I started an apparel company to help support privateers in the AMA Motocross and Supercross championships called PRVTR Ride Shop

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I hope it's not frowned upon to "advertise" here, but I want to share our new motocross apparel line. PRVTR (Privateer) Ride Shop is an apparel company built specifically to help privateers. We are starting small, but the more we grow, the more we will be able to do. Currently, up to 15% of our sales will be added to a pot and at the end of each MX and SX season, we will be distributing the top 50% to the winner of the PRVTR Party Fund and the rest of the pot to the other eligible riders. This is something unique that we came up with that really allows any eligible rider to win.

We are currently only supporting the AMA 450cc Pro MX and SX classes, but would love to branch out as we grow. You can learn more at www.prvtr.co and we have a discount code available for our Instagram followers @prvtr.co We are highly active there so feel free to give us a follow or dm us with any questions.

We are new to this forum but we plan to start being active here as well if you guys are interested in what we are doing! Thanks for checking us out and helping us support this amazing sport!!

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Love the concept and also love the apparel. Good looking designs
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Good intentions you have but you do realise that 99% of all pro 450 privateers do have gear deals? It's a tuff nut you are trying to crack and I wish you guys all the best.
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Love the concept and also love the apparel. Good looking designs
Thank you! We spent a lot of time coming up with designs both branded and non-branded. One of the things we noticed with motocross apparel (aside from gear companies) is that a lot of it is very cheesy and dated. So we wanted to make something that is fresh, modern, and authentic but also trendy. We have plenty of ideas to come as well!
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Good intentions you have but you do realise that 99% of all pro 450 privateers do have gear deals? It's a tuff nut you are trying...
Good intentions you have but you do realise that 99% of all pro 450 privateers do have gear deals? It's a tuff nut you are trying to crack and I wish you guys all the best.
Thank you. Yes, but we are not a gear company. We are just a clothing company. There should not be any conflicts of interest if we want to send our apparel to riders or reward them at the end of the season.
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1/2/2021 11:22am
Nice stuff and well designed, would be cool if you could do a line for specific privateers. E.g a JWalk tee. Personally I’d rather buy a tee that shows support for a specific guy.
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Like it nice and clean.
1/2/2021 11:36am
I dig it man. I think this is much needed. Will try and get an order placed soon. Nice work!
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luke11 wrote:
Nice stuff and well designed, would be cool if you could do a line for specific privateers. E.g a JWalk tee. Personally I’d rather buy a...
Nice stuff and well designed, would be cool if you could do a line for specific privateers. E.g a JWalk tee. Personally I’d rather buy a tee that shows support for a specific guy.
Most of them already have their own stuff you can get directly from them.
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1/2/2021 1:49pm Edited Date/Time 1/2/2021 6:33pm
luke11 wrote:
Nice stuff and well designed, would be cool if you could do a line for specific privateers. E.g a JWalk tee. Personally I’d rather buy a...
Nice stuff and well designed, would be cool if you could do a line for specific privateers. E.g a JWalk tee. Personally I’d rather buy a tee that shows support for a specific guy.
Most riders already have their own merch, so it would need to be unique in it's own way to do that. But we do plan to do something with those who win the PRVTR Party Fund.
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Good looking stuff. I'll be shopping for sure.
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Mr. Ted wrote:
Good looking stuff. I'll be shopping for sure.
Thank you. We're just trying to do something different. We love the sport and realize that privateers don't get as much support as they should so we figured it's worth a shot.
1/2/2021 7:42pm
I see that up to 15% of sales go to privateers, how is the distribution determined?
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$29 tee shirts, less 15% to riders. You're still getting almost $25. Is this you helping the riders or vise-versa?
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RonSkj wrote:
$29 tee shirts, less 15% to riders. You're still getting almost $25. Is this you helping the riders or vise-versa?
The point is that this startup is prepared to give back whilst building their business. That's a good thing in my opinion, right?

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RonSkj wrote:
$29 tee shirts, less 15% to riders. You're still getting almost $25. Is this you helping the riders or vise-versa?
Boomslang wrote:
The point is that this startup is prepared to give back whilst building their business. That's a good thing in my opinion, right?

That's your opinion and you're certainly entitled to it but, I see the 15% as an advertisement fee for an over priced tee shirt. I would gladly give up 15% to be able to sell a tee shirt at that price.
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Love the concept, but I have 2 suggestions.

#1, Whenever I hear "up to" I immediately assume that most of the donation % is way less than that number and only 1 or 2 products actually pay out the 15% with the rest way below that. IMO, you need to determine your number where you can meet your margin and then come up with a flat % that gets donated back.If it's 8% or10%, just state it in plain laymans terms and it wont come across as shady. There are too many "loss leader" advertising campaigns out there and it makes me really skeptical whenever I see "up to".

