I'd like to open a used clothing shop in the very small community I live in. I know consigning is an option, but I had hoped to have a large part of my inventory before I opened my doors (hopefully spring 07). I've heard of 'bulk' clothing, where you buy a 100# bale of used clothes, but I'm a little uncomfortable buying something w/out seeing it first. Please help!!!
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Try ebay.  You should be able to find new and used sold by both individuals and in bulk.  Just make sure to buy from sellers who have a 98% feedback rating or higher and odds are the clothes will be fine.  Reading the feedback they have recieved is another good way of determining quality.
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There shouldn't be a problem with a small business out of your home of this type flying "under the radar" without licenses if you are not visited by clients and only receive visits by USPS, UPS, Fedex, etc.\n\nNot that running without the licenses is the correct thing to do.  Business licenses are part of the revenue arm of the city, county, and state that you are in, and you haven't told us where you are.\n\nWithout that information, it's hard to even find the correct web sites to determine what licenses are appropriate for clothing sales.\n\nWill you be ordering the clothing already made, or making it to accomodate your sales?  If you are making the clothing, are you also making the fabric or will you be buying fabric and cutting it to make the clothing?\n\nLets define the scope and location of the business so we can actually help you in greater detail.\n\nYou may want to start here:  Does you state have a sales tax?  Merchants collect sales tax.  They have to pay it to the state board.  In California, that's the state board of EQUALIZATION.  In Nevada its the board of TAXATION.  Usually those boards have a brocure about how to start a business.  If you are buying clothes and selling the clothes without making the clothes, you'll need a resale permit to avoid paying sales tax on the purchases, and you'll probably want to find out about the appropriate industry trade shows for your business.  \n\nAttend them.  You'll learn a lot from the exhibits sections alone.  I've attended trade shows for over twenty years, and rarely if ever have attended the lectures (which are almost always available on tape afterwards, for a lot less money).\n\n-EN-
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Try contacting local consignment stores, or any auctions houses in your area. Or place an ad in the paper under collectables.
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accept items of interest for resale. sort of a thrift store operation. there is nothing like getting something for your donation. you might can get a location donated.
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Assuming that  you want to buy at wholesale, you need to attend trade shows rather than consumer shows. CHA is the biggest and you'll have to apply to join but if you're serious about your business, it's worth it. There is also Memory Trends which is smaller but concentrates on papercrafts (scrapping and stamping), not all crafts like CHA does, And you can find distributors as well if you don't want to open your own accounts directly with the manufacturers. Your pricing will be higher but you'll also tend to have smaller ordering minimums. It depends on what works best for you. I don't know if I'm going to MT this year but if you do end up going, let me know and maybe we can meet up.
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Is there a Goodwill near you?  You should try a thrift shop, be picky in looking and you could probably find a great outfit without busting the bank account.  If you did not have to worry about money then I would say go for it, but then so would you and you wouldn't be asking this question at all!!  God Bless and I wish you the best on the interview!
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DVD is huge and quick to sell but you need volume to make money.\n\nBig time growth on Clothing too, a good categories because it's easy to buy clothing for 80% off and resell them on ebay at 25-50% off but this take a lot of time in the listing because of pictures and description.\n\nRemember the rules number one en ebay: buy low, sell for higher and do volume....\n\n2 good books to buy right now on ebay: Ebay Millionaire, insane books with a lot of good stuff and The Perfect store, the story of ebay. After reading these 2, you will never go out of the ebay way!\n\nGood luck!
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try a store like Target or Mervyn's but don't apply for too many cuz that'll reflect on your record. these stores usually have lower standards and limits because they are internally financed as far as I understand.
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I think that u can buy it in any store with clothes or try to look on amazon.com, maybe someone has that clothes to trade or if there is new and u can buy
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From one seller to another... I can give you this advice. If all you sell are jeans... Use a flat rate priority box. Ship within the U.S. only! Out of country is too much hassle and transit times are too inconsistant as well and you can't track it. - or so they tell me at the post office. Or if you truly want them to find out their exact shipping each and every hasseling time, you can get scales. And tell them you will combine shipping, but you will have to let them know at auction's end. See? Flat rate, there are never ever problems. You can put one or two pairs in there. (And that is usually all the buyer will get anyways) ...No worries on negatives or neutrals. I have been on there for three years, and pretty soon, you can almost learn to guesstimate if you don't want to use flat rate. I know someone who ships more items within a region than anyone else thru USPS from Ebay and he actually has a USPS Rep. calling him to tell him she will come to his house to set up exactly what the post office uses! Maybe directly ask them or call them. Not your local post office. They surely don't know nearly as much! Hope I have helped.
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Depending on what you need the stuff for, try getting a hold of national companies that take used clothes in. Salvation Army? Red Cross... they may be able to lead you to local importers
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You can get any brand you want at a great price at a thrift, resale or consignment store.  There's even a franchise just for teens (no idea of your age, just guessing) called Plato's closet.\n\nDon't hesitate to check out even your local Good Will or other thrift stores.  You'll get the best prices there, although you'll have to do a bit of digging.
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A study by the research firm E-BuyersGuide.com found that buyers did not buy apparel over the Web for the following reasons:\n\nUnsure of accurate sizing (27.95%)  \nReturning item could be a problem (18.17%)  \nUnsure of quality (13.92%)  \nDelivery costs (13.71%)  \nPrice (8.61%)  \nCredit card security (6.48%)  \nUnsure of item's exact color (5.84%)  \nUnable to access right information (3.29%)  \nDifficult site navigation (2.55%)  \nOther (10.20%) \n\nIf you could overcome the above common concerns of buyers, then you can be assured of making good money selling clothes on the Web.\n\nOne thing to remember is that the clothing retailers getting big bucks on the Web are those who are selling well known brands. As a small retailer, you have a lot against you.\n\nThe article "Can You Sell Apparel on the Internet?" \n http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol89/sellclothes.htm offers several suggestions on how a small clothing retailer can be more competitive online:\n\n1. Provide as much information on the clothes as much as possible (e.g. sizing, materials used).\n2. Quality of the product's photos must also be ensured.\n3. Offer clear and detailed instructions on how to return purchased items \n4. Focus on improving customer service and developing better relationships with your clients
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E-bay has a way to set up a virtual store. If you have a local shop that someone would look to buy things that you are trying to sell, talk to the owner. Thay may buy from you or allow you to display your items in his store. You could put them on consignment there and pay the owner of the store a small fee when something sells...
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The best places for private label, which is what you are looking for are not online, to be honest.  I used to work in textile sales, jersey knits.  You could  find blocks of private label clothing from 8th to 6th aves and 40th to 35th streets, a big rectangle.  For shoes 5th and 6th aves and 40th to 35th st.  You have to show your tax id number to buy, of course and once you set up, they could deliver anywhere.  I advise it this way because I know some stores who have been ripped off buying wholesale online.
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You said you have been selling and buying for two years now in this case you should have stumbled across people that sells wholesalers lists. There are ones at high prices others at $1.50 or so and they are both the same. Now read the reviews for the sellers because some of them do not update the lists but if you see everyone saying the list is working properly buy it. FYI most wholesalers will ask you to have a big amount on the first buy like $500 or $1000 some are less some are more. But the list is out there in ebay just search it and buy it. The list should have around 100 wholesalers sometimes more so you can decide where to shop.
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You could get a lot for your money at places like Marshalls, Ross, TJ Max, I don't know if your state has NOrdstrom's but their outlet store always has top designer stuff for way cheap. Try the outlet mall for brands like American Eagle, Gap, etc. I wish I had an extra 200 for clothes!!