Who Wants A Ghostbusters Hockey Jersey?
I’ve been wanting a Ghostbusters hockey jersey for awhile now, the thing that has repeatedly stopped me: no one makes a khaki-colored jersey.
I recently stumbled onto this company called RinkGear (via PuckDrawn) who can output entire jerseys using a sublimation process, so you can put whatever you want on it.
Right now they are offering jerseys for $50 a piece (regular $60), plus shipping of $3-5 per jersey. However they need a minimum order of 10 jerseys. So I need (at least) nine very cool people who love Ghostbusters to join in on this offer.
I’d like to guarantee you it will be $55 for your jersey, but logistical factors could increase that cost. If Rinkgear or myself has to process numerous payments and individual shipping orders, it will probably cost more. We might also miss the sale window and be charged regular price. If you live outside of North America, it will cost you a lot for shipping.
We’ll also need to come to a consensus as to what the jerseys will look like. Right now I’ve got shoulder straps (for the proton pack) included on the jersey. I could add the nameplates (Venkman, Spengler, etc.) and Ghosbusters shoulder patch logos, but my recommendation is to separately order the embroidered patches online and affix them to your jersey. Would look so much nicer, plus you can choose your favorite nameplate. The 4.5″ GB logo patch is ideal for the shoulders.
So to get started, send me an email detailing your name, general whereabouts (no exact addresses needed right now), your preferred means of payment (paypal, credit card), and any feedback you’d like to see in regards to how the jersey should look. I will then create a mailing list and BCC everyone from there.
After we get enough people, we’ll hammer out the design and logistical details (payment, shipping). The design will be by committee, so if you’re unhappy with the direction you can withdraw from the group. Hopefully we’ll still have enough people to move forward with an order!
This is the first time I’ve put something like this together, so there will be growing pains and I ask for everyone’s patience! In the end you’ll have a cool GB jersey, and hopefully all the back-and-forth emails will be worth it.
Here is another concept, with patches:
Posted on July 1, 2011, in Fashion, Films, Jerseys, Sports and tagged Clothing, Consumerism, Dave's Ghostbusters, Fashion, Ghostbusters, Hockey, Ideas, Sports. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Why relegate the logo to the shoulder? One of the coolest movie logos is that of the GhostBusters (Suck in those guts, guys).
I’m curious as to why you wouldn’t want the logo on the front?
I did think of it for the front first: http://davesgeekyideas.com/2010/10/23/ghostbusters-hockey-jersey/
A few factors determined the shoulders would be the way to go; the availability of those shoulder patches (nothing as big available for the chest), plus it would emulate the uniform of the movie perfectly.
Also litigiously, I did not want to slap the logo on there and offer a group buy-in. I know it’s a custom jersey but I don’t want to get myself or RinkGear in trouble.
Still it’s design-by-committee. If the majority of the others want me to slap a large logo on the chest, a black nameplate with a red ‘Venkman’ on the back with the number 85 everywhere (the year of the movie) I will do so.
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