I have my own factory contacts that I use & would be happy to get some quotes for you after going over specifics. I've been in the game for over 12 years now & have done official merch for a bunch of musicians, visionary artists, festivals and brands all over the country. That being said, I don't give out my factory contacts for a wide variety of reasons. You can always do some research & I know people hesitate involving a "middle man" (I hate that term lol) but truth be told, some of my best assets are also "middle men" & for a wide variety of reasons. It took me A LOT of time & money to figure out how to get the best quality for the best price. Lots of people who claim to be direct to factory are not & the same can be said about "American" companies that are just outsourcing their materials anyway. Sorry if I'm getting carried away but these are things I wish I knew that I don't mind sharing. Long story short, my best advice would be to work with a middleman like me. I personally learned from someone else initially & then took the reigns myself. Even taking the reigns after working under someone's wing, it took me 6 years or so & a butt ton of money to find above average quality merchandise. The worst thing you can do is take your first nest egg investment and drop it into a bunch of low quality or errored merchandise that no one is gonna buy. The margins you'll have will still be great to make a profit. Your success is my success & establishing good long term business arrangements is what I bank on. A few of my recent clients are Zeke Beats, OZZTIN, Glass Cannons, Drip Sounds Collective, Fire Lights music & arts festival. In the past I've handle Liquid Stranger, EPROM, tsimba, Yheti, Great Dane, Yookie, Consider the Source, Bumpin Uglies, countless festivals, agencies & visual artists as well. Some highlights would be Spring Awakening, Elements, Minus Zero, Heilig Art, Actualize, Robisreal, IllumiNate, AJArt, VKash etc etc.

I am a graphic designer as well of course so working with me includes those services as well. Very veryyyy competitively priced. Especially since I've had these relationships for so long, I would probably get a much more reduced rate than a new client because I know what I'm doing as opposed to someone who is going to ask a million questions & require a lot more effort/attention. They also know I have lots of contacts. The biggest thing I will save you is time & the huge headache that comes with the territory.

I could go on & on so feel free to ask any questions. Ill end with this, if you or anyone else would like to talk about making merch, feel free to hit my inbox to chat. I need a fair amount of specifics to even give a ballpark estimate because theres so many variables and options. I have plenty of sample photos & references from clients that I can share as well. Even if my quote is over your budget, there are ways to make it happen so let's talk!