Can I make a killing or not? Re-selling clothing.

[BadNewsBears]

I need some help doing some research. Who would be intersested in or knows someone who would be interested in 100% genuine tommy bahama clothing at about a 70% savings consistently? COuld anyone estimate how many shirts I could sell at say $30 dollars, compared to $100-125 in stores? If I do this anyone know how to advertise? Please help me out, I need to kno if I should move forward in a small buis deal.

 

[ggavinmoss]

Are you stealing these shirts?

-geoff

 

[BadNewsBears]

No , a contact in china gets them very cheap at the factory outlet.

 

[BadNewsBears]

no one else?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Can you trust this person? In other countires many times the stuff is fake...

 

[EvilYoda]

There's a huge TB "following" out there, but most of those people being your 50+ year olds who probably don't eBay too much...but that's just my first thought. I'm sure there are people looking for it...have you seen what the demand is like currently? At that big of a discount, I wouldn't be surprised if you sold most of your units to eBay resellers...but hey, as long as you make a buck, everybody's happy.

I'd say that your chances for success are good, assuming you have a good presentation and whatnot.

 

[myusername]

I dunno.. big ebay resellers probably buy their clothes for $1k per 1 ton pallet

 

[BadNewsBears]

Originally posted by: myusername
I dunno.. big ebay resellers probably buy their clothes for $1k per 1 ton pallet

But all the ebay tommy bahama stuff is nearly retail anyhow.

 

[Ketteringo]

Factory outlet? Make sure they arent counterfeit!

 

[BadNewsBears]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
Can you trust this person? In other countires many times the stuff is fake...

Yes, its my uncles long time GF, already bought my dad a ton of stuff. She comes back every two weeks from china. Uncle is in hawaii.

 

[BadNewsBears]

Originally posted by: Ketteringo
Factory outlet? Make sure they arent counterfeit!

100% real. No doubts about it. Its a very professional building, tommy bahama all over it. Big employer etc. bottom line...Its real...

 

[RobCur]

some people will pay anything if they really bad it bad, i mean really bad. do anything, say anything to get it

 

[BadNewsBears]

Originally posted by: RobCur
some people will pay anything if they really bad it bad, i mean really bad. do anything, say anything to get it

English translation please?


Not trying to be rude, but what does that say?

 

[myusername]

Originally posted by: Munchies

Originally posted by: RobCur
some people will pay anything if they really bad it bad, i mean really bad. do anything, say anything to get it

English translation please?

He really really wants to touch your tommy bahama

 

[DrPizza]

A guy I know has a store that sells clothing that he obtains by similar methods...

He explained to me that the reason he can buy so cheaply and sell so cheaply is this: The name brand contracts a company in China (or elsewhere) to produce 100,000 units of some certain clothing. The shop is all tooled up to complete that order. After they've completed the required number of units, a lot of the time they'll make a few thousand extras which they themselves sell in a sort of gray market... this gives them a little bit more profit for themselves. The big companies are aware of this, but as long as the manufacturers don't get too carried away, it's kinda the cost of doing business with them.

 

[imported_Mike]

Ebay is probably going to be your best bet for reselling them, go do a search & see what some of the stuff is ending at. Then you can decide if there is any profit, and if there is, is it worth the work/trouble?

 

[BadNewsBears]

Well they go for near retail on ebay, so what I have decided so far is,
1) Online storfront (if it goes as planned,,,,,,,,,,provided by none other than rossman!)
2) Big ebay listings

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: Munchies
Well they go for near retail on ebay, so what I have decided so far is,
1) Online storfront (if it goes as planned,,,,,,,,,,provided by none other than rossman!)
2) Big ebay listings

Id go for it then....looks like you've pretty much figured everything out anyways.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Munchies
Well they go for near retail on ebay, so what I have decided so far is,
1) Online storfront (if it goes as planned,,,,,,,,,,provided by none other than rossman!)
2) Big ebay listings

I think it's going to be a waste of time and money but that's just me.

In order to get an eCommerce web site, you will need:

• 1) A short easy to remember .com domain, I recommend NameCheap.com
• 2) A quality web host, I recommend Idologic.com who has excellent servers, top notch support and near 100% uptime.
• 3) An SSL certificate, I would recommend CompleteSSL.com
• 4) A shopping cart, such as osCommerce or CubeCart. Both can be installed with 1 click of your mouse with Fantastico.
• 5) A credit card processor. You can use Paypal, 2checkout.com or get a merchants account. The merchants account is THE BEST but costs $25-$35 per month in minimum monthly fees.

Best of luck!

 

[amdskip]

I agree RossMAN, just start an ebay store for now and see what happens. A store front will cost a lot of money to get up and running.