Most bands have an old inventory of shirts in their garage that are just sitting there as dead money. When you hit the road again and have a bunch of new Merch for that tour, just pick one of the designs in your garage and while you’re sitting in the back lounge doing nothing tell your Merch guy/girl to bring you a few dozen of those old shirts and autograph them.

Now that they are autograph just sell them for the same price as your new shirts NOT MORE EXPENSIVE, your fans will buy them because they are signed and they will also be super happy when they ask your Merch guy/girl “Why are they the same price as the other shirts?” and your Merch guy/girl can say “It’s because they feel bad that they cant meet all their fans because they have to leave quickly to the next show, this way some of them can have something with an autograph” This will not only make you look good “Because you care” but will also bring you an income that was in most cases was just taking space in your garage.

The one thing is, if you have 100 old tees only sign like 10 a show that way you don’t kill the sales of your new shirts. This works for the smaller bands that play 500 seaters and up.

This is my opinion and only an opinion.