opinions about cafepress?

does anybody out there use cafepress?

are folks who've ordered products from their site happy w/ the quality/delivery etc?

i'm considering opening an account & am wondering if it's the right route to take.

btw, does tiki central still have stuff for sell at cafepress?

[ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2003-12-20 06:50 ]

TikiChris~

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I used cafePress untill they started to screw artists over.
I never made a profit off of any item they had to offer. B/c in order to make a prifit you have to jack the price up. The prices are outrageous for someone trying to make extra money. I was bumping mine at least a $1.00 - $1.50. Persoanlly they have flaws with selection. White. UGH! I've come up with many designs that work better on something than white. I do sublimation at my job and white is pretty much the only thing you can use.
They made a change to the agreement terms back in august or so pretty much stating: you make the art, we own the art. I read that, gave my shop two days before it went into effect, then killed it.
If you are someone who wants to try to make a few extra dollars and have better traffic through your site than me, then I recomend it. If you are an artist who cares about your art and who handles it, then make it yourself.

how much did i make? not a penny.
I even had one for my band. We made more from gig sales from shirts we hand made.

Mo-Holler.

• Unkle John: -one man aspiring to be everyone’s favorite unkle.
  http://www.unklejohn.com

[ Edited by: Unkle John on 2003-12-20 18:22 ]

On 2003-12-20 18:19, Unkle John wrote:
They made a change to the agreement terms back in august or so pretty much stating: you make the art, we own the art.

Does that mean Cafe Press owns the "TIKI CENTRAL Open 24 Hours" logo??

that's where the line gets hazy IMO.
If you mean to use here on this site, then I would believe "no". but in reference to them (cafepress) being able to use it when they want then "yes".
I took a copywrite law class in college and by my knowlage CP cannot do this. I read and reread to statement, and to my understanding, that is how it plays out. I had many art-friends who stopped using them because of the clause. I contacted CP about it, they danced around the subject so they never said "yes" or "no" on the statement.

user beware, that's all i can say.

Mo-Holler.

• Unkle John: -one man aspiring to be everyone’s favorite unkle.
  http://www.unklejohn.com

[ Edited by: Unkle John on 2003-12-20 18:43 ]

About quality...the tee graphics seem stiff at first, but wear in nicely with a couple washings. The mugs are awesome, just order one of my "Shark" mugs and see for yourself.

http://www.nicefishy.com

Yes we use CafePress at pariarts.com and I think it's more about publicity than making a lot of money. We've sold quite a few T's and mugs through them and got some very small checks back. The quality of the T shirts are okay, yes a little stiff at first - but the image quality is great. The mugs are fantastic - I think it depends a lot on your image quality - but the reproductions on the ceramic material is very good.
I think you've got to sell thousands of items to make any serious money.

i have used them for some time.... and been very happy with the products. yes, the prices are outrageous in some ways, but where else can you get 1-off products?

my favorite item is the lunch box, which i have used as a unique press kit cover.

my shop: http://www.cafeshops.com/lottalivin

cousin cherry's shop: http://www.cafeshops.com/cherrycapri

another girlfriend's shop: http://www.cafeshops.com/goodwiccan

i wasn't aware of the copyright policy change, but knowing a little bit about copyright law, there is no way they can legally own something just cause they print it. so i wouldn't worry about it.

Works for me. I ordered a t- shirt and the quality was better than I expected. Looks great after many washes and feel real nioce too. Not unlike Sienfeld's "Golden Boy"
:tiki:

http://www.cafeshops.com/tikiroyale

Here's an old thread worth resusitating.
I love poking around Cafe Press to see what our local TC artists are cranking out. How does our current breed of artists on Cafe Press feel about the web-based one off store and how it treats you, its shopkeepers?

My other question is a bit more specific. I love some of the designs made by our slew of artist, but would love to own it in the form of a postcard or small poster. Something that can be framed. How would y'all artists feel I, or someone else in the community, were to ask an artist(s) to posterize and/or postcardize their already Cafe Press accessible REALLY COOL design?

I've had no problem with quality and delivery time was swift.

But their women's t-shirts are too damn small!!! Junior sizes, gimme a break!!! Or at least have normal misses/womens sizes available TOO. Hmph. Not all of us like walk around busting out of our top like Pamela Anderson. :lol:

My TC mouse pads (home & work) have logged a few thousand miles and are still holding up fine.

I've had my shops for over two years and just last month got a check ($35) for the first time. December was the reason why. The profit margin is narrow. You would need to sell a lot more than I do to really do anything.

http://www.cafepress.com/slbradleydesign