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Hi all,
Some time ago, I posted a poll asking for feedback on some ideas to help support the expense of running this site. The clear winner was to sell Canadian Army items, taking 2/3 of the vote. I haven‘t forgotten about it, and have been pursuing the idea of creating stickers.
The plan is to order 1,000 stickers, 3" round and suitable for outdoor use. (They are *Army* stickers, after all!) Tentative design below:
Any feedback (or even alternate designs) is welcome. I want to stay away from cheesy "course T-shirt" type designs of rabid hedgehogs and "Kill ‘em all" slogans though. You don‘t have to propose an image, just describe your design, and if it sounds right, I can turn it into an image.
In order to deal with economies of scale, I simply can‘t sell the stickers on an individual basis. (Selling 1,000 stickers one at a time would be a time consuming process, and 1,000 stamps to mail is about $500!) So they‘ll be sold in multiples of 50, which works out great for unit or kit shop reps. Selling on a one by one basis would put the cost of the stickers too high.
I‘ve asked around, and been quoted a price of about $1.20 per sticker. My price (including shipping within Canada) is expected to be $1.50 each, or $75 for a lot of 50. I‘d expect that these would sell at units for $2 or so, allowing units to turn a decent profit. (Higher than mine!)
Now before I sink $1,200 of my own money into this, I want to be sure there is enough interest to make it fly. Please reply or send me an e-mail if you think you‘d be interested, and please let me know the rough number you‘d want. This is in no way a commitment from you to buy, just as it‘s not a commitment from me to shell out the start-up costs.
I also encourage you to bring this up with your unit or kit shop rep, to see if they are interested. If we have enough interest to warrant more than 1,000, the price will obviously drop.
Thanks for your support.
Some time ago, I posted a poll asking for feedback on some ideas to help support the expense of running this site. The clear winner was to sell Canadian Army items, taking 2/3 of the vote. I haven‘t forgotten about it, and have been pursuing the idea of creating stickers.
The plan is to order 1,000 stickers, 3" round and suitable for outdoor use. (They are *Army* stickers, after all!) Tentative design below:
Any feedback (or even alternate designs) is welcome. I want to stay away from cheesy "course T-shirt" type designs of rabid hedgehogs and "Kill ‘em all" slogans though. You don‘t have to propose an image, just describe your design, and if it sounds right, I can turn it into an image.
In order to deal with economies of scale, I simply can‘t sell the stickers on an individual basis. (Selling 1,000 stickers one at a time would be a time consuming process, and 1,000 stamps to mail is about $500!) So they‘ll be sold in multiples of 50, which works out great for unit or kit shop reps. Selling on a one by one basis would put the cost of the stickers too high.
I‘ve asked around, and been quoted a price of about $1.20 per sticker. My price (including shipping within Canada) is expected to be $1.50 each, or $75 for a lot of 50. I‘d expect that these would sell at units for $2 or so, allowing units to turn a decent profit. (Higher than mine!)
Now before I sink $1,200 of my own money into this, I want to be sure there is enough interest to make it fly. Please reply or send me an e-mail if you think you‘d be interested, and please let me know the rough number you‘d want. This is in no way a commitment from you to buy, just as it‘s not a commitment from me to shell out the start-up costs.
I also encourage you to bring this up with your unit or kit shop rep, to see if they are interested. If we have enough interest to warrant more than 1,000, the price will obviously drop.
Thanks for your support.
