Comfort Colors 1717 vs Gildan 64000: Price by Supplier

The Gildan 64000 is cheaper than the Comfort Colors 1717 at each supplier that carries both. 4 suppliers carry both. The gap is smallest at Printify ($2.55) and largest at Printful ($5.97).

The trade-off is simple. The 1717 is sold as a garment-dyed, relaxed-fit tee and costs more per blank. The 64000 leaves more margin at a lower retail price.

Quick verdict

If you…	Pick
Sell at a low or mid retail price and want the widest margin	Gildan 64000
Want the lowest delivered cost to a US customer	Gildan 64000 via CustomCat at $11.64
Ship to the UK	Gildan 64000 via Printful at $14.42; Comfort Colors 1717 via Printful at $20.39
Want one supplier for both blanks in the UK	Printful
Sell a garment-dyed look and can price for it	Comfort Colors 1717
Need the cheapest 1717	Comfort Colors 1717 at CustomCat
Sell sizes beyond 4XL	Gildan 64000 at Printful or Printify, which list a 5XL

Spec comparison

	Comfort Colors 1717	Gildan 64000
Suppliers carrying it	5	5
Price range across suppliers (size L, blank only)	$9.55–$15.60	$6.65–$10.10
Cheapest supplier	CustomCat	CustomCat
Largest size at the shared suppliers	4XL	3XL to 5XL, depending on supplier
Supplier carrying only this blank	merchOne	Gelato

The 1717 is described as a garment-dyed, relaxed-fit tee. Check the supplier’s own product page for fabric weight and fibre before you write a listing that makes promises about feel.

Price at the same supplier

This table shows every supplier that carries either blank, with a dash where a supplier doesn’t carry one.

Supplier	Comfort Colors 1717	Gildan 64000
CustomCat	$9.55	$6.65
merchOne	$11.39	—
Printify	$12.65	$10.10
Gooten	$14.90	$9.90
Printful	$15.60	$9.63
Gelato	—	$10.09

Compare the two blanks at the same supplier, not across the table. Prices vary a lot from one supplier to the next for both shirts, so a cheap 1717 at one supplier can undercut a 64000 somewhere else. That only helps if you’re willing to move suppliers.

What the table shows:

• The 64000 is cheaper at each of the suppliers that carry both.
• The smallest gap is at Printify. The largest is at Printful.
• merchOne carries only the 1717. Gelato carries only the 64000.
• CustomCat is the cheapest supplier for both blanks. There the 1717 costs $9.55 and the 64000 costs $6.65, a gap of $2.90.

Here are only the suppliers that carry both, with the gap at each:

Supplier	Comfort Colors 1717	Gildan 64000	Gap
Printify	$12.65	$10.10	$2.55
CustomCat	$9.55	$6.65	$2.90
Gooten	$14.90	$9.90	$5.00
Printful	$15.60	$9.63	$5.97

Size upcharges

Plus-size orders change the picture, because suppliers add a step above size L. This is what 2XL costs, and the step over L:

Supplier	1717 2XL	1717 step	64000 2XL	64000 step
CustomCat	$11.55	+$2.00	$6.65	no extra
Printify	$13.89	+$1.24	$11.59	+$1.49
Gooten	$16.90	+$2.00	$11.90	+$2.00
Printful	$17.60	+$2.00	$11.63	+$2.00

And 3XL:

Supplier	1717 3XL	1717 step	64000 3XL	64000 step
CustomCat	$12.55	+$3.00	$6.65	no extra
Printify	$16.03	+$3.38	$12.92	+$2.82
Gooten	$18.90	+$4.00	$13.90	+$4.00
Printful	$19.60	+$4.00	$13.63	+$4.00

At CustomCat, the 64000 has no step up to 3XL, but it stops at 3XL. CustomCat’s 1717 goes to 4XL. If you sell 4XL or larger, you need a different supplier for the 64000.

Beyond that, the 64000 goes to 5XL at Printful and Printify and to 4XL at Gooten. The 1717 tops out at 4XL at every shared supplier.

What it costs delivered

The delivered figure is the cheapest one-supplier order for a single item: blank price plus first-item shipping. Each additional shirt in the same order adds a per-item fee, which isn’t in these totals. Here is the cheapest route for each blank, with the size L blank price at that supplier so you can see how much the shipping and fees add.

Delivered to	Blank	Route	Blank price (L)	Delivered
US customer	Comfort Colors 1717	CustomCat	$9.55	$14.54
US customer	Gildan 64000	CustomCat	$6.65	$11.64
UK customer	Comfort Colors 1717	Printful	$15.60	$20.39
UK customer	Gildan 64000	Printful	$10.09	$14.42

For US orders, CustomCat is the cheapest delivered route for both blanks, and the 64000 comes out cheaper there. The difference between the blank price and the delivered figure is the first-item shipping, so it matters when you compare suppliers.

If you don’t use CustomCat, the 64000 has a tie for second place on US delivered cost: Gelato and Printful land at the same figure, ahead of Printify. For the 1717, Printify is the next cheapest US route after CustomCat, then Printful, and Gooten is the most expensive of the four.

In the UK, Gelato is the cheapest delivered option for the 64000. The 1717’s cheapest UK route is Printful, and Gelato doesn’t carry it. If you want one supplier for both blanks, Printful carries both. For more on shipping, see shipping costs.

When each one is the better pick

Pick the Gildan 64000 when:

• You sell at a low or mid price point, where the blank cost is a large share of your margin.
• You run sales or bundles and need room to discount.
• You want one flat price for 2XL and 3XL, and you use CustomCat.
• You need a 5XL, which Printful and Printify list.
• You sell to UK customers and want the cheapest delivered route, which is Gelato.

Pick the Comfort Colors 1717 when:

• Your listing sells on the garment-dyed, relaxed-fit look and your customers expect it.
• You can price high enough that the extra blank cost still leaves your target margin. Run the numbers in the profit calculator first.
• You already use merchOne, which carries the 1717 but not the 64000.

If you’re on Printify, moving up to the 1717 costs you the least: $2.55 per shirt at size L. On Printful the same move costs $5.97.

Also weighing the 1717 against a cheaper Gildan? See Comfort Colors 1717 vs Gildan 5000.

Verdict

If margin decides, choose the 64000: it is cheaper at each supplier that carries both, and cheapest delivered to US customers via CustomCat. Choose the 1717 when the garment-dyed look is part of what you sell and you can raise your retail price to cover the gap. Don’t switch suppliers just to chase the 1717’s best price. Compare both blanks at the supplier you already use.