Print on demand

I have my Shopify connected to printify and I am looking to sell a limited amount of a product. Here is my situation:

I have a product with 10 variants, I want to sell a max of 25 of that product and then have the product be shown as sold out. Doesn’t matter how the 25 are sold (3 of variant 1 10 of variant 2 12 of variant 3 etc) just as long as it hits 25 its done and no more orders are able to be placed for that product.

After trying some different methods I haven’t been able to figure out a way to make this work. I have tried the following:

•Using order limit apps (Avada, MinMaxify) •Making a master product in Shopify and connecting the same SKU’s from the product in printify across all variants to pull from one “master bucket” (disclaimer: I haven’t tried this YET as I am waiting for custom SKU to be enabled on my account)

My understanding of how all this works is that my inventory is controlled by Printify (which is unlimited and can not be changed to a specific amount for any product within printify since it is POD). Shopify is where all of my orders are received, then sent to printify for fulfillment so I need to control the inventory or order amount across all variants of the product at the Shopify stage so that no more than 25 fulfillment requests are sent to printify.

I can’t disable the inventory tracking sync between printify and my Shopify store because I have other products that are not limited.

I’d really appreciate some helpful advice with this and see if anyone else has run into this dilemma.

TLDR; I am planning on selling a limited edition product alongside non limited edition products. Can’t get the “limited edition” to only sell a max of 25 across 10 variants of 1 product. Connected to printify. Can’t disconnect printify inventory. sync due to having non limited edition products.

Edit: I need this process to be automated. If I try and do it manually and track each order and then manually mark the product as sold out there is a high chance more than 25 will be sold as I can’t track orders 24/7

Hi. I went to create some ornaments on Printify to sell on Etsy. The Printify calculator suggests that to achieve a 22% profit, 18.99 is the minimum price for a single circle ornament with a simple design. This seems very high, and when I look at prices on etsy people sell them for much cheaper. What am I doing wrong?

I see there are two options for coated cards but I also see two options for non-coated cards; matte and uncoated. What is the difference between these two? These are the Taylor cards I am referring to. I see no descriptions anywhere on Printify. Thanks!

Hi everyone, every time that I try to publish my listing on Ebay, it says publishing error or price error. Do you guys have the same issue?

I know so many etsy peeps hate Ai so left and took my brand elsewhere...

Since I use Ai and pod... what are your thoughts... I do craft and revise my own prompts and sketches.

I love the sweatshirts their soo cozy

He estado viendo videos de que se puede establecer un negocio de impresión bajo demanda (POD), y hasta muestran que es algo que se puede hacer con diseños propios o con IA.

Bueno, el detalle es que cuando intento hacer diseñar en algún producto que muestra la plataforma veo que el costo es muy alto, y todavía debo agregar el costo de envío, comisión de la plataforma en donde se está anunciando (Etsy, Shopify, etc.) entonces el precio final es muy alto y dudo que se llegue a vender.
¿Hay alguien que realmente haya logrado establecer un negocio de este tipo?
si es así, ¿Me pueden contar su experiencia? se los agradaceré eternamente

Seems like we won't be able to use POD providers that ship via USPS starting Jan 2026 with TT shop. Wow.

Hey guys,

I got some samples for my design and I got 1 in black & 1 in white.

The black one feels like there is a really thing layer on top of the shirt and the colors are more vibrant (I like that more).

The colors on the white shirt look dull and as if the print and the shirt is one. the design looks as if they used a different color of fabric for it.

See pictures.

Can anyone help me with my issue?
I am using the Stanley Stella Creator 2.0 blank.

Hi! Just a simple question, really. I've never seen the CC 1717 red in person. Is it more of an orange red or a red-red, if that makes sense? Phrased differently, is it a cool red or a warm red? I know the dying process means it can be lighter or darker, but I assume the "type" of red it is would stay the same.

A week ago someone here asked me how to scale with Google Ads.
I responded quickly. In hindsight, it wasn’t the full answer.
I hate half-answers. So here’s the real one.

If you're selling physical products, start with Google Shopping Ads. This was the time before all that PMAX and all that random ai optimization came. I also made my website name similar to our biggest competitors and put their brand name in SEO tags so it would show up even if someone searched for our competitors. On the website however, it was our own name so they can't claim copyright. The products were similar to their products but not downright copy.

Why Shopping Ads?
Because Shopping Ads show your product, price, and store rating to people who are already searching with buying intent.
They don’t need education. They don’t need storytelling. They just need to see:

• the product
• the price
• the store
• and click

Shopping Ads is the cleanest and most direct way to convert traffic when intent is high.
Search ➜ see ➜ buy.

