This is a good place to buy mil surplus in bulk for cheap so you can resell.
http://www.govliquidation.com/index.html
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This is a good place to buy mil surplus in bulk for cheap so you can resell.
http://www.govliquidation.com/index.html
im tryin to think of cheep items that are not crap .Originally Posted by BPTactical
so far for low cost items im thinkin are , challenge coins , vintage comics and paper items , war money , a few die-cast toys , shovels , canteens and the like
as far as high end items , ordnance items (inert and or deactivated ) , medals , have a few but rare surplus items that are quite high dollar for true collectors .
i just really want to stay away from knock off stuff and i dont know what my demographic would be . Hoping for a more adult crowd and also hoping to be able to off items that people will be able to find that way cool thing for them selves and at the same time still have stuff suitable for the kiddies.
so what i imagine is some one coming up with there kid and say buying them selves a gold plated coin or something like that and pickin up a steel 1943 penny for the kid .
honestly dont know if im on the right track but im gearing up to start in april just the same.
so far i this thread has got a few wheels turning , thanks fellas
Thanks , bobby !
M1 carbine stuff, I hate the Cheaperthandirt.com Knock off crap, Slings, Mags, ammo, and real butt stock mag carriers. And the German Flecktarn camo too,
yep have a little bit of ww2 carbine stuff , oh damn that reminds me , i need to put up those 30crabins in the trading post today !!!
what's your business plan say?
honestly sounds like you are working it out here on the forum (which is ok too)
what's your target market?
where are you located? Physical or just web?
what's your expected gross margin?
what's your expected salary (BTW, the answer is zero for at least the first year)
what's your expected mix?
who are you buying from?
what terms?
How are you selling?
what terms?
what's your marketing plan?
what's your advertising plan?
what's your expected gross income? and with that margin can you pay the bills? (forget salary)
how long til you mark items down?
how much tied up in inventory?
got your web site done? tested?,
Ok, I don't really expect you to answer these online, but I do think you have to think about them and make sure YOU have answers to these questions. Because it doesn't sound like it (and I could be wrong)
what does your spouse/family think about this?
Do you have at least a year, preferably two years of living money put away to live off of?
running a business is a TOUGH FUCKING THING TO DO. Running retail is worse. think 18 hours a day, 7 days a week and even then you think about stuff.
When do you change? (when the market says idea 1 isn't working, how long do you stick with it to know for sure?), what's the plan for that?
When do you throw in the towel? How much money are you willing to lose? Sucky question, but you need to answer it. Lots of people don't and lose way more than they should have because they follow it down the rathole when they should have said "I will lose X amount of money, then I'm done" and stick to it.
I hope this helps. Lots of questions I wish I had answered for myself 7 years ago, would have been cheaper to answer them on paper.
BTW, no matter how good your "plans" are, real life (and the market) has a way of telling you that you are wrong. (DAMHIK)
Brian H
Longmont CO
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."
no i will not answer all that online , but damn man that is a lot to think about .Maybe i should find someone who owns a small business and buy them a coffee and pick there brain a little.
honestly i was just tryin to figure what to carry , i do know that if i only carry things im into this idea will fail .
thanks for the list of things to sort out , it really dose help and i do appreciate it
Fixed it for you
and yes, I am one of those guys that will walk into your shop and whip out my phone and then ask you if you price match.
Best buy manager at 104th hates me.
Lots of good questions you should figure out before you start. It's easy to find a couple items for $50 and sell for $70 but to translate that into a viable business that will provide income over the years?
I'm all for someone following their dream and best of luck to you. At the same time, check out online resources for starting a business or go to the library and read up on business accounting, marketing, inventory and related topics.
If you're doing the same thing everyone else is doing how do you compete? Price or quality. Low price means you need the best logistics and you're competing against the Wal-Mart's and online retailers who can afford to buy in bulk at $250,000 a pop or something. Quality, not everyone is willing to pay for quality and sometimes can't afford it so you may have slower sales.
If you're doing something different, what's to keep someone else from doing the same thing and taking away your customers?
Like I said, more power to you and don't want to steal your dream but spend sometime figuring out the things JohnTRouke mentions.
Everyone wants to be a frogman on Friday
You can't beat a woman who shoots - RW Swainson
Another thing to consider is that about 80% of your sales will come from about 20% of your customer base. So who is that cutomer base? Who you sell to is very important. Check with infousa. They sell lists of customers to meet your criteria. This has been very helpful in my business ( auto repair) in finding clients that meet my criteria.
Good luck.
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