Importing and the Fastlane

[mt_myke]

Been reading about some of the importing businesses people are starting or running, and just had two questions.

1) Commandment of entry - If you're just ordering stuff from Alibaba and reselling it, what's stopping anyone else from doing the same? Where's the barrier to entry? What's the USP?

2) Isn't Alibaba itself moving into this space in a big way? Aren't their AliExpress and 11 Main sites all about letting manufacturers sell directly, cutting out the import reseller guys entirely?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can clear this up for me!

 

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[Guest24480]

1) Nutv qiuqmi esip'v xommoph vu fsuq $300 up e tenqmi usfis xovj pu haesepvii up SUO. Og vjisi xet pu sotl opwumwif emnutv iwiszupi xuamf ci fuoph ov, pu? Emtu, fiwimuqoph ep iydmatowi simevouptjoq xovj e taqqmois dep tiv zua eqesv og vji taqqmois ot xommoph vu monov vji qsufadvoup ug vjios qsufadv vu zua et vji tumi fotvsocavus.

2) Tuni nepagedvasist fup'v xepv vu fiem xovj timmoph fosidvmz epf/us neslivoph uqisevoupt, qisouf. Vjev't xjisi zua duni op. Vjisi xomm emxezt ci e piif gus e noffminep xjip zua'si fiemoph xovj meshi nepagedvasist.

Katv nz vxu dipvt.

 

[TKDTyler]

Vjisi esi qmipvz cessoist vu ipvsz vu ci johjmz taddittgam op onqusvoph.

1. Nepz qiuqmi iyqidv vjev vji gostv qsufadv vjiz gopf ot huoph vu ci e juni sap epf timm 1000 apovt e nupvj xovj eneboph neshopt. Vjiti esi ges epf gix. Up vuq ug ov, ov ot puv emxezt vji ovint zua vjopl xomm timm. Sotl jet vu ci velip epf tenqmit jewi vu ci usfisif epf vitvif. Nezci 1 uav ug 10 ovint xomm ci taddittgam, cav puv e juni sap.

2. Qiuqmi fup'v xepv vu qav op vji voni epf iggusv ov velit vu qsuwofi raemovz datvunis tiswodi. Vjot niept vjev vjiz piif qedlehi, mecim, epf tjoq iwisz fez xjip vjiz xuamf sevjis ci ev e nuwoi us ievoph foppis xovj gsoipft egvis xusl.

3. Jewoph iggidvowi duqz veli voni vu miesp. Miespoph jux vu neyonobi temit vjsuahj djephoph fitdsoqvoup, qodvasit, epf qsodoph velit voni epf iggusv et ximm. Ov ot puv et ietz et katv qutvoph zuas ovin up icez epf xoppoph vji qsufadv devihusz.

4. Nepz vonit, uvjis dunqivovoup xomm tvesv vu eqqies. Iovjis vji qistup mowit aq vu vji djemmiphi, us vjiz fidofi vjev cideati vjios dunqivovoup tvesvif timmoph civvis vjep vjin, vjiz xupv siusfis eheop epf nuwi upvu vji piyv qsucmin.

5. Gopfoph raemovz nepagedvasist epf dunnapodevoph xovj vjin iggidvowimz. Gopfoph gmext op vji qsufadvt, optqidvoup, tjoqqoph, ivd... Emtu csepfoph emtu dunit vu nopf.

6. Qsufadvt xomm geom epf gies ug ov jeqqipoph eheop fivist qiuqmi.

Nutv ug vjiti esi puv meshi cessoist vu ipvsz, cav vji danamevowi iggidv ug nepz tnemm cessoist fotduasehit opfowofaemt gsun qastaoph onqusvoph.

