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Selling brand name handbags

November 26, 2008

If you cruise around the Buford Highway area around the Pinetree plaza. You will see a many whole stores gathering around this area. They sell on large quantity, and cheaper price than retailers. Their major customers are retailers, Dollar tree, and Flea Market stalls. They don’t charge tax on their items purchase, instead, you have to show your business License, and they will require your minimum purchase amount from their stores.

I have accompanied a friend of mine, he has a small business of his own, and he selling to other retailer too. He took around this area, and to see what they selling there. They have all kind of brand name handbags, Gucci, Chanel, and Luis Vitante. And the price they charged is incredibly cheap, a merely over $14. They are definitely cheap. Other than handbags, they have suitcase, toys, and T - shirt. You can get anything from here in cheaper than market price. Some peddlers always hang around here, and buy their cheap stuff, and resale them to others.

Start A Wholesale Distribution Business

April 30, 2008

A wholesale distribution business can be a profitable venture if done correctly. A wholesale distribution entails you buying products from a manufacturer of goods or another supplier for the goods in which you are interested in selling. You should first identify what products you would want to sell. However, before jumping into selling an item you should conduct thorough market research. Market research can be done in a variety of ways including evaluating competitors, obtaining reports from business journals, researching consumer spending habits, and joining professional business organizations.

Once you have identified the products in which you are interested in selling, the next step would be to identify a supplier source. If you are good at negotiating you may be able to obtain your goods directly from the manufacturer. Otherwise you can search for suppliers for your niche market which can easily be done on the internet. One simple way is to do a keyword search such as wholesale suppliers into a search engine and you will thousands of suppliers. Another simple way to find a supplier is to obtain a wholesale directory which lists wholesale suppliers, distributors, overstock, and liquidation merchants. Before conducting business with any make sure you conduct due diligence. There are a lot of scams in this industry. Some wholesale distributors will want to charge you a fee for their list. However, there are many of free sources out there which are valuable and reliable.

Make sure that you obtain a business licenses and a tax resale certificate. Most wholesale suppliers will want to see this information before they do business with you. These items can be obtained through your local, state, or county governmental agencies. There are generous profits to be made in this business. You just have to have the right product at the right price. The key to this business is negotiation, and the know how to buy low and sell high.