The ERD multicolor T-shirt collection is a pure-cotton, loose-fit crew-neck tee with a printed face motif, sold in S–XXL across a colour run long enough to need a spreadsheet. We ordered SKU 7718782900 through our agent desk at $8.51, down from a $10.10 list, and put it through the same routine our parcel-planning work uses: photo-set audit, re-shoot request, repack and a weighed box.
That routine usually starts with numbers on the listing. This one starts with a hole in them. The agent record for this SKU lists the product weight as 0.00, which means nothing upstream of the warehouse can price the shipment for you. Everything below is what we had to build by hand.
What the listing claims, and what we could confirm
The specification block is unusually complete for a sub-$10 tee, and most of it is checkable on a bench:
- Fabric: cotton as the main component, pure cotton named as the fabric, breathable listed as the material function.
- Weight range: 230–270 gsm, ordinary thickness.
- Cut: pullover, loose fit, crew neck, short sleeve, 2 cm measurement tolerance.
- Print: printing/dyeing process, creative face motif as the print theme.
- Sizes and colours: S–XXL, with more than three dozen colour entries including pocket variants, several washed blacks, multiple off-whites and two stone greys.
Two spec lines contradict each other. The sleeve-length field says short sleeve; the sleeve-type field says sleeveless. Our tee arrived with set-in short sleeves, which resolves the item but not the listing — assume the field set is unreliable and ask if a variant is sleeveless in any colour code.
The weight field was empty, so we built the parcel math
We repacked the tee flat, then weighed and measured the carton on our own scale and rail. The agent's record gives no actual weight to compare against, so the only usable comparison is between our scale and the volumetric figure the agent calculated from the box dimensions.
| Measurement | Our bench | Agent record | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual weight | 472 g | 0.00 (blank) | No comparable figure |
| Box dimensions | 30.5 × 23.0 × 6.5 cm | Same envelope | Within 0.5 cm |
| Volumetric weight (÷6000) | 760 g | 760 g | 0 g |
| Billed weight | — | 760 g | 290 g over ours, to the nearest 10 g |
That 290 g gap is the whole story of this tee as a parcel. A single loose cotton shirt fills a box rather than weighing it down, so the shipment bills on air. Repacking into a flatter mailer took our scale reading from 472 g to 447 g and pulled the volumetric figure down to 690 g — still 240 g above what the garment actually weighs. If you are adding this to a haul, stack it with denser items and let a heavier parcel carry the dimensional overhead; shipped alone, the tee costs more to move than to buy.
Forty-one photo frames, five days, one re-shoot
The warehouse set ran to 41 frames. We checked them against the listing line by line, and three things were not documented well enough to sign off:
- The face print was shown only in full-garment shots, with no close-up of the print edge or the ink texture on the washed colourways.
- The neck tag and wash tag were never photographed, which matters for a label as heavily counterfeited as ERD.
- Only one pocket variant appeared in the set, and the pocket row had no flat measurement.
We asked for a re-shoot of the print edge, both tags and the pocket seam. The reply landed inside two working days and the second set added six frames, including a usable tag shot. Nothing in that exchange changed the order, but the tag frame is the reason we did not flag the garment as unverifiable on arrival.
Fit: the 42-inch reference versus the tee on our rail
ERD's own guide puts a short-sleeve M at roughly a 42" chest and 28" length. Our size M measured 41.5" across the chest, flat, doubled, against a 27.75" body length — close enough to the brand reference, and consistent with the stated loose cut and 2 cm tolerance. The shoulder seam sits wide and the body hangs straight rather than tapering.
Treat that as one data point, not a size chart. ERD sizing feedback is genuinely mixed, and the buyer reports behind it come from other pieces in a haul rather than from this SKU:
"Quality is very good. Sizing accurate, colour accurate... tags fine, and I didn't find any notable flaws." — buyer haul thread, translated from Chinese
"Even though the tag is fine and the design is fine too, sizing seems bigger." — same thread, translated from Chinese
The colour note is worth keeping: those buyers said ERD colours matched their photos but warned that warehouse lighting distorts them. With repeated colour names across dozens of codes, choose by code and ask for a flat measurement in that code before you commit.
Construction and the authenticity caveat
The cotton feels like a mid-weight single jersey rather than the top of the stated 230–270 gsm range, with a soft hand and a print that sits flat to the surface. Stitching at the hem and cuffs is even. None of that verifies the label, and this SKU arrives with a tag we only saw in a requested photo.
Published ERD legit-check guidance is specific: even wash-tag lettering thickness, consistent neck-tag text size and spacing, and no stray stitching. Request those three frames before the parcel leaves the warehouse, because a photo taken at intake is the last cheap moment to reject a piece.
What this changes about ordering it
Buy the tee on the garment: $8.51 for a loose, breathable cotton shirt with a graphic that photographs well is a fair trade, and the colour run means you can match a specific wash instead of taking whatever is in stock. Budget on measured grams rather than the listing, because the listing gives you zero, and put the re-shoot request in with the order rather than after the intake clock starts.
The listing shows a product weight of 0.00 — how do I plan shipping?
You cannot plan from the listing. Our parcel weighed 472 g on our scale but billed at 760 g volumetrically, a 290 g gap. Ask the agent to measure the packed box before you pay, or consolidate the tee with denser items.
Does a re-shoot request delay the order or cost extra?
It did not change our order, and the reply came within two working days with six extra frames covering the print edge and tags. Photo pricing and intake rules vary by desk and change often, so confirm the current charge when you request one.
Is $8.51 the delivered cost?
No. That is the item price after a drop from $10.10, before agent fees, domestic freight and international shipping. On a loose cotton tee the billed weight is dimensional, so the shipping line can exceed the garment price on a single-item parcel.