Sport-Tek Shorts and Skort Pricing: What Vendors Pay and What to Charge

January 18, 2026 6 min read By Cameron Wells

Quick Answer

VIP base pricing runs $26.88 for mesh shorts up to $34.88 for the Women's Skort.
The default recommended profit is $10 per item, though shorts and skorts often carry more.
A 20-piece team order at $10 profit nets $200, before any affiliate commission.
Vendors set their own retail price with no restrictions from Bear Grips.

Table of Contents

Base pricing across all three plans
What retail prices actually land at
Profit math on a team order
The affiliate layer
Frequently Asked Questions

Pricing a Sport-Tek shorts or skort line comes down to two numbers: the base price Bear Grips charges the vendor, and the retail price the vendor sets. There is no markup restriction, no required minimum margin, and the base price itself drops meaningfully on the VIP plans. Here is the full breakdown vendors use to price a bottoms section without guessing.

Sport-Tek Bottoms Base Pricing Across All Three Plans

Product	Free base	Self-Service VIP	Done-For-You VIP
Athletic 7" Mesh Shorts (mens/unisex)	$32.92	$26.88	$26.88
Youth Athletic Mesh Shorts	$32.92	$26.88	$26.88
Ladies 3" Fitness Shorts	$37.88	$30.88	$30.88
Women's Skort	$41.93	$34.88	$34.88

Free plan and VIP share the same base once a vendor upgrades. The free plan's higher base price is the tradeoff for the $0 monthly cost and the 3-product cap.

What Retail Prices Actually Land At

Mens/youth mesh shorts: $32-$38 retail is the common working range, leaving $5-$11 profit at VIP base.
Ladies fitness shorts: $38-$45 retail, similar margin band.
Women's Skort: $42-$50 retail, since skorts carry more perceived value than plain shorts.

The default recommended profit across the catalog is $10 per item, but shorts and skorts frequently price above that because buyers expect athletic bottoms to cost more than a basic tee.

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Profit Math on a Team-Size Order

A 20-player youth league orders one pair of mens mesh shorts each at $36 retail against a $26.88 VIP base:

Profit per pair: $9.12
Total profit on 20 pairs: $182.40
Add a matching youth mesh shorts add-on order for 10 siblings at the same margin: another $91.20
Combined team-and-family order: roughly $273 in vendor profit, on top of any affiliate commission earned from referring other coaches to sign up.

The Affiliate Layer on Top of Product Profit

Every Bear Grips signup, free or paid, gets an affiliate link automatically. Referring another gym owner or coach who signs up earns 10% of their subscription forever, plus $1 for every unit they sell. A vendor who refers three other coaches running Sport-Tek shorts programs earns on the product margin above and the referral commission underneath, both paid bi-weekly.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cheapest Sport-Tek piece to stock?

The Athletic 7" Mesh Shorts (mens/unisex and youth), both at $26.88 VIP base.

Does Bear Grips set a minimum retail price?

No. Vendors set their own retail price or their own profit dollar amount with no restriction either way.

Is there a discount for ordering a full team at once?

The per-item base price is the same whether it is one pair or a hundred. There is no bulk discount because there is no bulk minimum either.

How often are affiliate payouts sent?

Bi-weekly, alongside standard vendor payouts.

Cameron WellsCustom Apparel and POD Industry Writer

Cameron has been writing about the custom apparel and print on demand industry for seven years, with a background in e-commerce operations. He covers platform comparisons, no-minimum vendors, and what is changing for small custom merch businesses.