| Welcome to the wonderful world of discount | | | | center phone numbers. Once you call start asking |
| buying using liquidation strategies. | | | | who sells their liquidations. They will tell you will |
| Have you wondered how can you find them, how | | | | pleasure. Keep in mind these companies want to |
| much to pay for them and where you can sell | | | | unload merchandise and are looking and looking for |
| them? | | | | buyers. Always remember that the contact |
| It is easy to find closeouts, and sometimes easy | | | | names and numbers of these people are available. |
| to sell them depending on what you consider | | | | They want to sell!! |
| easy!! You have to like what you do, otherwise it | | | | Now you know how to start getting wholesale |
| will become hard. I've bought and sold wholesale | | | | lots, closeouts and liquidations. Now you just need |
| lots, closeouts and liquidations for several years | | | | to learn the good and the bad about this type of |
| now. I will share with you the good and the bad | | | | business. You see, there is a reason why this |
| about this type of business. | | | | product is on discount. Many times it's a good |
| So where can you get wholesale lots? You can | | | | excuse like "it's discontinued" or "we just have too |
| buy products form several different sources that | | | | much inventory and we need to sell it at cost". |
| can include whoever made the products, whoever | | | | These are great ways to buy but the reality is |
| is selling it and the wholesaler. You will also be able | | | | that many of the merchandise can be damage, |
| to find "wholesalers" that resell products in bulk | | | | old, or slow selling. |
| from the liquidators. These are easy to find online | | | | Believe me, I've sold excess inventory many |
| but remember they are a middle man. They are | | | | times. For the most part my merchandise was |
| buying from the manufacturer, retail store and | | | | good buying the packages where damaged or |
| distributor and reselling it to you by the lot or | | | | completely destroyed. This is because they where |
| pallet. | | | | store returns. When you buy make sure you |
| If you want to get the real deal you have to put | | | | know exactly what you are getting. YOu have to |
| some effort. You will have to call the 3 categories | | | | ask the seller for product and shipping |
| of suppliers and start getting the name and | | | | specifications so that you know what you are |
| number of the person in charge of close-outs. | | | | getting at all times. |
| Yes, I know I'm not giving you the easy way out. | | | | One more thing, make sure you know exactly |
| The easiest thing would be to visit a "consolidator | | | | how you will sell your products before you buy |
| reseller" and buy from them but if you buy from | | | | them. What do I mean? Well, don't just buy |
| a reseller you are leaving too much money on the | | | | products to buy, or to have in inventory. Maybe |
| table. Believe me, I've visited their warehouses in | | | | you are a distributor or wholesaler and need tools, |
| Los Angeles and other cities, the inventory they | | | | or toys within a specific size and shape. If you |
| have is not that inexpensive. | | | | don't have a business and are starting one make |
| Let's recap: In order to get Wholesale Lots, | | | | sure you have a sales and marketing plan before |
| Liquidations and Closeouts you need to call, call | | | | you start. You don't want a garage full of stuff |
| and call some more! Of all the posibilities you have | | | | you can't sell. |
| to buy products the fastes to contact will be the | | | | So it does not matter what you are selling, make |
| retailers because you already know who they are. | | | | sure you have a sales plan. This can include |
| Retail stores typically sell you by the truckload | | | | distribution to small convenience stores, exporting |
| and pallet depending on what you are looking for. | | | | to other countries, selling to distributors or |
| Electronics for example, are sold by the pallet. | | | | swat-meets, selling on eBay or online or any other |
| You need to get on the phone and ring retailers. | | | | type of business. |
| Call the chained retailers, not small regional players. | | | | There is a new resource on all wholesale including |
| Call the big guys and ask for their distribution | | | | products, suppliers, strategies and more. |