#2. How do you plan on being transparent with this concept. If enthusiasts jump in and start buying from you to "support the sport" how can we be certain that you aren't some shyster that is pulling at heartstrings and then running away with the money. I'm not suggesting you make the company's bank statements public, but making it transparent would be a good thing.
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1/2/2021 9:57pm
RonSkj wrote:
$29 tee shirts, less 15% to riders. You're still getting almost $25. Is this you helping the riders or vise-versa?
Boomslang wrote:
The point is that this startup is prepared to give back whilst building their business. That's a good thing in my opinion, right?

RonSkj wrote:
That's your opinion and you're certainly entitled to it but, I see the 15% as an advertisement fee for an over priced tee shirt. I would...
That's your opinion and you're certainly entitled to it but, I see the 15% as an advertisement fee for an over priced tee shirt. I would gladly give up 15% to be able to sell a tee shirt at that price.
What are the normal prices of a T shirt that side? Here in SA we pay aroung $25 - $40 for say a Thor T...or Fox...
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Boomslang wrote:
The point is that this startup is prepared to give back whilst building their business. That's a good thing in my opinion, right?

RonSkj wrote:
That's your opinion and you're certainly entitled to it but, I see the 15% as an advertisement fee for an over priced tee shirt. I would...
That's your opinion and you're certainly entitled to it but, I see the 15% as an advertisement fee for an over priced tee shirt. I would gladly give up 15% to be able to sell a tee shirt at that price.
Boomslang wrote:
What are the normal prices of a T shirt that side? Here in SA we pay aroung $25 - $40 for say a Thor T...or Fox...
Well, these aren't Fox or Thor but Vital mx is selling tee shirts for $9.99 store.vitalmedianet.com/category/vital-mx I'll bet if you sent $29 for one, they would be happy to kick down 15% to anyone you wanted.
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RonSkj wrote:
That's your opinion and you're certainly entitled to it but, I see the 15% as an advertisement fee for an over priced tee shirt. I would...
That's your opinion and you're certainly entitled to it but, I see the 15% as an advertisement fee for an over priced tee shirt. I would gladly give up 15% to be able to sell a tee shirt at that price.
Boomslang wrote:
What are the normal prices of a T shirt that side? Here in SA we pay aroung $25 - $40 for say a Thor T...or Fox...
RonSkj wrote:
Well, these aren't Fox or Thor but Vital mx is selling tee shirts for $9.99 [url=https://store.vitalmedianet.com/category/vital-mx]store.vitalmedianet.com/category/vital-mx[/url] I'll bet if you sent $29 for one, they would...
Well, these aren't Fox or Thor but Vital mx is selling tee shirts for $9.99 store.vitalmedianet.com/category/vital-mx I'll bet if you sent $29 for one, they would be happy to kick down 15% to anyone you wanted.
Dam, I missed it.. Vital has some @ 7.99, Imma have to order a few.
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Fuck lol some Americans love to shit on the American dream. Guess what any business is started for one underlying truth. To make a lil bit of money. Why compare prices to other tshirts or brands lmao. I’ve seen $2.99 - $200+ tshirts before in the mall and NONE of them give even 1% to the privateers in my sport lol



I think the clothes look cool and after some Christmas debt gets paid I wouldn’t mind scooping a few things.
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1/3/2021 6:46am
If you like clothes for what they cost, buy one. But, if you're buying it to "help privateers", you're a fool. Instead buy a $10 shirt you do like and PayPal $20 directly to a privateer. "Charity" marketing has many problems, the biggest that it is ripe for abuse, lacks transparency and is terribly inefficient at getting money to the intended recipient.

Again, if you like the shirt for $30, buy it and enjoy wearing it.
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I see that up to 15% of sales go to privateers, how is the distribution determined?
Take at look at the PRVTR Party Fund from the "About" page. That will determine how it's distributed.
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RonSkj wrote:
$29 tee shirts, less 15% to riders. You're still getting almost $25. Is this you helping the riders or vise-versa?
We are a small business, just starting. So we have to make a profit in order to grow, just like every other business on the planet. That said, WE do not make $25 on each t shirt, or even close to that. We still have to pay for the cost and distribution of the apparel, and then take 15% out for the PRVTR Party Fund. As we grow, we will be doing more, but we can't do anything if we don't make anything.
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RonSkj wrote:
$29 tee shirts, less 15% to riders. You're still getting almost $25. Is this you helping the riders or vise-versa?
Boomslang wrote:
The point is that this startup is prepared to give back whilst building their business. That's a good thing in my opinion, right?

