Claiborne Renee
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Claiborne Renee
Inventory source - Liquidation shelf pull merchandise
We receive questions every week from people who are interested in purchasing liquidation merchandise with the intent to start some kind of retail business. This week we have selected an email from Todd who has been selling at his local flea market for three years, and would like to expand his inventory to include name brand clothing shelf pulls. Here is a portion of Todd's email:
I have searched high and low looking at clothing suppliers who have a large inventory of non-branded clothing, but I would really like to buy higher-end name brand apparel. If my understanding is correct, I can buy mixed lots of shelf pulls from various liquidators. I am how much is too much to pay per piece, and do you have any suggestions as to who I should buy from?
My Response: Hey Todd, thanks for the question! Shelf pull apparel lots are plentiful as most liquidators will buy a multiple pallets and then break each pallet down into small lots of 100-250 pieces.
This allows a buyer [you] to start small and test the waters. Here are a couple of factors to consider:
What quality of shelf pulls are you looking for? If you are looking for real high-end brands like Ralph Lauren, BCBG, Jessica McClintock, Westonwear, RubyRox, S.L. Fashions, Jones New York, Steve Madden, JKARA New York, Positive Attitude, Anne Klein, Liz Claiborne, Tahari, Le Suit, Maggy London, etc. expect to pay roughly $6-9 per piece in small quantities. If you purchase the clothing direct from the department store, loads will average a lower price per piece. HOWEVER, your initial spend will be approximately $6,000-$12,000 for a 3-5 pallet load. I am wondering if lower end brands would work better at the flea market. You can purchase mid-grade department store branded apparel in the $2-$3 rage and direct loads of mid-grade apparel will lower your cost per piece to approximately $1-$1.50 per unit.
What can your market bear? Make sure you carefully examine the other sellers at the flea market who are selling apparel. Can you compete with them? Can you offer something they are not, for example: are most of the sellers selling a mixed variety of womens apparel only? Maybe you should try to resell clothing that is not readily available at your market? You could specialize in mens or maybe plus size apparel?
Purchasing wholesale liquidation merchandise with the intent to resell at a flea market can be profitable as flea markets visitors are looking for great deals on name brand merchandise!
About the Author
I have been buying and reselling liquidation merchandise for over ten years. I am sharing my experience within the liquidation merchandise industry for eBay sellers, flea market vendors and those who operate small retail stores. Visit our site Liquidators Guide for more information. Be sure to read our most popular post about Customer return pallets.