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Proven  Wholesale  Course

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About  Us �  Started  with  $100  dollars  from  our  emergency  fund �  Started  with  selling  items  on  Craigslist  in  2010 �  In  2011  we  became  students  of  Jim’s  Programs �  Started  to  look  for  ways  to  scale  our  business  in  2012 � We  now  have  a  warehouse  and  2  employees �  Over  1  million  sold  on  Amazon  alone

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Why  Wholesale?  � Do  the  work  sourcing  once  and  replenish  items  � Save  on  hassles  like  in  store  tax  exempt,  online  quan:ty  limits,  etc.  

� Easier  record  keeping  � Possibility  for  Net  30,  60,  or  90  � Easier  to  scale  up  your  business  � Predictable  items  and  shipping  schedules  means  easier  shipments  

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What  You  Need  to  Start  �  Amazon.com    Professional  Seller  Account  �  Resale  Number  (In  some  states  called  a  TPT  or  Resale  License)  �  EIN  (Employee  Iden:fica:on  number)  –  this  can  also  be  called  your  

Federal  Tax  ID  Number  �  Professional  Email  Address  –  preferably  with  a  domain  you  own  �  A  Name  For  Your  Store  (Spend  no  more  than  20  minutes  on  this)  �  Separate  Bank  Account  (Makes  tracking  expenses  for  taxes  easier)  �  Liability  Insurance  �  Start  with  a  Sole  Proprietorship  and  move  to  LLC  once  your  business  is  

profitable      (always  check  with  your  accountant)  

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What  You  Need  to  Start  � Understanding  of  Buy  Box  Algorithms  

� You  don’t  have  to  be  the  lowest  price  � Buy  Box  is  Rotated  among  Featured  Merchants  with  about  2-­‐4%  of  the  lowest  price  

� Different  loca:ons  can  show  different  buy  box  merchants

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What  You  Need  to  Start � Understanding  of  Sales  Rankings  � Sales  Ranking  gives  you  a  hint  about  sell  through  rate  

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What  You  Need  to  Start  �  It  is  a  snapshot  and  not  a  fixed  number  � Sales  Rank  is  Dynamic  �  Graph  Courtesy  of  CamelCamelCamel.com  

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What  are  the  spikes  in  the  chart? � You  can  see  when  there  are  a  flurry  of  purchases

� Season  bumps � Blog  post � Out  of  stock  becomes  available  for  purchase

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Capital  � Smaller  companies  will,  in  general,  have  lower  opening  orders  than  larger  companies.      

� This  will  vary  by  industry  but  you  can  expect  opening  orders  that  range  from  $100-­‐$10,000.      

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A  Place  To  Start  � Start  with  the  familiar    

 (then  you  know  which  brands  are  popular/generic)  � Niche-­‐Sell  what  you  know    � Follow  your  passions  � Generic  Brands  vs.  Major  Brands  � Fill  a  Void-­‐  Need  a  barf  bag?

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Op>onal-­‐  Website  �  A  website  is  not  needed.    However,  it  can  help  with  your  

being  perceived  as  legi:mate.    Don’t  spend  more  than  a  few  hours  on  this  site  and  don’t  expect  any  sales  on  this  site.    

� Why  do  I  need  a  Website?    �  Legi:macy  � Branding  

�  Some  companies  I  have  used  and  have  been  happy  with  are:  

�  Wix  �  Big  Commerce  � Word  Press  

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Op>onal-­‐    Commercial  Shipping  Address  � Having  a  commercial  address  helps  when  a  company  wants  to  send  the  shipment  via  pallets.  

�  If  you  know  someone  who  owns  a  business  you  can  ask  to  use  their  address  for  shipping.    

�   Another  op:on  is  using  a  service  like  My  Inventory  Team  to  accept  the  shipments  for  you.      

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Op>onal-­‐  Commercial  Shipping  Address  

� When  companies  say  they  will  ship  via  freight  ask  about-­‐  

� Residen:al  Charges  � Lif  Gate  Fees  

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Important  Vocabulary Having  the  right  vocabulary  can  help  give  you  the  confidence  you  need  to  approach  vendors…  

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MAP-­‐  Minimum  Adver>sed  Price: �   The  lowest  price  you  can  adver:se  (including  via  an  online  price)  an  item.    

�   If  you  cannot  have  the  product  be  compe::ve  at  this  price  or  above  you  should  not  purchase  this  item.    

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MSRP-­‐  Manufacturer  Suggest  Retail  Price:   � This  is  the  price  the  manufacturer  recommends  as  a  price  point.    This  number  is  not  highly  significant  to  us  unless  the  MAP  is  based  off  of  the  MSRP  (i.e.  MAP  is  15%  off  MSRP  Price).    

� Unless  MAP  pricing  is  based  off  our  MSRP  (i.e.  MAP  =  20%  discount  off  MSRP)  MSRP  is  not  as  important  as  other  factors.  

