T Shirt Trade Idea

As many in this hobby know, we covet our "hot rod" & "car show" t shirts, I am on a cruise night committee and nothing goes over better than t shirts, I have a "nice assortment".
My idea is to check and see if anybody (or bodys) would like too, or just kick around the idea of offering up new shirts picked up from different shows/cruises they go to for trade with others, I mean who wouldn't love to have a car show shirt from New Zealand or England?? That is if they do t shirts across the pond? After wearing one tonight I picked up from Lake of the Ozarks with the Milner coupe on it, I thought it would be cool to see one head 1/2 way around the world (though its old now!) or one of our new local cruise shirts. What do you guys think?? Let me know....

Sounds like a kool idea,Matthyj.. I have already done a swap with a member on here,,and am willing to do one or two more..PM me on here and we will see what we can do..

i offer free shipping on my shirts but never thought about one going across borders . first one sold went to canada so i had to change it to free shipping to the lower 48 . one to new zealand would have broke me .
i have a closet full but my bride wont let me wear them , i tend to really beat up tshirts .

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Originally Posted by shine

i offer free shipping on my shirts but never thought about one going across borders . first one sold went to canada so i had to change it to free shipping to the lower 48 . one to new zealand would have broke me .
i have a closet full but my bride wont let me wear them , i tend to really beat up tshirts .

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Shine,,is it that dear to post a shirt out of Texas?? Wow.. I did a swap with toomanytocount,a few years back..Can't remember what it cost to send the parcel up there.. Ask Joe what it cost to send his down to me.. Didn't think it would be too bad..

if it fits it ships :) i use the post office priority mail. 6.00 for a shirt . seems it was more to canada . been a while .

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Originally Posted by lamin8r

Shine,,is it that dear to post a shirt out of Texas?? Wow.. I did a swap with toomanytocount,a few years back..Can't remember what it cost to send the parcel up there.. Ask Joe what it cost to send his down to me.. Didn't think it would be too bad..

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I picked up an Atlas of the US (maps of all states) that measured about 9x12 and 1/2" thick. I got it wrapped and addressed to johnboy, stopped by the UPS store to see how much to send it via their standard air/ground delivery and it was something around US$90! I told them I didn't want to send it on a private charter, just putting it in with the rest of the stuff going that way was OK but she didn't see the humor... So I went to the US Post Office, and they first told me US$26, but then when they actually got to it dropped it to US$20 as I recall. A flat rate envelope that a T-shirt would fit is US$46, with no weight limits. Sending it by dimension and weight would be a bit cheaper, but likely more than the value of the shirt....

a tshirt will fit in the smallest flat rate box and ship for 6.00 in the states but never sent one down under .

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Originally Posted by shine

a tshirt will fit in the smallest flat rate box and ship for 6.00 in the states but never sent one down under .

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Looks like the smallest flat rate box is $25.25 on-line price, likely plus tax - International Price Calculator

In the USA, isn't it cheaper to put it in a manila envelope or one of those white tear-proof envelopes? I don't think they cost $6 to ship. We just shipped a bunch of t-shirts to the US, I will ask what it cost. I do remember that to Canada was considerably more.....l

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Originally Posted by robot

In the USA, isn't it cheaper to put it in a manila envelope or one of those white tear-proof envelopes? I don't think they cost $6 to ship. We just shipped a bunch of t-shirts to the US, I will ask what it cost. I do remember that to Canada was considerably more.....l

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Yeah, for light stuff like a shirt, stuffing it in an envelope is cheaper than flat rate, but mailing stuff to NZ carries a nice premium. Just a regular envelope with a letter is something near $2 if not more. Same for over there - when we were coming back a friend sent a half dozen magazines and pre-addressed envelopes for us to mail to people in the US, as it was about 3X higher sending them international.

I will be checking this week, I have one of our local cruise night shirts heading to NZ. (should have sent it back with Johnboy!)
Our biggest claim to fame is Missouris largest square (4th largest in the US) which is the back drop, each year they pic local cars for the shirt, mine is in the background this year with some muscle in front and a classic to the side. Sponsors on back
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Originally Posted by Matthyj

I will be checking this week, I have one of our local cruise night shirts heading to NZ. (should have sent it back with Johnboy!)
Our biggest claim to fame is Missouris largest square (4th largest in the US) which is the back drop, each year they pic local cars for the shirt, mine is in the background this year with some muscle in front and a classic to the side. Sponsors on back
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Kool shirt,Matt.. Very nice.. I'm thinking,that with those prices for mailing something like that,,it's better to find somebody I know,who is up there,,to bring it back..Might be able to organise that,too.. ALWAYS a few Kiwis we know,who are coming and going from the US..

