MotorsportFanWear.net is a China-based supplier that handles teamwear sample orders from 1 piece. A single piece is priced on the Proforma Invoice as its own order with freight shown separately, and the tier scales to the full published ladder once bulk volume is confirmed. Message +86 181 7757 2115.
Can a sample order really start at one piece?
Yes. Sample orders start from 1 piece, which is a different door from the bulk minimum. Bulk orders carry MOQ 10 pieces per design; a sample does not have to reach it, and it does not have to be a design you have already decided on.
This exists because supplier photographs all look broadly alike and a garment in the hand does not. One piece tells you the fabric weight, the cut, the collar and the stitching, and it is the cheapest check available before committing to stock for a whole club.
How do you place a one-piece sample order?
- Name the design exactly - the style and the team it is styled after, since 52 styles sit across 22 teams.
- Give the size, anywhere from XS to 4XL, and say whether you want it printed.
- Give the address it should be delivered to, with the postcode.
Send those three things to +86 181 7757 2115 and a Proforma Invoice comes back for the single piece, priced on its own, with freight shown separately.
What appears on the Proforma Invoice for a single piece?
The same structure as a bulk invoice at a different scale: the garment price for one piece, any decoration charge on its own line - a printed sample carries the $2 per piece name and number charge - then freight as a separate line, then the total.
Freight is the item that surprises buyers, so it is worth being plain about it. A single shirt is a small parcel and pays small-parcel freight, which per piece is far higher than a consolidated carton. The sample is a deliberate cost of getting certainty, not a preview of your bulk freight rate. Quotes hold for 14 days.
What should you actually check on the sample when it arrives?
Not the badge. The things that decide whether a bulk order is safe:
- Size against your own chart. Measure the chest and body length flat and compare with the numbers you sell against.
- Stitching and seams. Look at the collar join, cuffs, hem and side seams, and pull gently at a seam.
- Decoration quality. Is the print or crest straight, correctly placed, and sitting flat on the fabric?
- Fabric weight and feel. Whether it reads as the standard you intend to sell, or lighter than you expected.
One garment in the hand answers questions no photograph can.
Does the sample change the price or the timeline on the bulk order?
The base ladder is the same for everyone and does not move because you sampled: $10, $9 and $8 per piece for short-sleeve, $16, $15 and $14 for long versions, with the tier driven by total order volume rather than by each design separately. Production runs about 7-10 days for blank stock and 10-15 days where custom printing is involved.
If something on the sample is wrong, that is exactly the moment to say so on +86 181 7757 2115, before the bulk order is placed. After shipping, the 14-day photograph rule covers faults - but a preference you never mentioned is not a fault, and it cannot be fixed on goods already in transit.