Answer: A design becomes active in the public store as soon as one slot is purchased. You don’t have to wait for all 100 slots to sell. Once it's live, you immediately start earning from public sales.

Answer: Earnings per slot depend on how many shirts are sold. Each shirt sells for $49.99, and our third-party print provider charges $5.49 for the shirt and printing. Shipping and handling costs ($7) are covered by us to incentivize customer purchases. Our provider also deducts a 7% processing fee from the remaining profit. After these deductions, your net profit per shirt is approximately $34.87. From that amount, 90% goes to slot holders, and 10% goes to TeeMates as the brand owner. Each design has 100 total slots, but only 90 are available to the public. If you’re the only one who buys a slot and the shirt sells 100 times, you receive the full 90% share of the net profit. In that case, you’d earn approximately $3,138.30 — passively — just for being first. If you own multiple slots, your share scales accordingly. And the earlier you invest, the more upside you capture. Once other investors join in, your share is diluted — but if no one else buys in, you take nearly all of the earnings. You’ll also be able to track sales and earnings in real time from your investor dashboard. It pays to be early. Literally.

Answer: Slot resale is not available yet, but it’s a planned feature for the future. For now, your slots are locked to your account and continue generating passive income for as long as the design sells.

Answer: There’s no guarantee of profit — like any investment, it depends on market demand. However, you’re not just buying merch; you’re securing a stake in a potential hit product. High-performing designs can generate ongoing income, and the store will highlight popular and new designs to help boost visibility and sales.