[ba] FW: request for comments - audifans.com 20th anniversary shirt

[Buchholz, Steven]

It appears that Dan did not post the notice here.  I suspect that most
people here have already heard the news, but just in case ...

If any of you have any feedback on this, please be sure to copy it to Dan
Simoes ... e-mail address below ...

Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Simoes [mailto:dans at audifans.com]
> Subject: [V8] request for comments - audifans.com 20th anniversary shirt
>
> A final proposed design is at:
>
> http://members.rennlist.com/rennwagen/af_shirt2.jpg
>
> Please get back to me with any comments.  Assume the following:
>
> - the shirt will be long sleeve, of high quality cotton, much like the
> Mt.Washington shirts
> - the shirt will cost somewhere around $20, final price yet TBD
>
> I will do my best to get pricing out asap, but apparently my
> wife wants
> to have another baby sometime in the next day or two, so I
> may be a bit
> tied up :)
>
> How would people feel about a commercial sponsor or two, with a small
> logo somewhere on the shirt?  This would help offset costs and maybe
> bring the price down too.  I'm concerned that it may compromise the
> design though.
>
> My goal is to have most transactions handled by paypal, so that we can
> collect enough pre-orders to at least cover the production costs, so
> there is limited danger.
>
> It's possible that I could also do these in batches, say 20-30 at a
> time, and they could be sold on an ongoing basis.  I would probably
> prefer a one-shot deal for the 10th anniversary shirt, and we can look
> at other items (tshirts, baseball caps, etc) in the near future.
>
> Profits will be used to offset production costs as well as my ongoing
> list costs.  Anyone uncomfortable with that should let me know as part
> of his order where he would like any profits to be donated
> to.  I can't
> promise to be able to match your wish exactly, but if 50 people want
> money donated to the Red Cross for example, that's easy to accomplish.
>
> Thanks!
>
> | Dan |