RonSkj wrote:
That's your opinion and you're certainly entitled to it but, I see the 15% as an advertisement fee for an over priced tee shirt. I would...
That's your opinion and you're certainly entitled to it but, I see the 15% as an advertisement fee for an over priced tee shirt. I would gladly give up 15% to be able to sell a tee shirt at that price.
Thanks for the support. We can see why this sport has such a hard time growing!
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hartebreak wrote:
Love the concept, but I have 2 suggestions. #1, Whenever I hear "up to" I immediately assume that most of the donation % is way less...
Love the concept, but I have 2 suggestions.

#1, Whenever I hear "up to" I immediately assume that most of the donation % is way less than that number and only 1 or 2 products actually pay out the 15% with the rest way below that. IMO, you need to determine your number where you can meet your margin and then come up with a flat % that gets donated back.If it's 8% or10%, just state it in plain laymans terms and it wont come across as shady. There are too many "loss leader" advertising campaigns out there and it makes me really skeptical whenever I see "up to".

#2. How do you plan on being transparent with this concept. If enthusiasts jump in and start buying from you to "support the sport" how can we be certain that you aren't some shyster that is pulling at heartstrings and then running away with the money. I'm not suggesting you make the company's bank statements public, but making it transparent would be a good thing.
Thank you! And you make two great points.

#1 - The reason we decided on "up-to" is that we have literally no idea what we will make and we also don't want our profits being publically known (our donation amount will be public). Our goal is to do more than 15%, but we're starting with nothing and hoping for the best. IT WILL NOT be some lousy number like 5%. It will be as close to 15% as possible. It's the main reason why our t-shirts are $29 because most sales will be t-shirts and we want to make sure we can comfortably donate back from those. But again, 15% is just a starting number. It may go up before the end of SX if we get enough sales. It will just all depend. Heck, if we could get that number up to 30% we would be extremely happy!

#2 - It's simple - we will be reaching out to riders starting this week, getting them informed and up-to-date on who we are, what we are doing, and how we want to help them. Also, on our website, Instagram/Facebook, Reddit, and this forum we will be posting our weekly update on the PRVTR Party Fund leader. The page is currently hidden on the site because the season hasn't started yet.
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Go for it!
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Fuck lol some Americans love to shit on the American dream. Guess what any business is started for one underlying truth. To make a lil bit...
Fuck lol some Americans love to shit on the American dream. Guess what any business is started for one underlying truth. To make a lil bit of money. Why compare prices to other tshirts or brands lmao. I’ve seen $2.99 - $200+ tshirts before in the mall and NONE of them give even 1% to the privateers in my sport lol



I think the clothes look cool and after some Christmas debt gets paid I wouldn’t mind scooping a few things.
Thank you.

Yes, some people don't understand what a business is. Yes, we need to make money in order to do this (I am a full-time web designer and I am doing this on the side). No, we don't want to make a million dollars and keep it for ourselves. But we do want to profit and grow. And we want to help the sport while doing so. We've put countless hours into creating this and it may fail tomorrow. At the end of the day, we just want to support this great sport and this is our way of doing it. Some people want to be sour about it and that's just fine with me. Welcome to America.
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1/3/2021 9:07am
I can appreciate the iniative to get something like this off the ground and moving. Don't listent to all the static from the armchair CEO's around here. Everyone's a critic. Would be happy to help if you guys need anyone to bounce ideas off of or anything. Keep pushing!
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1/3/2021 9:12am Edited Date/Time 1/3/2021 9:23am
If you like clothes for what they cost, buy one. But, if you're buying it to "help privateers", you're a fool. Instead buy a $10 shirt...
If you like clothes for what they cost, buy one. But, if you're buying it to "help privateers", you're a fool. Instead buy a $10 shirt you do like and PayPal $20 directly to a privateer. "Charity" marketing has many problems, the biggest that it is ripe for abuse, lacks transparency and is terribly inefficient at getting money to the intended recipient.

Again, if you like the shirt for $30, buy it and enjoy wearing it.
You make great points, however, we WILL prove you wrong. We aren't some multi-billion dollar "non-profit" who's CEO makes $500M a year, and only a small smidgen of their profits actually do any good. We're a one/two person team working out of our living room trying to do something new for this sport. It's going to take some time, but keep an eye out on our site, social feeds, and here and you'll see we're not here to make a quick buck on some lousy scam. We could easily just make a motocross apparel company and do nothing but profit it from it but that's not what we want to do.
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Boomslang wrote:
The point is that this startup is prepared to give back whilst building their business. That's a good thing in my opinion, right?

Yes and thank you. Unfortunately to some, trying to do a little good is just not good enough.
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