How would one go about getting into it?
Supplement business
- Thread starter majortguns
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It would be online. Something I've thought about for a long time. Just to make some side money.
Mainly established brands but havin my own would be cool.
its realy realy realy tough to sell online bro, i mean the amount of product you would need to buy in bulk just to get it cheap enough to actualy turn a profit is rediculous, and thats not to discourage you bro in any way, but its very true. I wish you all the best though if you do decide to take on this endeavor
like presser said, its really tough bro...
alittle side busniess i do is a getin touch with different GNC's and i buy all their soon to be
out dated supp's, i get the guy to cut me a deal around goldcard time, and resell out of my trunk
thats a pretty good idea brutha as i have heard from friends who use to work at GNC that the outdated shit was sold off very cheap and they use to grab me shit that was about to get pulled from shelf
Majortguns have you decided whther or not ur going to do this? If so what have you done in terms of contacting vendors for wholesale catalogues and such?
also your more then welcome to carry our new line of "MuscleChemistry Advanced Supplements" and I will sell them all to you at EXACTLY my cost as I dont want to make any profit , I just want to get the name out there! And my cost is extremely cheap and affordable!
also your more then welcome to carry our new line of "MuscleChemistry Advanced Supplements" and I will sell them all to you at EXACTLY my cost as I dont want to make any profit , I just want to get the name out there! And my cost is extremely cheap and affordable!
As far as contacting companies, I've contacted VPX and Controlled Labs. Minimum order for Controlled labs is $2500. I've got to talk to VPX and Europa Sports this week to see what their minimum order price is.
I see Jason Arntz here and there and if you want i could see if he will give me the low down on getting you started as he works for VPX
Yeah bro see what he says, thanks man.
and for those who dont know all that is , is a trade name certificate which you get a your local county courthouse, its realy easy and ur all set with that paper work tro oopen a business bank acount and you just pay taxes as a sole proprietor with your social security number which is your tax I.D number. simple stuff
Juced_porkchop
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iv thought about doing the same thing for some time.
my own brand thow.
might just stick to 1 or 2 good pre-WO supps and seems thow woudl sell nicely if there GOOD and i get word out and send samples over the forums.
my own brand thow.
might just stick to 1 or 2 good pre-WO supps and seems thow woudl sell nicely if there GOOD and i get word out and send samples over the forums.
Exactly, most individual manufacturers will tell you to use a distributor.
Other things to consider (it sounds easy and that the $$ will be awesome)
Website (if you know how to build one with a cart no prob if not it can cost a lot!)
Credit Card Processing (3-5% per order, + monthly fee $25-$40)
Shipping (additional residential charges, fuel surcharges) also remember people won't order if your shipping is expensive
Product Pricing (each manufacturer has their own spread. A lot of the spread is eaten to make prices competitive, leaving little spread "profit" to deal with)
If you plan on warehousing products then plan on a lot of overhead or not carrying many products.
If you plan to drop-ship distributors (such as europa) have a shipping and packaging fee of $1.50/order.
so run your numbers well before jumping into things because I promise its not as easy as it seems. And honestly not trying to be negative just wanted to point those things out.
Website (if you know how to build one with a cart no prob if not it can cost a lot!)
Credit Card Processing (3-5% per order, + monthly fee $25-$40)
Shipping (additional residential charges, fuel surcharges) also remember people won't order if your shipping is expensive
Product Pricing (each manufacturer has their own spread. A lot of the spread is eaten to make prices competitive, leaving little spread "profit" to deal with)
If you plan on warehousing products then plan on a lot of overhead or not carrying many products.
If you plan to drop-ship distributors (such as europa) have a shipping and packaging fee of $1.50/order.
so run your numbers well before jumping into things because I promise its not as easy as it seems. And honestly not trying to be negative just wanted to point those things out.
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