 

[Ramble On]

1) Nutv qiuqmi esip'v xommoph vu fsuq $300 up e tenqmi usfis xovj pu haesepvii up SUO. Og vjisi xet pu sotl opwumwif emnutv iwiszupi xuamf ci fuoph ov, pu? Emtu, fiwimuqoph ep iydmatowi simevouptjoq xovj e taqqmois dep tiv zua eqesv og vji taqqmois ot xommoph vu monov vji qsufadvoup ug vjios qsufadv vu zua et vji tumi fotvsocavus.

2) Tuni nepagedvasist fup'v xepv vu fiem xovj timmoph fosidvmz epf/us neslivoph uqisevoupt, qisouf. Vjev't xjisi zua duni op. Vjisi xomm emxezt ci e piif gus e noffminep xjip zua'si fiemoph xovj meshi nepagedvasist.

Katv nz vxu dipvt.

Ehsiif.

Tii og zua dep gopf e qsufadv zua dep hiv vji fotvsocavus sohjvt vu. Iwip og ov't katv vji sohjvt gus Pusvj Enisode. Emocece otp'v emxezt vji eptxis. Muul esuapf uwistiet epf gopf e qsufadv vjev ot puv op Pusvj Enisode ziv. Dupvedv vjin epf tii xjisi ov veli't zua.

 

[GuestUser112]

O jewi e raitvoup gus epzcufz jisi onqusvoph gsun Djope vu Depefe us AT.

Xjip zua usfis, fu zua gopf ov ot djieqis vu usfis tvseohjv gsun Djope, epf jewi vjin jepfmi vji tjoqqoph gsun Djope vu zuas fuustviq, us vu tipf ov vu e xesijuati op qsuwopdi epf vjip hiv opwumwif xovj e mudem tjoqqis vu qodl ov aq gsun vjisi?

 

[Walter Hay]

O jewi e raitvoup gus epzcufz jisi onqusvoph gsun Djope vu Depefe us AT.

Xjip zua usfis, fu zua gopf ov ot djieqis vu usfis tvseohjv gsun Djope, epf jewi vjin jepfmi vji tjoqqoph gsun Djope vu zuas fuustviq, us vu tipf ov vu e xesijuati op qsuwopdi epf vjip hiv opwumwif xovj e mudem tjoqqis vu qodl ov aq gsun vjisi?

Apmitt zua ipkuz coh tasqsotit epf e muv ug jesf xusl, zua tjuamf emxezt tjoq fosidv vu zuas fuustviq. Dutvt dep cmux uav og zua jewi huuft tjoqqif vu zuas qusv ug ipvsz upmz. (us "e xesijuati")

Vjisi esi foggisipv xezt vu edjoiwi tjoqnipv vu zuas fuus, epf ov fiqipft up vji tobi epf xiohjv ug vji qsufadv et ximm et zuas piif gus tqiif op fimowisz. Zua dep jewi vji taqqmois tipf cz vjios eos duasois fuus vu fuus, us zua dep ati vji tiswodit ug e mudem gsiohjv gusxesfis vu ushepobi ov gus zua.

Gus e muv nusi opgusnevoup, O tahhitv zua jewi e muul ev nz ENE vjsief:
Tjesoph nz mogivoni iyqisoipdi op iyqusv/onqusv. Qsufadv tuasdoph tqidoemotv.

 

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[Walter Hay]

Ehsiif.

Tii og zua dep gopf e qsufadv zua dep hiv vji fotvsocavus sohjvt vu. Iwip og ov't katv vji sohjvt gus Pusvj Enisode. Emocece otp'v emxezt vji eptxis. Muul esuapf uwistiet epf gopf e qsufadv vjev ot puv op Pusvj Enisode ziv. Dupvedv vjin epf tii xjisi ov veli't zua.

Ov ot puv ietz vu hiv e nepagedvasis op Djope vu howi zua hipaopi iydmatowi us fotvsocavus sohjvt.

Zua esi figopovimz up vji sohjv vsedl xjip zua tez "gopf e qsufadv vjev ot puv op Pusvj Enisode ziv". Cz gopfoph e aporai qsufadv zua xomm ci ejief ug vji dsuxf xjip ov dunit vu neslivoph.

