you for your help!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenwind / One Off Grafx 187 Posted August 13, 2013 Myself i add up the cost shirt + vinyl (.14 cents a inch my cost) X 1.5 then add 2 to 5 dollars time in each shirt i get most shirts out at 10 to 15 dollars for small batches. If it is a single i hit them for a 20 bill. But it all depends on what the area can afford. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHIT72 36 Posted August 13, 2013 Depends, if you get the shirts for $3(shirts will cost more for sizes over XL) It will cost you about $4 in materials, then what your time is worth? You could bang these out in no time, as the weeding will be simple. You post states 3'x3", did you mean 3"x"3? 36 inches will be difficult to fit on a shirt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted August 13, 2013 My color shirts are $6 up to XL and $8 2X up to 6X and the lettering would fall under my $3 minimum so $9 up to XL and $11 2X + Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nava2642 0 Posted August 17, 2013 Hey guys, thank you for your help, I did mean 3", thank you for clarifying that. So I ended up charging $85.00 for 12 shirts. This just included a 3" X 3" "DC on the mid front, right under the collar. Two colors. I just used the formula (3+3 inches=6, divided 6 by 2=3, plus half of that ($1.50), for two colors.$4.50 X 12=54.00. Then divided 54 by 2,=27. To charge for the install of the emblems. The customer gave me the shirts. Grand total came to $81.00, then just rounded to $85.00. Does this make sense? I think it helped. Anyway, thank you again for your help! I appreciate it very much, I'm sure I'll be on here again! Take Care! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted August 17, 2013 I work too cheap mostly but would have been at $6/ea on those so you are right in there. They still saved plenty over a lot of places. Doing vinyl is nice because you don't the high set-up costs screenprinters do. I get a lot of business because of it. (plus the local shirt shop has pretty much offended every living person in town) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nava2642 0 Posted August 25, 2013 Hello Jay's place, you say your color shirts are $6, up to XL, then $8, 2X to 6X. This is this for the graphic right?, The vinyl you place on the shirts? This does not include the shirt price, right? Thanks again, jus very much in the dark here. In Albuquerque, NM, and I don't know of any T-shirt places here that do Heatpress vinyl. Was trying to get help out here, a lil guidance, but with no resources? I've called around, but only to compare to screenprinting prices, and these guys are way higher than what I had in mind. Thanks!!! NAVA Graphics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted August 25, 2013 That is for blank shirt. Design depends on size, # of colors, and complexity. 1 color basic pocket logo runs $3. I color back up to 10" and basic design runs $6. Other than that I price on a per job basis. Add shirt price and vinyl price for total per shirt. As a side note I have never charged more than $22 for a finished shirt that seems to be the threshold of what people will spend in this area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
