daniel0731ex
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so, how's it going with the maru?
Speedcubing store IN THE USA
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Not so good.... Maru may have to wait
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Eastsheen 2x2x2.
Eastsheen 4x4x4.
Oh and 3X3X3 STICKERS.
And mefferts 4x4x4 stickers.
Eastsheen 4x4x4.
Oh and 3X3X3 STICKERS.
And mefferts 4x4x4 stickers.
Caedus
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Yeah, the store should be up by Christmas. That's my estimate for when I'll have the site up.
The only 2x2s I'd like to stock would be Maru, or YJ.
The only 2x2s I'd like to stock would be Maru, or YJ.
sarank14
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Joy cubes.
iSpinz
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Joy cubes are out of production, we may get transparent ones though.
We will also be getting Type a hardware.
We will also be getting Type a hardware.
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How about II and III. I'd like to try 'em out.
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Hasn't this been tried several times by several people? I don't see the point in what your trying to do. If there was money to be made doing it then Ebay would already be flooded with these cubes at prices you wouldn't be able to beat.
I'm sure you do not have a business or retail merchant licensee, these are the things that allow dealers to buy stuff at real wholesale prices. It's also what the government uses to make sure your business collects and pays it's taxes. I have all that and for example; I can buy a item for 50 bucks that normally retails for 125 bucks, Use to be I could sell that item for 75 bucks on-line then make a fast easy profit. But now you have literally up wards of a thousand other sellers that have the same exact item and they all sell it for 55 dollars now. and all of them are happy to make .75 profit on each one. lol
It's all about margins and the only people who have that are the people you will be buying these cubes from at pretty much retail price. By the time you've paid the cost associated with receiving and shipping these things you will have no margin left. So you will be raising the price considerably to get any kind of a return on your effort, once you've raised the price you'll run off anyone that would have bought from you. Waiting a week longer for the same item is more attractive then paying a lot more for said item for the majority of people.
Not to mention that from the sound of it, you wont even have the capital needed to have any kind of stock of these. So even if you do get customers they will be waiting for you to get them in stock, so you can turn around and ship them to their house. It would just add to the customers wait. The first few orders you might have the cube on hand ready to ship, but what are you going to do for everyone else while you wait for more investment capital to purchase more stock with?
I've seen people attempt this same exact thing with other cheap things from far away. And Not to burst your bubble but it is a horribly flawed business idea. If it weren't lots of people (including myself) would already be doing it.
But good luck.
I'm sure you do not have a business or retail merchant licensee, these are the things that allow dealers to buy stuff at real wholesale prices. It's also what the government uses to make sure your business collects and pays it's taxes. I have all that and for example; I can buy a item for 50 bucks that normally retails for 125 bucks, Use to be I could sell that item for 75 bucks on-line then make a fast easy profit. But now you have literally up wards of a thousand other sellers that have the same exact item and they all sell it for 55 dollars now. and all of them are happy to make .75 profit on each one. lol
It's all about margins and the only people who have that are the people you will be buying these cubes from at pretty much retail price. By the time you've paid the cost associated with receiving and shipping these things you will have no margin left. So you will be raising the price considerably to get any kind of a return on your effort, once you've raised the price you'll run off anyone that would have bought from you. Waiting a week longer for the same item is more attractive then paying a lot more for said item for the majority of people.
Not to mention that from the sound of it, you wont even have the capital needed to have any kind of stock of these. So even if you do get customers they will be waiting for you to get them in stock, so you can turn around and ship them to their house. It would just add to the customers wait. The first few orders you might have the cube on hand ready to ship, but what are you going to do for everyone else while you wait for more investment capital to purchase more stock with?
I've seen people attempt this same exact thing with other cheap things from far away. And Not to burst your bubble but it is a horribly flawed business idea. If it weren't lots of people (including myself) would already be doing it.
But good luck.
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The point is to be able to open a store in the USA. There's not a lot of Cube stores beside Rubik's. This is to be able to purchase from USA.
ElderKingpin
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just buy a few of everything. if its in high demand. buy more.
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He's not a billionaire.
iSpinz
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Or a thousand-aire :
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Are you at least a hundred-aire?
iSpinz
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Yes, fortunately.
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iSpinz
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We will be getting the New types hopefully.
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Yay!!
How long would it take to ship to California?
How long would it take to ship to California?
iSpinz
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4 days, from previous shipments.
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YES! Won't have to wait a week! When I got a V Cube from Massachusetts, it took...let's see...a week and five days, though that may be because of Thanksgiving.
How much will shipping cost?
How much will shipping cost?
cincyaviation
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definitely try to get the mini diansheng in if you can
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