Gildan 5000 Heavy Cotton Tee Amazon Profit Calculator

Amazon's referral fee for apparel is tiered by price, and at $19.49 the Gildan 5000 Heavy Cotton Tee falls in the 10% (Clothing & Accessories from $15.01–$20.00) bracket — so Amazon takes 10% of your item-plus-shipping total. Right now Printful fulfills the Gildan 5000 Heavy Cotton Tee for $9.44 + $4.99 shipping, and Printify from $9.62 + $3.99; most sellers list it between $15.99 and $22.99.

At a $19.49 price with free shipping and Printful fulfillment, that's $1.95 in Amazon fees, leaving $3.11 profit per sale — a 16.0% margin, or roughly 322 sales to clear $1,000 in profit. For the Gildan 5000 Heavy Cotton Tee, Printify is the more profitable fulfiller on Amazon — about $0.82 more per sale at $19.49 (all-in cost $14.43 on Printful vs $13.61 on Printify). Breakeven — the price where profit hits $0 — is $16.03 on Printful; sell below that and you're paying to make the sale.

Watch the $20.00 line: apparel priced at $20.00 or below is charged 10%, but one cent over and the whole total is taxed at 17% — pricing the Gildan 5000 Heavy Cotton Tee at $19.99 instead of $21.99 can leave more in your pocket than the extra $2 brings in.