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Originally Posted by lamin8r

...I'm thinking,that with those prices for mailing something like that,,it's better to find somebody I know,who is up there,,to bring it back..Might be able to organise that,too.. ALWAYS a few Kiwis we know,who are coming and going from the US..

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:LOL::LOL::LOL: Say mate! While you're there can you swing by Clinton and pick up a shirt from Matt? Oh, you're going to Orlando? Can't you drop by Clinton, Missouri for me? There's this really nice T-shirt I need you to pick up....:LOL::LOL::LOL:

Cool shirt, what's that front and center?

Barracuda or charger?

No wait, it's a GTO!

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Originally Posted by rspears

:LOL::LOL::LOL: Say mate! While you're there can you swing by Clinton and pick up a shirt from Matt? Oh, you're going to Orlando? Can't you drop by Clinton, Missouri for me? There's this really nice T-shirt I need you to pick up....:LOL::LOL::LOL:

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yeah,matey,,it'll only take a day or two,to take a small detour..:LOL::LOL: I could probably supply an address in Ca.,,so a friend could bring the shirt back for me.. might work out a bit slower,,but not so dear.. Will see what I can do..;);)

Sounds like a great idea, take your time I won't wear the shirt!!

I remember getting a book shipped from New Zealand a few years back for less than 8 bucks. Books have a completely different shipping price. Throw an old book in the package with a Free teeshirt, and it might be a lot cheaper, might take 3-4 weeks to get there, but much cheaper!

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Originally Posted by stovens

I remember getting a book shipped from New Zealand a few years back for less than 8 bucks. Books have a completely different shipping price. Throw an old book in the package with a Free teeshirt, and it might be a lot cheaper, might take 3-4 weeks to get there, but much cheaper!

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Steve, the key there is "...a few years back..." That's why the atlas postage dropped below $20 - book rate, and it got there in about a week.

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Originally Posted by lamin8r

Shine,,is it that dear to post a shirt out of Texas?? Wow.. I did a swap with toomanytocount,a few years back..Can't remember what it cost to send the parcel up there.. Ask Joe what it cost to send his down to me.. Didn't think it would be too bad..

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LMAO, you want me to remember how far back????
I can tell ya what I ate for breakfast last week, maybe.
I know it wasn't cheap, but wasn't all that expensive considering where it went.
For customs I marked it as a gift(used T-shirts) & the cost value is ZERO.

and YES, I wear those shirts weekly or at least monthly, I have about 100 plus others to choose from also. My oldest was 1987, the year our son was born & his first car show. He now owns that shirt :3dSMILE: ...joe

Went by the Post Office today, you can shove up to 4 lbs in their padded envelope and first class mail it to New Plymouth New Zealand for $13.10 from Missouri, so I went by the Chamber of Commerece and picked up a last year shirt also and very neatly crammed (wrinkles now included) it into the envelope. You can send a flat envelope for somewhere in the 8 dollar range but it has to be dead flat!

Good deal:D:cool:

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Went by the Post Office today, you can shove up to 4 lbs in their padded envelope and first class mail it to New Plymouth New Zealand for $13.10 from Missouri, so I went by the Chamber of Commerece and picked up a last year shirt also and very neatly crammed (wrinkles now included) it into the envelope. You can send a flat envelope for somewhere in the 8 dollar range but it has to be dead flat!

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Kool stuff..Ta very much Matt.. Will start hunting this week..:cool::cool:

Well.. got a message from Lynda today... ''There's a package from overseas here,for you''....... Yahoo...kool.. Matt,,awesome,mate..:cool::cool: Two kool shirts.. I have one here now,,and in about a week,,should have a second one for you.. I might be able to snatch a spare shirt from our NSRA Nats,in a couple of weeks.. Will wait till then,if that's okay..

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Well.. got a message from Lynda today... ''There's a package from overseas here,for you''....... Yahoo...kool.. Matt,,awesome,mate..:cool::cool: Two kool shirts.. I have one here now,,and in about a week,,should have a second one for you.. I might be able to snatch a spare shirt from our NSRA Nats,in a couple of weeks.. Will wait till then,if that's okay..

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What sizes you sending Robin? I can check with the club as to what Nostalgia drag t-shirts we have left over in stock

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What sizes you sending Robin? I can check with the club as to what Nostalgia drag t-shirts we have left over in stock

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XL,Ross..Ta mate,,that would be kool.. I'm sure Matt would like a Kiwi Nostalgia shirt.. So would a few others.... HEY,,I haven't got one myself.. :LOL::LOL: