Where and how do i buy imported items to place in my online store for sale ? 
Do i need an importers licence ? 
If so, how do i get one ?

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Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 09 Jan 2005 18:17 PST

In what country are you located? And what kinds of goods do you have in mind?

Scriptor

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 09 Jan 2005 19:02 PST

Do you intend to do the importing yourself?  Or do you simply want to
purchase imported items from a US distributer for resale in your
store?  There's an awfully big difference between the two?

It would also help to know what sort of merchandise you have in mind.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by bigeasy10-ga on 10 Jan 2005 06:15 PST

Great questions. Truthfully, I do not know the answer to your
question. This is my first endeavor into the ecommerce world. Maybe
the question should be what is the best and simplest way to set up a
store ?
1.	Should I import? Who, What , When,& How
2.	US distributor or distributors? Sounds like the better choice. 
3.      Can you tell me? 
4.	Types of merchandise, Tools, House Wares, Jewelry, Electronics.
5.	Is it best to stay with a focus with regard to selling merchandise?   
6.	If I need more answers, are you available for hire ?

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Clarification of Question by bigeasy10-ga on 10 Jan 2005 06:29 PST

Types of merchandise, Tools, House Wares, Jewelry, Electronics
I am located in the USA.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 10 Jan 2005 07:04 PST

bigeasy10-ga,

You're scarin' me here, buddy.   The link in the comments section
(below) is a good one, but it certainly does not answer all your
questions.  Starting up an online business is a big undertaking, it it
sounds like you need to get the basics under your belt.

A good starting place is this link:


http://onlinebusiness.about.com/od/startingup/


Spend some time exploring here -- there is a lot of information, and a
lot of links.  Be careful though -- the "Sponsored links" are merely
advertisements, so there's no real quality control over them.  But the
links chosen by the about.com editors tend to be high quality
information resources.


In particular, you might want to have a look at the "Online Business
101" article to get yourself started. The "Drop Shipping" article also
might be a good one to check out in terms of quickly getting access to
a variety of merchandise.

Let me know how this looks to you.


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by bigeasy10-ga on 10 Jan 2005 12:48 PST

Thank you, yes it looks like a good place to start learning. I don't
understand how i am scarin' you. All i want to do is set up a store on
the internet and sell some items and make alitte money. Simplest and
most profitable way to do it. Not looking to knock out Amazom.com.

Can you tell me what question, or part, of my questions are scariest
and why? This information might keep me out of trouble the future that
is the reason I came here to ask my questions in the first place.

It all depends on what kind of items you want to sale. Here are some
good referances to the information that you aquire.

http://www.itintl.com/

Outstanding!!! GREAT LINK. Answers my questions ALL  THANK YOU.

Thank you, yes it looks like a good place to start learning. I don't
understand how i am scarin' you. All i want to do is set up a store on
the internet and sell some items and make alitte money. Simplest and
most profitable way to do it. Not looking to knock out Amazom.com.

Can you tell me what question, or part, of my questions are scariest
and why? This information might keep me out of trouble the future that
is the reason I came here to ask my questions in the first place.

Sorry...didn't mean to confuse things.  My "scaring me" comment was meant in jest.

My only concern was your remark that http://www.itintl.com/ somehow
answered all your questions.  I think you'll find you need a lot more
information than just that one site to set up a viable online
business.

Best of luck to you...hope you DO wind up giving Amazon a run for their money.

paf

Well I am sure it help him with his questions about importing. And as
for the online buisness if you have never tried a endevour such as
this it would be best as pafalafa-ga to read up on it. You need to
look into the type of products you want to carry. What will be your
speaciality. Will you be offering clothes, electronics, a little bit
of everything. Look into what you want to sale. That way you will have
a general idea on what you want to do with your site. You will need to
look into the paper work to make sure that you are legit. Such as if
you are wanting to import. Or buy localy. And site design you can buy
templates but you will need a program to edit them. There is alot of
work to do on this. You will have to look at hosting for you site to.
But you can start out with a small site and work your way up.