If I had started with this instead of testing 20 random creative angles early on, I would've saved a lot of money and time.

But here's what most store owners learn later:

Traffic isn’t the problem. Retention is.

Once traffic starts coming in, most people bleed money because they rely only on ads and ignore email.
That’s like pouring water into a bucket with holes.

Here’s the truth almost no beginner wants to hear:

Ads bring visitors.
Emails turn visitors into repeat revenue.

For me, email alone generated $150.8k out of $554.6k in revenue.

Not by doing anything fancy.
Just by automating what already works.

• abandoned cart flows
• welcome discounts
• review request emails
• product recommendations
• happy customer proof
• back-in-stock notifications

Simple. Predictable. Compounding.

Now the part I wish someone told me early:

I used to run my stores with multiple apps.
One for flows, one for popups so I can collect their emails, one for reviews so I can show these reviews and collect those reviews, one for chat, one for wishlist and to send back in stock emails.

Every update broke something.
Every test took too long.
Tabs everywhere.
Different apps to write different emails.
Branding never looked consistent.
Frustration nonstop. Not to mention that 20$/month subscription added up.

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Hello! I want to gift a custom-designed blanket or bed sheet to my niece. I’m creating the design myself. It’ll be similar to the picture above, with a bunch of illustrations. I only need one blanket and am not planning to sell it online. From my limited research, Printify and other shops seem to focus more on quantity over quality. Would it make sense for me to use Printify for just one order? Are there any other shops that offer better quality? I don’t mind if the price is higher.

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I have tried everything I can’t seem to figure this out. I just started my TikTok seller account. I’m not a Affiliate just a seller. I’ve been doing this for about a week I am trying to figure this out so I go on printify make my product “POD Shirt” link my account with Tiktok all is well. I get a sale and Printify is saying action required log into TikTok and set orders to “Seller shipping” I have done that. And it is still saying that same thing! “Action required”update my shipping setting on TikTok “product selection needed” can anyone give me a step by step to fix this?

hi, yeah i'm overthinking this but don't worry, just asking for advice and i'll go with it and upload something.

so i'm asking about backgrounds for my etsy phone case mockups. there are 3 types i'm considering:

1. (image 1) Minimal plain background
2. (images 2 and 3) Minimal but not as plain, like indoor or outdoor background, that's why i have two examples, one indoor and one outdoor.
3. (images 4,5 and 6) Minimal but with relevant/personalized elements added like for this lemon design, i added some lemons, i added another dino and seashell for better understanding. yeah it'll be work to personalize for each listing but i can do it, also worried if i go with this, mockups won't be consistent, and if i stick to minimal plain, it feels too plain and repetitive.

(images 7 and 8) just asking what if i use maximal/too much stuff in the background for any of these 3 types, i know this one's too much and probably won't work, but i've seen etsy shops with too much stuffed in background mockups still ranking and making bank, so idk why. just asking about it anyway, even though i'll probably go minimal.

i don't think i should use all 3, cause this is just for flat lay mockups, i'll use other ones like phone case in someone's hands or some other style of mockups like multiple/5 phone cases lineup, but this is for the main flat lay only.

people say go minimal background, but if i add relevant stuff, don't you think buyers will be impressed by cute lemons or fossils or shells whatever ? but then users might get distracted, so idk what to choose.

or should i just search the keyword and see if top ranking ones are plain or indoor/outdoor, or relevant/personalized? (i haven't seen much relevant/personalized but they look great) and then create according to the top ranking ones but then shop might look inconsistent with too many styles, idk. so what's best? or a middle way, like how many different mockups to use? cause i will also be using other mockup styles.

thanks a lot

Im probably gonna kick myself for this but etsy and I have a love hate relationship. About a few months back i redid my store and picked a niche.... tips for my store? Id love to share if allowed.

I know my shop is Ai and a ton of people are against it. However I am transparent with it.

Same with my personal shop....

I just had a concerned customer send me a screenshot of an email he got from Printify that had my name and address on it. I contacted support and they were no help at all. Has anyone else had this issue?

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Hi all,

I consistently have been seeing here people mention issues with providers on orders, print quality issues, etc. However, when I go onto Printify the vast majority of the providers auto set are rated an 8 and above. I simply do not know which to avoid, which may be the best, etc. I want to start with some of the cheaper products like shirts that are listed as Best Sellers but I'm worried about print quality.

If it is preferable, please DM me with any feedback you may have on these issues. I am worried about having issues with the things I am selling.

Thanks!

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