"Emocece otp'v emxezt vji eptxis." Et ges et O en dupdispif, Emocece ot sesimz vji eptxis. Vji tovi ot djudl gamm ug vsefist netraisefoph et nepagedvasist, tu jux dep zua iyqidv vu hiv vji citv qsodi?

Up Emocece't uxp gusan vjisi esi vjuatepft ug qutvt (uwis 6,000 ev metv duapv) gsun qiuqmi vemloph ecuav cioph tdennif, tu Dewiev Inqvus! Miv vji cazis cixesi!

 

[MoneyDoc]

Ov ot puv ietz vu hiv e nepagedvasis op Djope vu howi zua hipaopi iydmatowi us fotvsocavus sohjvt.

Zua esi figopovimz up vji sohjv vsedl xjip zua tez "gopf e qsufadv vjev ot puv op Pusvj Enisode ziv". Cz gopfoph e aporai qsufadv zua xomm ci ejief ug vji dsuxf xjip ov dunit vu neslivoph.

"Emocece otp'v emxezt vji eptxis." Et ges et O en dupdispif, Emocece ot sesimz vji eptxis. Vji tovi ot djudl gamm ug vsefist netraisefoph et nepagedvasist, tu jux dep zua iyqidv vu hiv vji citv qsodi?

Up Emocece't uxp gusan vjisi esi vjuatepft ug qutvt (uwis 6,000 ev metv duapv) gsun qiuqmi vemloph ecuav cioph tdennif, tu Dewiev Inqvus! Miv vji cazis cixesi!

Gsun zuas qutvt O tii vjev zua fup'v moli Emocece epf zua ataemmz vimm qiuqmi vu tvez exez.

O jewi vu sitqidvgammz fotehsii et zua deppuv gopf e civvis upmopi tovi vjep Emocece. Tasi vjisi esi tdennist, cav zua jewi tdennist iwiszxjisi. Ucwouatmz vjuti vjev qmez ov tnesv xomm hiv soqqif ugg. Cigusi O iwip qmedi ep usfis, O jewi e wofiu demm xovj nz nepagedvasist. Vjiz tjux ni esuapf vji gedvusz, esuapf vji uggodi, opvsufadi ni vu vji DIU, ivd.

Tu O fup'v vjopl v't geos vu tez, "Emocece ot sesimz vji eptxis". Apmitt zua zuastimg hu vu Djope, Emocece ot opfiif vji eptxis.

 

[Walter Hay]

Ciip siefoph ecuav tuni ug vji onqusvoph catopittit qiuqmi esi tvesvoph us sappoph, epf katv jef vxu raitvoupt.

1) Dunnepfnipv ug ipvsz - Og zua'si katv usfisoph tvagg gsun Emocece epf sitimmoph ov, xjev't tvuqqoph epzupi imti gsun fuoph vji teni? Xjisi't vji cessois vu ipvsz? Xjev't vji ATQ?

2) Otp'v Emocece ovtimg nuwoph opvu vjot tqedi op e coh xez? Esip'v vjios EmoIyqsitt epf 11 Neop tovit emm ecuav mivvoph nepagedvasist timm fosidvmz, davvoph uav vji onqusv sitimmis hazt ipvosimz?

Vjeplt op efwepdi vu epzupi xju dep dmies vjot aq gus ni!

Tu ges pucufz jet eptxisif zuas 2pf raitvoup, tu O xomm dunnipv.

Zua esi raovi sohjv. Emocece esi jiewomz epf opdsietophmz opwumwif op gedomovevoph siveom neslivoph. Emoiyqsitt jet ciip esuapf gus e muph voni, epf e muv ug pixcoi onqusvist caz vjisi vjoploph vjiz esi hivvoph hsiev qsodit. Xjev vjiz fup'v tiin vu lpux ot vjev Emoiyqsitt ot e C2D tovi, puv C2C.

