Is it profitable to trade second-hand

Trade of second-hand attracts the newbies. They believe that it is enough to rent a room, to make business, to buy a few bags of goods – and you can start your own business. To some extent this opinion is true, but like any other business, trade second-hand has many pitfalls.

The benefits of trading second-hand

Wholesale shipments of second-hand for sale cheap. Sellers-intermediaries go to meet their customers and be allowed to examine the product before purchasing it. They generally adhere to the following rules: "I opened two bags – buy one of them." This rule applies with respect to the sorted item, with regard to the "original", then its quality check in place is impossible. The minimum consignment – from one bag.

The arrangement of the second-hand store does not require large investments. Going to a store, the buyer initially does not expect to see the abundance of glass Windows and luxurious shelves. The design can be designed in a restrained, economical style: multiple fitting rooms with mirrors, neat shelves, racks of clothing. The store should be bright, clean and spacious. Because second-hand is treated with antiseptic substances, and the room is always a peculiar smell, so the shop owner needs to provide good ventilation.

Disadvantages of business

When you purchase the "original" procedure for checking quality of the goods is not provided. This means that you risk to buy a bunch of rags at a reasonable price. Of course, that the seller will assure you that this "original" just got out of the sleeping area of England, but to know that the bag is actually, you will only be able after buy the product. With regard to sorted second-hand, it is quite expensive, so used by experienced sellers only to complement the existing portfolio. Conclusion: it is necessary to take the original in small batches, in any case are not tempted by offers to "take more".

Trade of second-hand has its own specifics. If trade balances – the Bane of any shop, in the case of second-hand leftovers is a beach in the square. If you do not install a flexible system of discounts for sales of inventory, after a while will just suffocate from the abundance of unnecessary things. Study your buyers and offer them what they want.

The secret three "M"

One of the people comes only days of delivery for a better product, some come in the day the lowest prices for work clothes and children's clothes, but most of the runs a second-hand store on the way. As they say experienced sellers, the secret of success of the second-hand store depends on three "M": space, space and again space. A poorly chosen seat can cost you business, so it is better not to hurry and to pick what you want: location close to transport links, at the entrance to the street, some distance from the city center.