Yea but that is what i doe everyday and i dont do it cause i want to get rich i do it cause i want to. I understand how the guy on the street feels when he has do buy something and everybody just wants to make alot of money and 100% on a distributor level is not normal at all the computer places makes like 10% markup on distributor level but there again is competition cause 2 or 3 guys have the right in import it with music for example only one guy may import it directly and the he can ask what he wants for it. That is the problemMeron Rigas wrote:100% markup isn't unusual...And you will get items imported cheaper, but keeping a consistent supply line, handling returns, distributing and maintaining stock takes time and can be a significant investment opportunity cost. Once you factor that in, the margins shrink.ajdebeer wrote: We are cause i got a distributor price list last week not going to give names but they forgot to password protect the sheet so i unhide it. What did i found their cost price and it was mark up 100% to what the retail shops must buy them and then the retail must also put their margin ontop off that. Was so depressed when i saw that. This was a very big distributor so im looking to import stuff from the uk to get it cheaper. Im so tiered of people wanting to do in the consumer what they dont realized if they let it go for cheaper the would sell more and get even better pricing. Sorry for the rant here but i mean at the stage a distributor should make about 5 to 15% max cause they sell alot not like that!!
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Though, as footapologist posted earlier in this thread - he feels there can be 'get rich quick' mentality in SA business - On certain things, I reckon he has a point.
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