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Retail Stores, Swapmeet & Flea Market and Business Owners
A lot of businesses have been started from the owner selling first at a swap meet or flea market and then moving up into a store location. You can make a full time living, selling at swapmeets, on the weekends, if you have plenty of items to sell. Most swapmeets charge you a certain amount of money, for each parking space that you take.
You take all your supplies with you, and set everything up, and sell your items until the end of the day, when you take it back down, and wait to do it again. The best thing about a swapmeet business, is, that there is generally a lot of foot traffic, and you will have a large customer base to show your wares to.
Later, there is a list of companies that have great items, that most people can start out selling at swapmeets, and flea markets. There are thousands of companies that sell all the items you see at any swapmeet in America. Tto get the widest taste, of all these companies, it would be good to attend a trade show, in Las Vegas, or Atlantic City, twice a year for the big ASD/AMD trade shows. To attend, you usually need business credentials, like a business card, resell permit, or business license, to get registered.
The big trade shows, have over 3,000 companies that attend to sell, and over 50,000 store owners, and swapmeet vendors, go their, to buy new items, from all over the world. The list below, is just a taste of some of the companies, but, they are all respectable companies, in their selling fields.
On the average, the items you see at a .99 cent or Dollar Store, would net the owner 40 cents profit on every dollar item sold on average, so if a store does $1,000 a day for 30 days, they would gross $30,000 and the net before all expenses would be $12,000. A lot of dollar stores started out selling at swap meets, especially in the Southern California area, dollar stores are about on every corner these days. They still have name brands with good values. Some of the bigger chains of dollar stores are traded on the stock market, so it is very much big business now.
Leading General Merchandise Wholesalers
APPAREL:
Active Sportswear…..............…............. Over 150 styles of caps and more:
11035 Harry Hines Blvd. #210, Dallas, TX 75229,
214-366-9633
Backstage Fashions…...............................Licensed T-shirts and more:
800-644-7625,
www.backstage-fashion.com
CJ’s Wholesale Sock’s, inc…...................Socks and more:
504-Gault Avenue North, Fort Payne, AL 35967
256-845-7986
Decky……………....................................Caps, T-shirts and more:
2121 s. Wilmington ave, Compton, CA 90220
310-608-2726, www.decky.com
Design Appeal………………...................Blank Tee’s and Sweats and More:
800-841-3922, www.designappeal.com
Hip Hop Wholesale………........................Belt Buckles and More:
818-285-0310, www.hiphopwholesale.com
MDM International Corp......................…..Licensed T-shirts and more:
2730 NW 30th way, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
888-737-9722, www.mdminternational.net
My Sister, Inc………………......................Shoes, Slippers and more:
28-22 Steinway St. Astoria, NY 11103
718-204-2176, www.mysisterusa.com
Raisin Textiles……………..................…....Irregulars & Closeout T-shirts and more:
600 Spring Street, Dalton, GA 30720
800-443-0668
Semo Imprints…………….................…......Novelty Printed Caps:
800-728-1554, www.semoimprints.com
Skullwear…………………...........................NFL, Harley Davidson and more skull wear:
15919 Muirfield, Odessa, FL 33556
813-926-5958
UBI Hats & Accessories…..........................All kinds of hats:
34 West 27th St. New York, NY 10001
212-889-3831, www.ubihats.com
UNI Hosiery Co, inc………..........................Socks and Underwear and More:
3829 S. Broadway St. Los Angeles, CA 90037
323-846-9900, www.unihosiery.com
Western Express…….................……..........Country Western Accessories
and more:
800-245-1380, www.westernexpressinc.com
AS SEEN ON TV PRODUCTS
As seen on TV Wholesale…...........................As see on TV products and more:
6070 Mission George Road, Suite 1, San Diego, CA 92120
800-305-5039, www.asseenontvwholesale.com
Glaze inc…………………...........................As seen on TV products and more:
1 Mayfield Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
908-755-2233, www.glazeinc.com
Ontel Products Corp……….........................As seen on TV products and more:
760-471-5054, www.ontelproducts.com
SALCO Distributors, LLC…........................As seen on TV products and more:
1782 Calumet Street, St. Clearwater, FL 33765
