LOOKING FOR SUPPLIER

[cvb_sales]

I am starting my store and need help finding a supplier. I appreciate all your advice and comments.

[penguins_dont_fly]

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@jewelbiz wrote:

I’ll be your supplier.

 I’ll sell you my 10,000 📚 books now bought over 40 years as an antique dealer.

ebay current item # 193414386609

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Oh my ❤️

I wish I were closer ... and this virus wasn't going on ...the book collector in me is twitching at that listing 🙂

[go-bad-chicken]

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@cvb_sales wrote:

I am starting my store and need help finding a supplier. I appreciate all your advice and comments.

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You too? Me too. Let me know when you find a good one, will ya?

[lja440]

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@jewelbiz wrote:

I’ll be your supplier.

 I’ll sell you my 10,000 📚 books now bought over 40 years as an antique dealer.

ebay current item # 193414386609

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**bleep** you. Now I'll spend the rest of the day trying not to look at the listing. 

Except if you have any copies of C. W. Andersons Deep Through the Heart I would LOVE to have a couple more copies of this book.  (Every time I have had one someone has talked me into loaning it to them, and you know loaned books never come home).

[chapeau-noir]

I keep checking in on this thread and so far NO ONE has given the OP the name of their supplier. 

WELL....? 

I'm waiting...I need more inventory.  🤑

[lja440]

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

I keep checking in on this thread and so far NO ONE has given the OP the name of their supplier. 

WELL....? 

I'm waiting...I need more inventory.  🤑

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I did.

Seriously I have made a boat load of money here and at my B&M. All on items I have found at local auctions, and garage sales. My other source is actually eBay, large lots can be broken down into single units or smaller lots.

The more you rely on a wholesale source the less profit there is to be had. 

[mam98031]

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@lja440 wrote:

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

I keep checking in on this thread and so far NO ONE has given the OP the name of their supplier. 

WELL....? 

I'm waiting...I need more inventory.  🤑

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I did.

Seriously I have made a boat load of money here and at my B&M. All on items I have found at local auctions, and garage sales. My other source is actually eBay, large lots can be broken down into single units or smaller lots.

The more you rely on a wholesale source the less profit there is to be had. 

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I think they were referring to something more specific like a name of another business that could be a source.  But heck the OP didn't even say what kinds of products they want to sell, so it would be pretty hard to even know what they are interested in, much less where they might find the type of stuff they want.

[chapeau-noir]

Maybe  they just want 'stuff.' 

Once years ago on the old clothing and accessories board someone came on and said "I want to sell used clothing.  So, what's the trick?"   Uhhhhhhhhhhh... 🤖

[mam98031]

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

Maybe  they just want 'stuff.' 

Once years ago on the old clothing and accessories board someone came on and said "I want to sell used clothing.  So, what's the trick?"   Uhhhhhhhhhhh... 🤖

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Maybe so but at this point it is a secret the OP doesn't seem to want to share since they aren't participating in their thread.

[lja440]

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@mam98031 wrote:

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@lja440 wrote:

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

I keep checking in on this thread and so far NO ONE has given the OP the name of their supplier. 

WELL....? 

I'm waiting...I need more inventory.  🤑

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I did.

Seriously I have made a boat load of money here and at my B&M. All on items I have found at local auctions, and garage sales. My other source is actually eBay, large lots can be broken down into single units or smaller lots.

The more you rely on a wholesale source the less profit there is to be had. 

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I think they were referring to something more specific like a name of another business that could be a source.  But heck the OP didn't even say what kinds of products they want to sell, so it would be pretty hard to even know what they are interested in, much less where they might find the type of stuff they want.

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That's true. I get a lot of people wanting to sell collections to me. Like since I buy books and vinyl records I should want sports cards. (I know but heck I have had a half dozen people already this year wanting me to buy cards). To me all sports cards are worthless, I hate sports I wouldn't know beyond like Shaq I couldn't recognize a single player. 

You have to know what you intend to sell. Then you have to hope that it is something someone wants to buy.

[buyselljack2016]

$ store

[buyselljack2016]

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@lja440 wrote:

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

I keep checking in on this thread and so far NO ONE has given the OP the name of their supplier. 

WELL....? 

I'm waiting...I need more inventory.  🤑

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I did.

Seriously I have made a boat load of money here and at my B&M. All on items I have found at local auctions, and garage sales. My other source is actually eBay, large lots can be broken down into single units or smaller lots.

The more you rely on a wholesale source the less profit there is to be had. 

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Not often that I can find something on eBay that I can flip, but I have one going on now. Bought 2 "lots" of small items from a seller on eBay.  Spent a total of $56.99.  I have been selling them in "ones & two" for over 5 years. I think the seller knew what he had, but just did not want the bother with the dragged out process.

All on the shelf in  MFRB, so not hogging much storage space, and easy to find as long as I do not consolidate/clean up. Net sales to date $644.96.  I expect to do about $500 more as time goes on. Some of the "lot" may never sell as there would be so little use for it.  I may have to list the non-sellers as a single item. They are actually mounted on a counter display board, and may sell that way. 

Glad I read this thread😊  Now to pull it off the shelf, and wait on the sunshine for  a photo op. 

[onlinecentral]

Q: $ store
A: Here is recent thread about reselling items from the Dollar Store.

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/The-dollar-store/m-p/30729924

[kittykat.949]

I wholesale old bridges----I have just the right one to start you off---its called the---Brooklyn Bridge---call me

[per50nl_5]

OP....Maybe you could find a good supplier of surgical masks. I heard they're a hot ticket item on eBay these days. Perhaps you can really corner that market if you put your mind to it.....

[lja440]

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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@lja440 wrote:

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

I keep checking in on this thread and so far NO ONE has given the OP the name of their supplier. 

WELL....? 

I'm waiting...I need more inventory.  🤑

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I did.

Seriously I have made a boat load of money here and at my B&M. All on items I have found at local auctions, and garage sales. My other source is actually eBay, large lots can be broken down into single units or smaller lots.

The more you rely on a wholesale source the less profit there is to be had. 

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Not often that I can find something on eBay that I can flip, but I have one going on now. Bought 2 "lots" of small items from a seller on eBay.  Spent a total of $56.99.  I have been selling them in "ones & two" for over 5 years. I think the seller knew what he had, but just did not want the bother with the dragged out process.

All on the shelf in  MFRB, so not hogging much storage space, and easy to find as long as I do not consolidate/clean up. Net sales to date $644.96.  I expect to do about $500 more as time goes on. Some of the "lot" may never sell as there would be so little use for it.  I may have to list the non-sellers as a single item. They are actually mounted on a counter display board, and may sell that way. 

Glad I read this thread😊  Now to pull it off the shelf, and wait on the sunshine for  a photo op. 

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Yeah, when you find a lot to resell it sometimes takes work. A lot of the record lots need cleaned, Still after cleaning I may have only a few $10-$20 albums. Most likely If it breaks down to having spent $2-$3 a piece I'll have some that will only bring tat in the shop but then again that lot could contain one that will sell for $40 or more. I go for the lots that the photos show the actual lot and not a 'grab bag' type lot. 

LOL I will buy grab bag lots of audiobooks. Frankly I'm an addict and I listen to them and then resell.  That's actually what started me on selling records. When each of my girls moved out so did some of my albums I started buying to replace the ones I lost. While looking I'd spot something I was interested in. Then I saw the lots and tried some. It ballooned quickly. My personal albums are only around 400 or so. The shop though (if the doors ever open again) has an inventory of over 6000, with that many again waiting to restock.