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QA I am very interested in opening an online golf store. I currently have had good success buying and listing golf clubs on eBay (eBay, Inc., San Jose, CA, www.ebay.com) The major auction service on the Web. eBay popularized the concept of buying and selling online, and both individuals and commercial enterprises list items for sale. . I would really like to establish an account with the major club manufacturers to increase my inventory and better my margins. Can you advise the steps needed to accomplish this?

R. Dickerson

Atlanta

Figuring out what products to sell and where to find a steady supply of inventory is an important step toward becoming a successful online retailer. Since you already have a product in mind, establishing a profitable relationship with one or several golf club manufacturers will provide the ultimate source of inventory.

To learn how to find reliable, cost-effective cost-effective,
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 suppliers, I recommend reading a book called eBay Inventory the Smart Way by Joseph T. Sinclair and Jeremy Hanks Noun 1. Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956)
Thomas J. Hanks, Tom Hanks
 ($17.95; Amacom). It provides pertinent PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319.  information for online retailers and eBay sellers.

The best resources for finding a supplier for any type of inventory are directories that list contact information for manufacturers and wholesalers. Start with the reference desk at your local library and ask them for business directories, such as Thompson Thompson, city, Canada
Thompson, city (1991 pop. 14,977), central Man., Canada, on the Burntwood River. A mining town, it developed after large nickel deposits were discovered in the area in 1956.
 Gale's American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory, Harris Infosource, Hoover's MasterList of Major U.S. Companies, or McGraw-Hill's Standard & Poor's Register.
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Title Annotation:business success methods
Author:Johnson, James C.
Publication:Black Enterprise
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Date:Mar 1, 2006
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