800-504-2209, www.ezdropshipper.com
COSMETICS & FRAGRANCES
B.C. Perfumes………………........................Fine fragrances for men & women:
866-706-0304
Designer Fragrances………...........................Great perfumes for Flea markets and dollar stores:
2925 Corunna Rd. Flint, MI 48503
888-PARFUME
www.designerfrancracnes
inc.com
JANCO Distributors………….......................Designer Fragrances and beauty aids
901 Motor Parkway, Hauppaguge, NY 11788
631-273-7100, www.jancodistributors.com
Q Perfumes………………….........................Quality Alternative Fragrances and more:
1965 Tubeway Avenue, Commerce, CA 90040
800-397-5221, www.qperfumes.net
Yaz Perfumes………………….......................Dollar Store Perfumes and more:
2970 NW 75th Avenue, Miami, FL 33122
800-645-2367, www.yazperfumes.com
Dollar Store Items
Kole Imports………………….........................Dollar Store Merchandise and more:
24600 S. Main Street, Carson, CA 90745
800-874-7766, www.koleimports.com
Regent Products Corp………...........................Dollar Items and Closeouts
8999 Palmer Street, River Grove, IL 60171
708-583-1000
DVD’s, CD’s, Videos & Records
J’s Records & Tapes, inc……...........................DVD’s, Videos, Cassettes, CD’s and more:
3718 S. Ashland, Chicago, IL
877-JRECORD, www.jsrecord.com
Spinning Disc Entertainment….........................DVD’s, CD’s and more:
50 Werman Court, Plainview, NY 11803
516-777-2772, www.spinningdisconline.com
Target Music Distributors……..........................Cassette’s, CD’s & more:
7925 NW 66th St. Miami, FL 33166
305-591-2188
Wholesale Discs……………….........................Specializing in Closeout CD’s and DVD’s
800-313-1708, www.wholesalediscs.com
FOOTWEAR
DIBWAIN………………….…..........................Shoes direct from the importer, cheap prices!
919-931-8000, www.lewholesale.com
NAFTA Traders………………..........................Authentic Brand Footwear & Apparel
972-438-7253
South China Import, Inc……..........................…Shoes, Sandles, slippers and more:
148 Green Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11222
800-235-0020, www.southchinaimport.com
WorldWide Link…………….........................…Shoes and Hats
523 NW 28th Street, Miami, FL 33127
305-438-8831, www.hatworldwide.com
GIFTS & DECORATIVE ITEMS
Advanced Creations, inc…….............................Mist Lamps and more:
13700 N.W. 19th Ave. Bldg 13, Opa-Locka, FL 33054
877-391-5924
Back to Africa Imports……...........................…African and Indian Art & Gift Items
6 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10010
888-282-3563, www.back2africa.com
Delight Arts & Crafts……............................…..Handmade Fountains and gifts and more:
800-996-6818, www.delight88.com
Fantasy Gifts………………...........................…Gifts and Novelties
147 West 35th St. New York, NY 10001
877-249-1376
Lynnwood Company……….....................….... Wind Chimes and Gifts
8840 Elder Creek Road, Unit A & B, Sacramento, CA 95828
916-381-0293
RR Specialties……………….............................Name Brand & Licensed collectibles
405 Curtis Court, Wayne, PA 19087
610-644-5696, www.rrspec.com
GREETING CARDS
Crystal Greeting Cards…………........................Greeting Cards and Dollar Store Specialists
5672 Lincoln Drive, Minneaplois, MN 55436
800-441-1305, www.crystalgreatings.com
Majestic Greeting Card Co……...........................Greeting Cards and Dollar Store Specialists
6600 High Ridge Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33426
800-351-3515, www.majesticgreeting
cards.com
Popular Greetings…………….......................….Greeting Cards and Dollar Store Specialists
300 East Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19134
800-505-5514, www.populargreetings.com
Stock Well Greetings………….......................…Greeting Cards and Dollar Store Specialists
800-701-3599, www.stockwellgreetings.com
HANDBAGS
Aliz International, inc……….............................Designer Handbags and Purses
11136 Satellite Blvd, Orlando, FL 32837
800-BUY-ALIZ, www.alizbags.com
Ceri Internationl, inc…………......................….Wholesaler of handbags & fashion accessories
800-541-1688, www.ceriwholesale.com
Golden Crown………………........................…..2319 E. 37th Street, Vernon, CA 90058
800-382-1731, www.gcbag.com
Mr. Pocketbook……………........................……Designer Handbags
2850 N.W. 5th Avenue, Miami, FL 33127
305-572-9100, www.mrpocketbook.com
INCENSE
Excelsior Incense Works………........................Incense and Supplies
1413 Van Dyke Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94214
415-822-9123
Jainsons Int’l………………......................…….Incense and Supplies
3505 East 39th Avenue, Denver, CO 80205
