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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 3:33 am |
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Hi, I'm Mike, I'm new to this blog. I'm trying to start a small business. I hoping to find out what airgunners think about having to go to the swap and a home location to get hard to find pellets, as in .25, .20 and some .22 and ,177s that are hand to get. I'm from Bakersfield, California, and no one that I know of, carries .25 pellets in town. So, I'm thinking of starting business at home mostly and at the local swap where I can my name out there. What do you airgunner think  |
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:58 am |
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| Depends on your local airgunners- there are plenty of pellets available online- but if you're talking local swapmeets then it's really only your local crowd that matters. |
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 2:07 am |
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I do plan on on-line sales.  |
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:23 pm |
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Sounds like a great way to waste your time and not make a penny.
You can't possibly compete with Walmart on price and you don't have the money to stock all the brands of pels you'd need to keep on hand.
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| rws48 wrote: |
Sounds like a great way to waste your time and not make a penny.
You can't possibly compete with Walmart on price and you don't have the money to stock all the brands of pels you'd need to keep on hand.
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That was my first thought on the subject. On the other hand you might start a buyers group, so you can order as a group, and buy pellets without paying shipping from PA/AGD.
First you need to find out if there are enough people who would be interested to start a local buyers group. |
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| That's why I'll carry mostly just .25 Cal. Local Wal-Marts doesn't carry .25 Cal I plan on carrying other airgun items. Items that wouldn't compete with other large change stores. I shoot with others, so I know what they want, and I'm retired, so no plans on making it my only income. |
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:15 pm |
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Well now your talking. Finding a niche market might bring in some bucks.
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 11:31 pm |
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Listen I want you to succeed and make money.
I'm a disabled police officer with a fixed income and disability in Oh. means I can't earn a dime or loose benefits. Wish I could.
My g-friend owns her own business, 30 years, built it into 100K a year now.
It takes time and patience. Do not stock items you like.
Stock items others like/need/want. If you are not making at least 15% clear profit you are failing.
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