A question was posed a few days ago by email from someone who has some very specific inventory needs. I have addressed his questions below….
I am thinking about exporting shelf pull apparel and designer bags, belts, wallets outside of the USA. I would like this merchandise to be new with tags and I would [...]

One of the net’s oldest industry related websites, Surplus.net, has vanished. Last month this directory of Surplus merchandise dealers disappeared without a notice or warning. Faithful site visitors tried to log on to the site close to the end of September, but were greeted with an unfamiliar page filled with generic links?
I immediately thought this [...]

How many of you have been in a grocery or discount store and wandered by what looks to be a pre-assembled pallet of either new or closeout merchandise for sale? The pallets usually have bins or boxes arranged systematically filled with products. Another example would be the dollardays promotions, which seem to be becoming more [...]

Have you considered purchasing insurance salvage merchandise? This is inventory that has been involved in some type of insurance claim where a policy holder has been indemnified for a loss. Probably the most recognizable type of insurance salvage would be that of an automobile loss, where a car is involved in an auto accident and [...]

I have been flipping through the latest edition of Web Wholesaler, which is a magazine centered around wholesale and closeout merchandise for eBay sellers, flea market vendors, exporters and anyone engaged in retailing.
Many of the suppliers found in this magazine are leaders in their prospective field. Over the years I have found distributors for high [...]

I just brought in small load of wholesale customer returned video games. I am about 3/4’s of the way through the pallet and most of the games seem to be in great shape. Some are missing boxes and instructions, but overall the load looks really good. I have tested roughly half of the load as [...]