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Would you trust this ebayer? ebikestop in Colorado...

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fmw said:
Hi Raven. What these are doing is pretty smart. They don't stock much. They have fast service of supply. They take orders, order from the distributors daily or every other day and can have lower prices as a result. I've been thinking about doing the same thing myself. It has proven to be very effective in another industry. The more overhead and risk you can remove from business, the lower the prices can be.
My dad has a clothing biz that relies on vendors in-stock programs for some items, but you have to stock SOME of the stuff...a biz will never survive if you rely on a vendor to fulfill orders or ship quickly for items that you sell a lot of. It gets really confusing remembering what was ordered and when it was supposed to ship or drop ship and then the vendors rarely get stuff to you when you expect it or need it. Not a good business model unless you plan on staying really small and don't mind pissing off people sometimes.
 
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