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No, but would purchase other designs
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03-30-2005, 10:38 AM
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#1 | | Admin
Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA
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| New T-Shirt...would you buy it?
I've received several suggestions for making some new fencing t-shirts and apparel. Our own DFP has produced one image that is begging to be produced, so the question is: would you buy it?
Would you purchase the shirt shown for $12-$15?
Would you purchase similar shirts or clothing?
I'm trying to make the decision on how many designs to sink money into.
Thanks,
Craig | 
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03-30-2005, 10:58 AM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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| you have checked copyright/trademark? | |
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03-30-2005, 11:31 AM
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#3 | | Fencing Expert
Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsauken, NJ
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| Copyright and likeness rights more likely than trademark (although given Paolo, perhaps that as well.... :) ).
-B :)
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03-30-2005, 11:48 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SoCal
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| Not my style. I have no desire to promote some evil Italian (jesting).
Perhaps something more classical or historical: Athos, Cyrano, Douglas Fairbanks, Basil Rathbone.
But being a Veteran, I am probably not your target demographic.
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03-30-2005, 11:50 AM
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#5 | | Admin
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Originally Posted by keith you have checked copyright/trademark? | That would be done prior to any production. Just getting a feel first. | |
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03-30-2005, 12:01 PM
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#6 | | "The Judge"
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,025
| no. so totally not my style. 
if you're interested, i could maybe look into coming up with designs | 
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03-30-2005, 12:36 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Anchorage Alaska
Posts: 1,528
| I'd buy it-if it came in XXXL. If you did it in colors, I'd pay $25.
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03-30-2005, 01:07 PM
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#8 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,021
| My problems with the shirt, which I recognize are entirely a matter of my own personality quirks and I don't expect others to agree with:
* T-shirts with "badass" or other questionable lingo are a no-no.
* I don't like the image painted on the mask. It's too 'dark' for my tastes.
* I've never worn an article of clothing that supports a particular person by name. I don't know the guy, don't care to.
That being said...
The quality of the art is pretty good and I would definitely like to buy a few fencing T-shirts of some design or another. | |
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03-30-2005, 01:48 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 801
| My 2 cents
We all have the same overstock of fencing T-shirts, I'm sure. I've set the rule for myself that, since I only wear tank tops, I'm only allowed to buy tank tops. This means that, for me, the shirt would have to be available in a tank top and would have to have a design that wouldn't overwhelm the smaller canvas, which this one, unfortunately, does. | |
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03-30-2005, 02:03 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Eugene, OR
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| Like others, I don't like the "Italian Badass" part at the bottom. Not that I object to the language, I just think it's cheesy. I'd be more likely to buy one like what Carmimari sells at http://www.carmimari.it/en/images/fo...tti/tshirt.jpg (the one on the left) or a similar design with the evil clown.
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03-30-2005, 02:29 PM
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#11 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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| I suspect that you already know what MY answer would be....  | |
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03-30-2005, 03:16 PM
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#12 | | Fencing Expert
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Originally Posted by Inquartata I suspect that you already know what MY answer would be.... :blah: | That you don't want it as a t-shirt, but a multi-hued conductive print on a lamé would be perfect?
-B :)
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03-30-2005, 03:44 PM
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#13 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden
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| Mmm...no. I think it's a great suggestion though but I would definitely NOT buy a t-shirt picturing Milanolis mask. No sire!
I would consider buying a t-shirt (providing shipping doesn't add too much to the total price) with another motive.
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03-30-2005, 04:42 PM
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#14 | | Member
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| If the shirt were black and the "badass" part were removed or replaced, I'd probably buy it. | |
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03-30-2005, 05:39 PM
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#15 | | Senior Member
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| not my style :/
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03-30-2005, 05:43 PM
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#16 | | Senior Member
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| Gah...that's awful.
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03-30-2005, 06:44 PM
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#17 | | Member
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| Print and distribute that T-shirt and you might have a guy name Vito paying you a very unpleasant visit. | |
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03-30-2005, 07:01 PM
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#18 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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Originally Posted by oiuyt That you don't want it as a t-shirt, but a multi-hued conductive print on a lamé would be perfect?
-B | Yes, perfect......
FOR ME TO POOP ON! | |
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03-31-2005, 12:46 AM
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#19 | | Senior Member
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| You know, if Stephen King hadn't written that goddamn book, no one would be scared of clowns. However, I still think that clown face looks utterly retarded. If I saw it in real life, I know I would laugh.
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03-31-2005, 01:17 AM
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#20 | | Have Blazer, Will Travel
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX
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| The shirt looks ok to me, but doesn't move me enough to pay money for it. | |
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