How do I go about setting up my own football memorabilia shop?
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You can set up and ebay business. Thats what I do. If you know a lot about autographs like how much certain players autographs are worth, you can get some great steals on ebay. Then turn around and sell it for more. The key here is knowing how much autographs go for and not overpaying. Get the best deal possible.
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Probably the best way to go about doing this is talk to a local representative.  I live in Michigan, and their are all kinds of factroy outlet stores, start out here (that is start small) and they will eventually lead you in the right direction.  \n\nThe other thing you can do is go to their cooperate websites and look at the list of partners, contact them and find out how they obtained the brand.  If you "surf" the site enough you may also find your own direct way to speak to one of their representatives that can turn you into the right direction.\n\nI know like anything this sounds like a lot of work, but sometimes it takes work to get what it is you want, keep being persistant and you will get what you want.\n\nI hope I have been of some help and Good Luck !
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you are too vague for estimating, Are you going to manufacture? or buy from a wholesaler? or have someone else make it for you? How large a space do you need ? you will need office staff, warehouse staff, computer systems, software, Phone systemsforklifts, storage systems, Trucking companys need to be contacted and .....  Too many variables . You need a business plan
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I would start by doing lots of research on opening a business and jotting down just off the top of your head what you'll need to get started before you even try to figure out costs - listing everything will give you a place to start.  Here are some things I would think about:\n\n1) where and how big do you want this shop to be?\n2) what space is available in the area where you want the location\n3) will you need to do your own renovating/remodeling to the space\n4) do you plan to buy or rent the space?\n5) location is really, really important; are there other businesses in the area that draw people and might promote walk-in business for your shop?\n6) how close is your nearest competition? don't even try to compete with starbucks if they're anywhere near unless there's something so unique about your shop that you'll have your own niche following\n7) how will you advertise?\n8) will you need to hire employees\n9) who will handle the legal work? the accounting? \n10) how much insurance will you need - property insurance, insurance against loss of inventory, liability insurance in case a customer or an employee gets hurt in the store\n11)how much inventory do you need to get started?\n12) how much money do you need not just for upfront costs but to keep the shop going in the beginning before the business takes off\n13) have either of you worked at the kind of coffee/tea shop you'd like to own - are you willing to do that for awhile to really learn the ins and outs of the business?
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SIMPLY GO TO NEAREST SPORTS SHOP AND BUY IT..\nOR GET ONE PREPARED FROM YOUR CARPENTER..
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e-bay, or try some memorabilia store.  They would love to their hands on these types of things
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Try Ebay, they just won the super bowl and there should be plenty of stuff to chose from.
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easy way or hard way:\n\nhard way: do the same thing you did when you owned the store: advertise, sell, deal with merchant services, provide customer service, etc. etc. etc. \n\neasy way: sell the whole thing for a lump sum and be done with it.\n\nI did it the easy way back in 91. I kept a couple of things ('76 cloth stickers, 84 leaf set, 86 sportflick set, a box of random rookies, and 2 uncut sheets of 85 and 84 tops,) and sold the rest for 100 bucks. My only regret is that in that box were a bunch of mcguire team usa cards and the Nike set.
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go around to all the shops in your area. ask for the manager. then tell you you want them to sponsor your team. tell them why and give them the details. then tell them where you'll display their logo's which they provide and tell them in like programs, or you'll announce them over the intercom as thanks. especially try local buisness's. they really like the advertising and love to support other local activities.
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Start by researching the business -- how to run and operate a retail clothing store, where to get suppliers, what is the type of clothes that your local market wants.  The article "10 Things You Need to Know When Starting Your Own Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/startingbiz.htm lists the steps you need to take when deciding on starting a business.\n\nClothing store is very broad, so the first step is to define whether you want to be Macy's that sells clothes to everybody or do you want  a specialized clothing store such as JCrew or Banana Republic. Define your target market -- do you want a clothing store for teens, young professionals, tailored women, or plus sizes.\n\nI suggest you read the following articles on how to start a clothing store:\nhttp://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,287057,00.html\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/guide/cases/anna1.htm\n\nI suggest you read the following books:\n\nSo You Want to Own the Store : Secrets to Running a Successful Retail Operation by Mort Brown, Thomas Tilling http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809232367/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid \nStart and Run a Profitable Retail Business (Self-Counsel Business Series) by Jim Dion, Ted Topping (Contributor) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1551801000/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\nStart Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) (Paperback) by Entrepreneur Press http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1891984314/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\n\nYou also need to start scouting for a location. If you are going to find a location at the mall, here are some tips to consider http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol41/mall.htm \n\nWrite a business plan to help you plan out your business. Here are some resources that can help you write your business plan:\n\n- SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm\n- Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html\n- Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm\n- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners\nhttp://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html\n\nIf you need help in terms of guidance, you can find free advice and mentors from the following organizations:\n\nGovernment Mentoring Programs such as SBDCs, which works with community colleges and local business development councils to offer mentoring programs http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html ; or the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training http://www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/wnet_roundtables.html \nVolunteer programs such as SCORE http://www.score.org  which is composed of mostly retired executives and entrepreneurs \nFormal mentoring programs such as Athena Foundation http://www.athenafoundation.org/programs/globallinks.html  , Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program http://www.helzbergmentoring.org/HEMP/  , or The Aspen Institute MicroMentor Program http://www.micromentor.org \nProfessional organizations such as the National Women’s Business Council http://www.nwbc.gov/Mentoring/programs.html \nIndustry and trade associations \nLocal business groups, such as the chamber of commerce \nLocal chapters of business groups
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You may have a second hand store near by, i had a store called "Play It Again Sports."  E-bay, classifieds are other places as well.
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First get a building, then get your tax ID no. Then call around and get prices. I think you can get some ideas on these by looking at what they are selling on ebay. Ask different stores where they get their supplies, That is stores out of your area. Good Luck.
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get tapes of your games and have someone who knows what they're doing edit them (your school or a local Jr college or high school's av department would probably help you out) send copies to all of the teams scouting heads all of the info is available online.  \nAlso if you're playing on a team currently have the coach call in favors for you.  If that doesn't work get over to open calls for Arena league teams.  You don't need an invite for those and all of the coaches have NFL experience, you'll get noticed.
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sausage sizzle at the mall or get some sponsorship prizes and run a raffle.\n\nbest thing is find a good corporate sponsor....ask the players of the team if they have friends who own businesses...they would be a good starting point.\n\ngood luck!
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A number of people in your situation have started their own stores on e-bay. There are a number of books on how to get started. The e-bay site can give you a lot of information.
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You're best bet would probably be eBay. There you can get so much sports memorabilia, and for low prices if you play it just right.
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buy stuff on www.nfl.com