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Title: Does anyone do "print on demand" with phone covers?
Post by: waitingonthestuff on October 30, 2023, 10:14

I'm very tempted to start offering this as I have some images that I think would be perfect.

Just wondering if anyone on here has done this before and did the process run smoothly?

Thanks

Title: Re: Does anyone do "print on demand" with phone covers?
Post by: Uncle Pete on October 30, 2023, 11:44

Quote from: waitingonthestuff on October 30, 2023, 10:14

I'm very tempted to start offering this as I have some images that I think would be perfect.

Just wondering if anyone on here has done this before and did the process run smoothly?

Thanks

Years ago, someone told me her best selling items were phone covers. For myself, nope. I'd guess, I'm out of touch with what young people want as a personalized phone cover. You may do better.

Title: Re: Does anyone do "print on demand" with phone covers?
Post by: Hannafate on October 31, 2023, 08:25

You might as well give it a try.  I have sold some.  Offer the same images on other items while you're at it. 

Title: Re: Does anyone do "print on demand" with phone covers?
Post by: waitingonthestuff on November 05, 2023, 05:30

Thanks.Will do

Title: Re: Does anyone do "print on demand" with phone covers?
Post by: Zero Talent on November 05, 2023, 11:16

Sometimes I sell phone covers through FineArt America.

Title: Re: Does anyone do "print on demand" with phone covers?
Post by: ShadySue on November 05, 2023, 16:36

Quote from: Zero Talent on November 05, 2023, 11:16

Sometimes I sell phone covers through FineArt America.

Me2

Title: Re: Does anyone do "print on demand" with phone covers?
Post by: wordplanet on November 06, 2023, 18:43

I actually joined redbubble 10+ years ago to make a custom cover for my daughter's iPad and ended up selling phone covers there too.

Reviewing my last few years' spreadsheets quickly, sorting sales by product shows that I sell more iPhone cases, clothes, home decor, journals, greeting cards & stickers on Redbubble compared to FAA, where most sales are prints (followed by Puzzles). Obviously my profit per sale on Prints is many times higher than for other products, but my markup on home decor and phone cases still adds up nicely. Depending on the kind of case, my markup is between $6-9. Not a get rich quick item, but it adds up okay.

In terms of quality, I've purchased iPhone and Android cases from redbubble for over a dozens years now, and they have held up nicely, outliving my phone and my family's. We tend to keep our phones for about 4 years, so they are good quality. I haven't bought cases from FAA, but I've been happy with samples of various other items I've purchased there and I assume they're the same as RB.

If you want to offer cases, I'd do it soon since sales have already started picking up for the holidays. Sales of products peak every year between November and early January.

Title: Re: Does anyone do "print on demand" with phone covers?
Post by: waitingonthestuff on November 07, 2023, 04:09

Thanks. That's really useful information. I will look at that.