u/Commercial_Dress_324

Has anyone tried selling their designs as merch without holding inventory?

I'm a graphic designer and I've had people ask a few times if I sell any of my designs on shirts, totes, etc. I've always liked the idea, but ordering a bunch of inventory upfront when I have no clue what people would actually buy feels like a pretty easy way to end up with boxes of my own stuff sitting around. I've been looking into print on demand instead so I could start with a few designs and only have something made when it actually sells. I also like that I could change designs pretty often instead of committing to one big run, because knowing myself I'd get bored of the first collection within a month anyway. For anyone who's done POD with their own designs, what did you start with and was it actually worth doing at a smaller scale?

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