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Hi guys,
I'm going to be starting an online retail business and I'm playing with a buncha ideas for things to sell. Everyone always advises to sell something that you like or that your passionate about, so naturally (like any good nerd) I instantly thought of Starcraft. I'm working on doing market research presently and in addition to using terapeak I'd also like to get some information from my fellow Liquidites.
I've searched the forum and found a nice guide for shopping for progaming swag here (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=96888) and there's also a poll on merch here from 2008 (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=83406)
From my understanding it seems to be kind of a hassle for us foreigners to buy progaming merch and if I do end up selling progamer swag then it'll make the process really easy for foreigners. I have a Korean contact to help with translating if the need should arise (which I predict it will).
My question for the community is this: What type of merchandise would you guys be interested in buying and in what quantities? I'm going to rip off lilsusie's polls a bit (okay, completely) in this thread. I'm interested in any and all questions, comments, criticisms and concerns you guys might have. Thanks!
Poll: Would you be interested in short sleeve t-shirts?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
Poll: Would you be interested in long sleeve t-shirts?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
Poll: Would you be interested in official team uniforms?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
Poll: Would you be interested in balloons, stuffed animals, etc.?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
Poll: NEW: Keyboard bag?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): Maybe
Poll: NEW: Hoodies?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): Maybe
Poll: NEW: Jackets?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): Maybe
EDIT: I knew I shouldda did preview first! Fixing polls now. 
EDIT 2: Added the 'NEW' polls.
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Voted yes on everything because I would be interested in everything you had to offer concerning programing teams ^_^
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I'd definitely buy some short-sleeved t-shirts. voting maybe on the balloons etc once the option comes around
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Do you have contacts to the teams or where are you going to be getting the merchandise? From what I know progamer merchandise is not sold in any stores there but rather its only special cases and if you're going to be serious about selling them you'll have to contact the teams and arrange some deals.
Assuming you get all those things out of the way I'd be pleased to buy some shirts assuming they don't cost ridiculous amounts, looking forward to it.
There's definitely some money to be made here.
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oz shirts emmemmemm gimme
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i would never buy pro team t-shirts lol :D
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Canada5565 Posts
official team uniforms definitely the best of all options
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On March 10 2010 02:31 Puosu wrote:
Do you have contacts to the teams or where are you going to be getting the merchandise? From what I know progamer merchandise is not sold in any stores there but rather its only special cases and if you're going to be serious about selling them you'll have to contact the teams and arrange some deals.
Assuming you get all those things out of the way I'd be pleased to buy some shirts assuming they don't cost ridiculous amounts, looking forward to it.
There's definitely some money to be made here.
Yeah, I'm aware that the sales are seasonal and with the 2+ years of 'coming soon' English stores on a couple of their websites but I think this would be a good way for them to get their team's fame spread outside of Korea without having to put any effort into themselves. This also allows for them to sell more merchandise and make more money for themselves without having to hire an entire staff of English-speaking professionals to do the marketing, web design, customer services, etc..
I'm really confident that I can put together a strong pitch to make a deal with the teams/suppliers. One of the most important things to having a successful pitch is having data to back your claims up, so if you guys haven't voted yet please do!
Thanks to everyone for all of the input thus far! I'm surprised how fast the responses have been.
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I would love something like this! xD
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OMG me want short sleeved shirts!!
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I would buy any kind of official uniform you could get your hands on, in a heartbeat
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Who said no to any of those things? -.-
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I would also like to add keyboard bags to this list
great initiative, hope it works out
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On March 10 2010 04:51 mOnion wrote:
I would also like to add keyboard bags to this list
great initiative, hope it works out
THIS
And i hope you could also get the nifty jackets :O
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Welcome to the StarCraft Pro Gaming Merchandise store. We are currently under construction and the estimated date of completion is March 15, 2010. Please check back then for all the latest information with regards to placing orders and making payment arrangements.
Regards,
Edwin 'kOre' Jung
You do know that I have direct connections with every team except Air Force Ace? I hope you realize that getting these connections took 2 years of back and forth contact and it isn't something that you can just pull out of thin air.
Just a heads up so that you don't get caught off guard.
EDIT: Which is how I got CJ Entus to sponsor my local LAN with some of their merchandise. Link to Calgary LAN Tournament
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On March 10 2010 04:51 mOnion wrote:
I would also like to add keyboard bags to this list
great initiative, hope it works out
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If you are really able to do this, I would buy CJ stuff.
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On March 10 2010 04:51 mOnion wrote:
I would also like to add keyboard bags to this list
great initiative, hope it works out
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CA10835 Posts
i wouldn't waste the time or energy to do this, especially when edwin is way ahead of you in the process.
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you forgot about hoodies and jackets!
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