IC: Official Top Gear/Stig/Final Gear t-shirts

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The Spring 2009 FinalGear shirts are available for purchase as mentioned on the FinalGear web site. I dunno how many fans of Top Gear/Jezza/May/Hamster/Stiggy are on here but I'm definitely ordering a few t-shirts for myself and there's a possibility of getting discounts if there is a bigger order, hence the reason for creating this IC.

All the pertinent details are mentioned below. Please post here for any clarifications. Please DO NOT bombard me with PMs. If you do, I shall be forced to retaliate and cause mass mayhem. :P

Tees: CLICK HERE to view the three available tees. Gildan Ultra-Cotton shirts. They are heavy, and they last. The shirts are screen-printed. Larger images of the screen prints are below:
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The 2008 Skull design is for sale in limited quantities.

Sizes available: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL
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Ordering: Orders will be accepted until April 8th but of course that's the deadline for placing the final order. Everyone on TE will need to confirm at least a couple of days before that. Shipping shall begin on April 27th since production of all orders would take roughly 20 days as this is a custom design for all TG fans around the world. Definitely not something that's available at retail shops and warehouses.

Pricing: $16 per shirt + anywhere from $1 to $6 (depending on the total number of tees ordered) for shipping within the US + shipping @ actuals from Bombay to anywhere in India once the tees get here.

Payment: The exact amount shall be determined from the formula above. Payment shall be done to my account and I'll take it from there.

Time frame for delivery: Orders shall be shipped from the guys @ FinalGear on the 27th of April. Add anywhere from 2-4 business days to get to my address in Atlanta. Add another 1-4 days (to be confirmed) to receive the tees out here. After that, orders shall be shipped out based on your preference of courier service and urgency (Example: next day delivery via DTDC or 4-6 day delivery via ordinary post). Charges shall obviously vary accordingly as mentioned above.

The shirts are sold separately. You can pick as many as you want, in however many sizes you want. But they will be shipped in ONE bag/box with the rest of the orders to my address in the US from where they will be brought over to Bombay and then shipped according to the individual orders.

I'm not earning any money in this deal and am just trying to offer this as a possible service to anyone who might be interested. In any case, please give me a 2-3 days to confirm the time frame for delivery of the apparel to India since I have my commitments in May and would need my gf to fly over with the stuff. In the mean time however, please indicate your interest so that I can judge if the entire exercise is a worthwhile attempt or a futile fail.
 
A few Questions Though..
>Are you going to give us the pricing before or after u order?
>Can we make a 50% payment now and 50% when you have it in hand?

Cheers!
 
Awesome deal.I am a bigger fan of TopGear rather than FinalGear.And I dont see anything from TG.The red tee with the skull looks radical though!

Can you get more stuff from TG, like hats, memorabilia etc?

Anyways count me in for 3-4 t-shirts.I'll give a final confirmation in a day :)
 
@SoMyNemesis:

1. The pricing on each tee is fixed. The shipping component is the only variable. Given the current demand on here, I guess shipping might turn out to be about $4-5.
Here are the rates that I obtained from DTDC:
Local shipping within Mumbai: 20 bucks
Anywhere in Maharashtra: 25-40 bucks
Any of the 5 major metros (ND, Ban, Cal, Hyd, Mad): 110 bucks
All other towns and cities: 140 bucks

2. Shouldn't be a problem. However, I'd hate to see someone backing out leaving me stranded with t-shirts in hand.

@raptor
FinalGear is not a show, but rather the biggest forum for TopGear and FifthGear info. Iis there an official TG store on the web that ships to the US? If we can find one, perhaps another IC could be created.

I'm going to talk to my friend and gf tonight to see if either one is flying over to India in the first or second week of May.
 
gforce said:
@raptor
FinalGear is not a show, but rather the biggest forum for TopGear and FifthGear info. Iis there an official TG store on the web that ships to the US? If we can find one, perhaps another IC could be created.

I'm going to talk to my friend and gf tonight to see if either one is flying over to India in the first or second week of May.

My bad. I mistook Finalgear for 'Fifthgear'.. u know.. that other show which TRIES to rival TopGear:bleh:
I saw links to the british and the US site in the official Topgear site i.t Topgear.com.There were some very cool "I am STIG" tees along with Stig's face on them:hap2: I think you can definitely order stuff from that site and choose to ship it in the US.But thats again another IC I think

As far as this deal goes put me down for 2nd(pirates) and 3rd(skull design) tees each.:hap2:
 
I've decided to cancel this IC due to lack of sufficient interest and also because everyone has indicated a preference for TG related stuff. I'm working out the specifics right now and shall post a new IC thread over the weekend. Another problem that affected this deal was the timing since there are a lot of variables involved that needed to be ironed out.

Apologies to raptor and anyone else who might be affected. :)
 
aww.. shucks! Anyways.. as long as you are working your way towards another IC, I am happy :)

gforce said:
I've decided to cancel this IC due to lack of sufficient interest and also because everyone has indicated a preference for TG related stuff. I'm working out the specifics right now and shall post a new IC thread over the weekend. Another problem that affected this deal was the timing since there are a lot of variables involved that needed to be ironed out.

Apologies to raptor and anyone else who might be affected. :)
 
Trust me mate, I'm trying to make the next one as perfect as possible. There won't be a hard deadline for ordering stuff and I'll keep some leeway for everyone to decide and zero in on their favorite apparel.
 
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