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Sales  Sheet  or  Line  Sheet

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Keystone:     � This  term  is  used  to  indicate  that  the  MSRP  is  double  the  cost  of  the  wholesale  cost.    (i.e.  The  item  costs  $10  wholesale  and  the  item  retails  for  $20)  

MSRP=  39.95   Keystoned  Price=?

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Terms  and  Conditions � Usually  located  on  the  price  sheet  or  on  the  reseller  agreement.    Always  check  this  to  see  if  they  have  any  MAP  requirement  or  if  they  prohibit  selling  on  Amazon.    

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FFA-­‐  Free  Freight  Allowance:   � This  means  free  shipping!    

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FOB-­‐  Freight  On  Board: �   Determines  who  is  responsible  for  shipping.      � FOB  Origin  generally  means  that  the  buyer  is  responsible  for  shipping.      

� FOB  Des:na:on  generally  means  that  the  seller  is  responsible  for  shipping.      

� Some:mes  the  word  freight  is  tossed  around-­‐  by  asking  you  can  see  if  UPS  or  FedEx  can  be  used.  

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Loading  Dock:  �   An area of a building where goods vehicles

(usually road or rail) are loaded and unloaded. � Dock High- � Graded-

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LiM  Gate  Charge:   � This  indicates  that  there  will  be  a  charge  if  your  shipment  will  require  a  truck  with  lif  gate  abili:es.      

� You  will  need  a  straddle  stacker  or  fork  lif  to  avoid  these  charges  

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Residen>al  Fee:   � This  is  a  fee  that  can  be  assessed  if  you  are  having  a  freight  delivery  to  a  residen:al  address.      

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Case:  �   The  number  of  items  ordered  in  the  box  coming  from  the  manufacturer.    Ofen  :mes  they  will  ask  you  to  make  your  order  in  mul:ples  of  the  number  in  each  case.    

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Sku–  Inner  Case  –  Master  Carton

     

Image  Source:  hQps://www.shipwire.com/w/support/configuring-­‐‑product-­‐‑catalog/

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Pallet:  �   Used  in  orders  shipped  by  freight.  You  can  load  pallets  up  to  around  6  feet  high.    If  you  have  to  order  an  item  by  the  pallet  that  can  mean  buying  up  to  a  thousand  units  depending  on  the  size  of  the  item.    

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Minimum  Opening  Order:  �   This  is  the  smallest  order  they  will  take  for  opening  account.      

� So  if  they  have  a  Minimum  Opening  Order  of  $500  that  is  the  smallest  order  they  will  take.    

�   It  sounds  much  more  professional  to  use  this  term  rather  than  saying,  “What  is  the  least  I  can  order  from  you?”  

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Minimum  Reorder:  �   The  minimum  order  needed  to  complete  the  next  order.      

� So  they  might  charge  $500  for  the  first  order  and  any  consecu:ve  order  would  have  a  minimum  of  $200  for  any  reorders.      

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Net  30,60,90: �   This  means  that  you  as  the  buyer  will  have  30  days  afer  the  order  to  pay  the  invoice  sent.  

� Ask  if  you  can  pay  with  a  credit  card  at  the  end  of  the  term  and  you  can  get  interest  free  for  up  to  60  days.          

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Prepaid: �   The  order  needs  to  be  paid  (usually  with  a  credit  card)  before  the  items  will  be  shipped.  

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Purchase  Order: �   A  commercial  form  that  documents  types,  quan::es,  and  agreed  on  price.    We  use  these  to  check  in  products  as  it  is  received.    

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Where  to  Find  Wholesalers  � Tradeshows  (Google,  TSNN.com,  Events  in  America,  Current  Wholesale  Contacts)  

� Tradeshow,  No  Show-­‐  Register  for  a  trade  show  and  use  the  exhibitor  list  to  contact  new  wholesale  accounts)  

� Search  and  Contact  -­‐  Look  for  items  over  $15  dollars,  limle  or  no  FBA  sellers,  that  are  underrepresented  on  Amazon  

� Add  What  is  Missing-­‐  Have  trouble  finding  that  Jam  your  mom  likes-­‐  bring  it  to  Amazon  so  others  can  find  it  too!  

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Using  Exhibitor  Lists � More  detail  in  Trade  Show,  No  Show � Go  through  Exhibitors � Look  for  items  that  have  a  rank  in  your  range � Check  MSRP  and  assume  Keystone � Add  any  that  qualify  onto  your  list

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Use  Keystone  Pricing  to  Find  Vendor  Lists � Look  up  the  item  on  Amazon � Look  up  the  item  on  the  company  site �  If  the  MSRP  is  more  than  is  less  or  equal  to  the  price  on  Amazon  request  a  price  list

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Q  &  A

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Homework  for  Session  1

� Make  sure  you  have  all  you  need  to  get  started � Even  experience  sellers  review:  

�  Category  Approval  Page �  Hazmat  Identification  Guidelines �  Date  and  Temperature  Senstitive  Products �  Packaging  and  Prep  Guidelines

� Review  Vocabulary � Register  for  a  tradeshow  to  look  through  or  start  to  gather  contact  information  for  wholesalers  you  would  like  to  look  into  opening  accounts  with.