888-524-6766, www.wholesale
central.com/jainsons
Matt’s Incense………………….........................Incense and Supplies
35 Enterprise Drive, Bunnell, FL 32110
386-446-3118, www.matttsincense.com
Smokey Mountain Incense……......................... Incense and Supplies
816-942-6188, www.smtn.us
JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES
Bing Sales, Inc…………………........................Manufacturers of jewelry and dollar store items
1834 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02909
401-751-6458, www.bingsalesinc.com
D’linQ…………………………..........................Italian charms and more
888-651-8144, www.dlinqcharms.com
Imperial Mfg. Inc………….......................……..Pewter Figurine’s, Pendants, Pins, Charms and more:
14502 Resort Lane, Lakewood, WI 54138
715-276-7865, www.imperialpewter.com
Inch of Gold………………….............................Gold chains that you cut and make jewelry with:
3975 Investment Lane, West Palm Beach, FL 33404
800-854-3434, www.inchofgold.com
International Jewelry Traders…..........................Gold and Silver Layered Jewelry
2918 Gilroy St, Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-953-9773
Jolie Fashion…………….......................………Charms, Bracelets, Jewelry and more:
5410 Valley Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90032
323-221-2546, www.joliefashion.com
Judee K Creations, Inc……….......................….Earrings, Chains by the inch, jewelry and more:
7621 Fulton Ave, No. Hollywood, CA 91605
818-765-GOLD
Metal Rock Manufacturing, Co…......................Pewter, pendants, charms, and more
174A Semoran Commerce Place, suite 103, Apopka, FL 32703
800-638-2586, www.metalrockpewter.com
Mid-Town Closeout…………...........................Fine Jewelry and more
2364 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115
801-322-3085, www.midtowncloseout.com
Puka Creation……...................………………..Costume Jewelry, fashion jewelry, body jewelry and more:
888 Brannan St. #4135, San Francisco, CA 94103
888-900-4289, www.pukacreations.com
S & A Classic Jewelry…………...................….Gold Layered jewelry and more:
1040 Calle Recodo, San Clement, CA 92673
800-869-8817, www.safashions.com
SKILLUS……………………..................……..Manufactures of 18kt layers of gold jewelry
800-420-5649,
LEATHER ITEMS
Bargain Price Wholesale………..................….Wholesalers of leather biker items and sexy clothing
858-538-1391, www.bargainprice
wholesale.com
Sonum Enterprises………..................………...Leather wallets and more
1031 South Broadway #857, Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-748-5921
LIGHTERS
East West Trading Corp…………....................Zippo, Bic, and all other types of lighters and more
5343 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
773-588-7115, www.lucienne.com
L.A. Lighter……………………................…..All types of lighters and gifts
19805 E. Harrison Avenue, City of Industry, CA 91789
800-499-4708, www.lalighter.com
NOVELTIES
ABC Space Corp…………………...................DOT approved mopeds, atv’s, scooters and more:
51-26 59th Street, Woodside, NY 11377
718-335-9100, www.abcscooter.com
Auto Swag…………………................……….Street Signs, Decals, License Plates and more:
877-634-0307, www.autoswag.com
Cool Things Corp………………................….Light Up Toys, Novelties, Gifts and more:
15281-B Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA 92618
949-789-0600, www.coolthingscorp.com
Hot Properties Merchandising….................…Poker items, gifts and more:
800-733-4827, www.hotmerch.com
Notch Novelty Company…...............………..Novelty Signs and Dollar Store Items
888-477-2226, www.signsofwisdom.com
Novel-Tees Wholesale………................…….Gifts, Novelties and Dollar Store Items
2250 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115
800-637-2799,
www.novel- tees.com
Novelty Poster Company…….................……Poker Sets, Novelties and Gifts
26 Clinton Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11580
800-648-4818, www.noveltyposter.com
Panaria International inc…………..................Massagers, Pillows, Poker Sets, Gifts and more
1200 Broadway, New York, NY 10001
800-752-0640, www.panaria.com
Party Funhouse………………................……Licensed Character Collectibles, gifts and more
76 Broadway, Greenlawn, NY 11740
631-754-5700
Rhode Island Novelty……………..................Over 5,000 Gift and Novelty items
19 Industrial Lane, Johnston, RI 02919
800-528-5599, www.rinovelty.com
SUNL Group…………………...............……Scooters, ATV’s, Motorcycles and more:
866-423-1072, www.sunl.com
SPORTING GOODS
PALCO…………………….…..............…….Paintball products, air soft, knives and more:
