Retail question, example inside

[iTopz]

I am not on about cheap stuff from abroad. Lets say I wanted to sell licensed goods such as real sports jerseys, dvds or gillette razors.

Now, lets say I want 100 copies of the new Evil Dead film which I would sell for £15 - how much would I be looking to pay for per copy?
Would it be something like £10 from the wholesaler or is that too low?

Preferably people with experience would be great help here, thanks.

 

[iTopz]

Anyone?

Thanks.

 

[Billmccallum]

you need to be more specific, is this a question about sports wear or dvd's????

In most cases you need to deal direct with authorised reselllers/wholesalers of licenced products and they will usually set both the price you pay and the price you sell at.

 

[jimmii]

If you are selling something at £15 you would want to get it a lot cheaper than £10. Unless you are selling something that is massively high volume you would want to having a 100% mark-up minimum.

 

[iTopz]

Ok, lets say the latest Evil Dead DVD as example on Blu Ray. What would the minimum order be?? 100, 1000?

And if I were to sell each unit at £15, how much would I be looking to spend roughly per unit (I know it probably lessens as I buy higher quantities)
Thanks.

 

[kulture]

You would be better off finding a dvd wholesaler and asking this question.

 

[jimmii]

Ok, lets say the latest Evil Dead DVD as example on Blu Ray. What would the minimum order be?? 100, 1000?

And if I were to sell each unit at £15, how much would I be looking to spend roughly per unit (I know it probably lessens as I buy higher quantities)
Thanks.

I would have thought £2-£7 depending on the title and quantity.

Contact a wholesaler i'm sure they will send you a catalogue if you can show you are a reseller.

 

[iTopz]

Thanks guys I will.

I was just after a really broad overview really, nothing too precise. Thanks.

 

[silvermusic]

I would have thought £2-£7 depending on the title and quantity.

Contact a wholesaler i'm sure they will send you a catalogue if you can show you are a reseller.

Unless you're buying new titles in Amazon/Tesco type quantities your margin will be pennies on new release titles. It got so bad that it became cheaper to buy stock retail from the big players rather then source it from Wholesalers.

The only half decent money for a small independent trader is in back catalogue, reissues or special deals on end of line, discontinued lines, etc. It's a tough business for small players nowadays, hence why there's so few left. So glad I got out of the CD/DVD market a couple of years back.

 

[kulture]

I would have thought £2-£7 depending on the title and quantity.

Contact a wholesaler i'm sure they will send you a catalogue if you can show you are a reseller.

DVD margins are at best 25%. More likely 10% or less. Supermarkets are loss leading and most DVD businesses are going under. It is a poor market.

 

[David1962]

Simply ask yourself what you could do that Blockbusters or HMV coudn't, would it be have more titles? Buy in larger quantities? Place yourself in a more prominent location?

 

[jimmii]

Unless you're buying new titles in Amazon/Tesco type quantities your margin will be pennies on new release titles. It got so bad that it became cheaper to buy stock retail from the big players rather then source it from Wholesalers.

The only half decent money for a small independent trader is in back catalogue, reissues or special deals on end of line, discontinued lines, etc. It's a tough business for small players nowadays, hence why there's so few left. So glad I got out of the CD/DVD market a couple of years back.

Wow I never would have thought it was that bad!

 

[gr9ce]

I would say a lot of small independents eye up supermarket sales/offers/don't fancy stocking this anymore, then pounce.

The sophistication of downloading and recording onto multimedia devices now has made actual cd/dvd's old hat.

Best things to sell are those not easily bought cheap on-line....