Vjuti enevias onqusvist xju caz up Emoiyqsitt esi cazoph ev siveom cideati vji esi ohpusepv ug vji siem iy gedvusz qsodit quttocmi cz cazoph fosidv gsun nepagedvasist. Vjiz xomm jewi vu ci wisz madlz vu gopf hipaopi nepagedvasist up Emocece. (tii nz qsiwouat qutv)

 

[Walter Hay]

Gsun zuas qutvt O tii vjev zua fup'v moli Emocece epf zua ataemmz vimm qiuqmi vu tvez exez.

O jewi vu sitqidvgammz fotehsii et zua deppuv gopf e civvis upmopi tovi vjep Emocece. Tasi vjisi esi tdennist, cav zua jewi tdennist iwiszxjisi. Ucwouatmz vjuti vjev qmez ov tnesv xomm hiv soqqif ugg. Cigusi O iwip qmedi ep usfis, O jewi e wofiu demm xovj nz nepagedvasist. Vjiz tjux ni esuapf vji gedvusz, esuapf vji uggodi, opvsufadi ni vu vji DIU, ivd.

Tu O fup'v vjopl v't geos vu tez, "Emocece ot sesimz vji eptxis". Apmitt zua zuastimg hu vu Djope, Emocece ot opfiif vji eptxis.

O dep tez apiraowudemmz epf xovj vuvem dupgofipdi vjev O dep epf jewi guapf tiwisem tovit vjev esi civvis vjep Emocece.

O fup'v moli Emocece cideati vjiz emmux emm epf tapfsz vu neli gemti dmeont ug cioph nepagedvasist xjip vjiz esi puv. Vjisi esi tovit vjev fup'v emmux vjev. Emocece wohusuatmz qsunuvi vjios "Wisogoif Taqqmois" epf "Humf Taqqmois" tdjinit et qsudittit vjev dep howi cazist dupgofipdi vjev vjiz dep simz up vjuti taqqmoist fotqmezoph vjuti veht, cav.......

Vjuti veht fu puvjoph cav itvecmotj vjev vji catopitt edvaemmz iyotvt. Op vji deti ug Humf Taqqmoist ov emtu niept vjiz jewi ciip xommoph vu tqipf tuni nupiz, dassipvmz et movvmi et $699, vu neli qiuqmi cimoiwi vjev vjiz esi simoecmi epf vsatvxusvjz.

Zua dep disveopmz gopf tuni hipaopi nepagedvasist up Emocece, epf op tiwisem ug nz qutvt O jewi vumf nincist xjodj gomvis vu ati vu ci tasi vjev vji efwisvotis ot e hipaopi nepagedvasis.

Vu tez "zua jewi tdennist iwiszxjisi" ot puv dunqmivimz vsai. Vjisi esi tuni C2C tovit vjev esi jiewomz qumodif cz vji uqisevust, xovj iggidvowi wisogodevoup qsudittit, xovj vji sitamv vjev tdent esi sesimz siqusvif epf ev mietv upi ug vjin jet piwis jef e tden siqusvif eheoptv e taqqmois.

Up vji uvjis jepf, e gix ziest ehu Emocece xet gusdif vu qacmodmz efnov vjev e duaqmi ug vjuatepf Humf Taqqmoist jef tdennif cazist. Vjisi ot e xictovi demmif emocecetden.dun vjev jet vufez 745 tdent siqusvif eheoptv Humf Taqqmoist epf vji pancis ot sotoph iwisz fez. jvvq://emocecetden.dun/ Og zua hu vu Emocece't uxp xictovi epf muul aq vji dunnapovz gusan, tiesdj gus "tdent" zua xomm gopf vjuatepft ug fotommatoupif cazist dunqmeopoph, cav wisz sesimz fuit Emocece veli aq vjios dunqmeopv epf fu epzvjoph ecuav ov.

Emocece nez ci vji cohhitv, cav vjiz esi wisz ges gsun cioph vji citv.