13860 Industrial Park Blvd, Plymouth, MN 55441
888-588-9547, www.palcomarketing.com
Panther Trading Company……..............……Knives, Swords, Daggers and more:
866-644-0134, www.pantherwholesale.com
Rex Distributor, inc……………..............…...Swords, Daggers, Helmets, Crossbows and more:
2850 E. 46th Street, Vernon, CA 90058
800-237-7640
Shelter Distributors……………..............…...Balls, Air Pumps, Gadgets, Knives and more:
6310 Corsair St., Los Angeles, CA 90040
800-247-9357, www.shelterdist.com
SUNGLASSES
Fairwind Sunglasses……………...............…Sunglasses, Reading Glasses and more:
8301 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33138
800-327-2266, www.fairwind.cc
Fashion USA inc……………….............……Sunglasses and more:
41-37 37th Street, 2nd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11101
877-534-8889, www.fashionsiwear.com
Global Vision……………………............…..Sunglasses, Safety Glasses and more:
800-927-2801, www.globalvision.us
Great L & H Trading, inc………..............…..Sunglasses, Reading Glasses and more:
106 N. 1st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
866-GLH-8500, www.glhsunglasses.com
Polar Ray………………………............……Sunglasses, Reading Glasses, Cases and more:
7596 Harwin Dr., Houston, TX 77036
800-777-7656, www.polarray.com
Sunny Trading……………………............….Sunglasses, Reading Glasses and more:
8900 NW 33rd Street, Miami, FL 33172
800-327-0032, www.sunico.com
Sunglass USA………………..........………...Designer Sunglasses and more:
2303 NW 20th Street, Miami, FL 33142
305-633-0950, www.sunglassusa.com
TOOLS
Big Roc Tools, Inc……………….................Tools, supplies and more:
975 W. 8th St. Azusa, CA 91702
800-333-8889, www.brtools.com
D.P. & Company, Inc………………............Tools, Tarps, Scooters and more:
7743 State Rd 471, Bushnell, FL 33513
352-568-0010, www.dpcompany.com
Omaha Distributing Co. inc………...............Hugh Selection of Closeout Tools and more:
13737 Chandler Road, Omaha, NE 68138
800-228-2765, www.omahatools.com
Precision Products Co, inc.……...........…….Tools, Knives, Accessories and more:
5660 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Bldg A, Unit 3, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
800-673-4419, www.precisionproducts.us
Rafael’s Wholesale Tool……….…...........…Tools, power equipment and more:
7718 E. Rosecrans Blvd., Paramount, CA 90723
562-408-0330, www.rwholesaletools.com
About the Author: Vince Stead started working at an early age in life. As a child, his father owned a string of bakeries, and Vince's job in elementary school was to put filling and icing on top of all of donuts for all his dads bakeries on the weekends. As a teenager he worked in a restaurant and grocery store. Vince always had side jobs selling or doing some sort of service for folks in his neighborhood like mowing the lawn, or shoveling snow. Right out of high school he joined the Navy and also dabbled in business while also taking some college course while in the Navy. Vince has traveled to 13 countries and was able to travel around the world in 1986, by way of a Navy destroyer and Air Force cargo planes. After leaving the Navy, Vince did many of the ideas in this book here, lots of them as a matter of fact.
After seeing a man in San Diego selling everything at an outdoor swapmeet for everything for $1. He decided he wanted to have a booth like that because the mans line was so long with paying customers. Vince opened the first .99 cent store in North County in 1990 in Oceanside, California. He eventually opened another one in Escondido, California. While running his two stores, Vince set up a warehouse in Oceanside, California for extra storage for his stores and to also started to wholesale his products to other stores in California and other states. Eventually dollar stores popped up on almost every corner, and the internet was just becoming of age to the average home owner. Vince sold full time on all the auction sites when he first got his first computer, eventually going to just his own website and advertising it in magazines and on the internet to get wholesale customers to visit his site at bargainpricewholesale.com that is still open today.
Vince has been self-employed ever since being a teenager, and now he is in his 40's. His father was self employed for over 55 years in various businesses, and most of his 7 brothers and sisters have all owned their own business at one time or another. Today Vince still runs the website, he has authored several books and raises mastiff dogs, and likes to get away to their weekend home that is 2 hours away and relax when time permits!
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