Here is his email:

Hi Robert,

“I recently purchased your book Liquidation Secrets. I have a few questions I’m hoping you can answer. I specialize in retailing high end Men’s fashions and so far the best source I’ve been able to find is Macy’s/Federated. Are there any other sources of high end men’s lots I should know about? Second question, I am looking specifically for lots of Levi’s or Guess jeans. Best I’ve been able to find has again been Federated.

Is there any source you know of that sells Levi’s or Guess lots exclusively, ie non-mixed lots? I appreciate any info you can provide.

Regards……Vic”

Here are the links you should bookmark

Offpricebermo.com Wholesale sportswear company founded by Ed Bernard in 1973. Bermo Enterprises is headquartered near Kalamazoo, Michigan, a college town located halfway between Detroit and Chicago.

DLMoffprice.com West Coast supplier of authentic mid to higher end apparel. They allow you to purchase specific sizes and brands that sell best for you and your business. Short Video of From DLM

Bestlabelsonline.com A branch of DLM Offprice, Best Labels allows you to purchase mixed lots online!

Mannysoutlet.com The ever-changing website I talk about in my anser below. Trust me, Manny does get some good stuff in at times, but you must get used to his comical website.

Question Number Two:

“Worldwide Brands is now charging a $299 lifetime membership fee for access to their wholesaler database, which includes liquidation auctions, wholesalers, dropshippers, etc. I’ve looked into Doba, which charges a lot of money to access their wholesalers and products as well. I’m assuming that if I don’t use one of these, the entire burden is on me to find wholesalers willing to dropship, but if I don’t mind spending the money, I could just go ahead and use the database? Is it worth it? I’m thinking of doing a dropshipping business or even an online business with liquidation and shelf pull clothing or cosmetics (from home the cheapest thing to deliver is light stuff. I hope to one day maybe have a storefront for inexpensive apparel, but feel like I would really be competing with Ross, Burlington Coat Factory, all the dollar stores we have here, etc. What would be my niche, baby clothes, high-end, brand-name?”

Links from my audio response:

Not only do you get access to the World Wide Brands database of suppliers, but you will also be provided with your products online selling analysis, demand, competition, advertising, auction pricing and retail pricing! The ecommerce tools and market research alone are worth the membership! You will also have access to over 20 hours of videos and webinars all designed to insure your success!

Take a look at some member testimonials.

In this audio post I will share my first experience buying from a catalog company. I have provided an outline below if you would like to purchase catalog merchandise for your business.

Step by Step Instructions for purchasing from a catalog retailer:

• Subscribe to catalogs that retail merchandise you are interested in reselling. There are many websites that list hundreds of catalogs you can subscribe to at no charge.
• Once you find a catalog you are interested in you will need to make the first call most likely to the customer order line.
• On the first point of contact ask the representative for the corporate customer service phone number (home office).
• Once you have the corporate number make a call and request the contact information for the department or individual in charge of liquidating last year’s stock or customer returns.
• Make sure at every point of contact you introduce yourself and your company in a professional manor.
• Once you have the right contact name and number or extension request a listing of excess inventory, which usually can be emailed in an excel spreadsheet
• You may be able to submit your own offer or the company may have established pricing for closeouts.
• Once your offer or purchase order is accepted you will need to make payment to the catalog company via wire transfer.
• Once payment has been confirmed you will need to arrange your own freight from the catalog warehouse to your location

In this audio post I read through a couple of important paragraphs from a sample agreement. The health and financial success of your business can greatly be affected if you do not adhere to purchase agreements………..take a few minutes to listen and if you have any comments please feel free join in!

If you want to get started buying smaller quantities of shelf pull apparel there are a few liquidators I might suggest including Via Trading, AML (American Merchandise Liquidators) & DLM Off-price. I have purchased from all three of these companies and each transaction was honestly described and I was happy when the clothing arrived at my door.

For larger pallet and truckloads purchases I would suggest buying direct from the prospective department store or their contracted third party liquidation partner.

Here is a sample shelf pull manifest for your review

For an in depth discussion of shelf pull apparel, please listen to the mp3 file below…..