I am not sure how much luck you will get offering such a small amount. A partial fursuit still requires 2-3 yards of fur. Fur from a fabric store isn’t high enough quality to make a good fursuit. Most fursuit makers order only from a webiste like
http://www.distinctivefabric.com/ and the fur will typically cost between $20-$30 per yard.
So right there we have between $60-$90 of expenses. The high density foam needed for the head and feet costs somewhere between $50-$100, the eyes are made using plastic, foamies, buckrum or a similar see-through fabric, and waterproof color or acrylic.
The feet start out typically as slippers which is another $10-$20. The bottom of the feet is usually a rubber exercise/yoga mat. A can of Super77 or similar binding agent is used to bind the rubber to the bottom of the slipper.
So far just in expenses we are between $160 – $250. Now we have to consider the amount of hours it takes a fursuit maker to make a suit.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10053857/
For something like the suit in the link, the head took 20 hours, the feet, and hands took another 20. So for just a partial, you could expect someone like me to easily put in 40 hours. Even if someone is just doing this for a hobby is isn’t trying to make a living off of it, they are probably going to at least charge something for their time. The absolutely minimum you can probably get a partial for is $300. And that is going to limit the quality quite a bit.
If you are trying to keep the cost down, I would recommend to keep at making them yourself. That’s what my boyfriend and I were forced to do initially and it’s why we are somewhat good at making them. There are plenty of tutorials online and I am sure when furrymigration (www.furrymigration.org) happens this Fall, there will at least be a few panels on fursuit creation.
Good luck! =)
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