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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Does anyone know how to purchase items wholesale?

I bought a Marto sword (Connor MacLeod's) off eBay a month ago or so for $60, and just sold it yesterday (on eBay, again), for $275, giving myself a very nice profit.

Anyway, I'd like to keep this up! But I don't know how to buy wholesale, and I don't want my inventory to depend on items I'm purchasing from other eBayers ...

Thanks.

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

AHA! So you ARE a Capitalist!

Well, I don't know about wholesale.. but if you see a good katar...

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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Depends on what you what to sell, as far as contacting the appropriate people.

For my vacuum store I contacted a company named ESSCO and bought the majority of my supplies from them, which I retailed in my store.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Of course I'm a capitalist. Who doesn't like an almost 300% profit?

I'm also a strong supporter of certain social programs.

So I'm a socialist capitalist.

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Socialist Capitalist? Hm...
"I work and earn profits, and willingly give it away to people who don't."
*Bludgeons evil self and reminds him that this ain't the Flameboard.*
Whatever.

Well if you're doing things legally, it'll be considerably less than a 300% profit, since you technically still have to pay federal and state taxes on it, to support said social programs you're in favor of.

Right?

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[This message has been edited by First of Two (edited November 28, 2000).]

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Not if its a private sale between two people ... garage sales don't get taxed, do they?

If I started doing it as a business, yes, I'd pay my fair share of taxes (and be more than willing to do so).

Wait. You know, I'd build the tax into the S&H cost so that the bidder would really be paying the taxes. Muwahahahahahahahaha!

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Hm. Possibly different places have different rules, but I think that all person-to-person sales above a certain $ amount are technically supposed to be taxed. garage sales rarely reach that amount.

There are some silly tax laws like that, which is why sometimes parents have to file a tax return for their grade-school-aged child.

Oh, well, it's probably not important enough to check.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

They tend to overlook a lot of stuff. For instance, I don't pay taxes on my tips OR mileage ... but I do pay it on what I make hourly wage. So ... who knows? ::shrug::

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