Erik has updated all Wikipedia merchandise at CafePress and added US$5 to the price of everything so that this can now generate money for the foundation.
But before I place a link to http://www.cafeshops.com/wikipedia on our fundraising page, I think it would be a good idea for some members of this list to purchase an item or two and report back on the quality of the service and item(s). It would also be interesting to hear from people who have bought things from CafePress before and learn about their experiences.
If we determine that CafePress makes quality products and gives good service, then I'll go ahead and link http://www.cafeshops.com/wikipedia on our fundraising page.
Knowing about other places that perform the same service as CafePress but who do so at lower prices and/or accept payments in other currencies, would also be nice. Of course we will have to be reasonably sure of their quality as well.
NOTE: According to Jimbo, we plan to eventually set-up a secure server to handle direct donations (this would be in addition to PayPal and probably one other service). If and when that is set-up we would be able to order bulk shipments from a variety of vendors and handle orders on our own. But that would require a staff to fill orders and storage area (two things the foundation does not have). Those two things might negate the cost savings of doing this on our own. So for now at least, we will probably have to depend on services like CafePress and deal with fairly expensive base prices.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)