How to open a buying shop

Starting a business is the dream of many people who are tired of working "for uncle." To be the master of yourself, not depend on the bosses and the imposed work schedule, set the rules yourself and rely only on your own skill and luck. One of the safest and most effective (in terms of costs and risks) businesses is the opening of a thrift store or a buy-up store.

Instruction manual

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The thrift store differs from the usual one in that it sells not new goods received from wholesalers, distributors or manufacturers, but second-hand ones, which are accepted for commission from the population. The undoubted advantages of such a store include the fact that at the initial stage it does not require large expenses for the purchase of goods, since you can pay off the seller only after selling his things, taking a certain percentage of the transaction amount. In fact, a thrift store is more like an intermediary organization than a trading one.

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In contrast to the commission, the purchase store gives people the opportunity to immediately receive money for their goods, entrusting the store with all the risks associated with the sale. Naturally, you need to buy things 10-20% below the sale price. Many people need money right away, so such a store is unlikely to lack a product.

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First you need to decide what exactly you intend to buy. The most popular option is to buy small electronic equipment, cell phones, jewelry from the population. The advantage here is that for the sale of such goods you do not need large retail space, which means that you can significantly save on rent, while a multidisciplinary commission store needs large enough sizes for displaying and storing goods.

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Having chosen the direction of activity and obtained all the necessary permits (this can be done independently or with the help of lawyers providing services for registration of entrepreneurs), you can begin to look for a suitable place for rent. You should not strive for the central shopping malls of the city, as the rental price there is very high. It is much more efficient to rent a few square meters in the market or in a shopping center in a residential area. Depending on the degree of provinciality of the city, rent will cost about 5-15 thousand rubles per month. You also need to lay the costs of equipment outlets, cash registers, display cases, counters.

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At first, you can work behind the counter on your own, so as not to spend money on wages. Of course, in order to correctly evaluate the goods brought to you on a commission, you need to have some special knowledge (to understand electronics, precious metals, old coins and books).

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Not to do without advertising. It makes no sense to spend a lot of money on television or radio advertising, it is better to place ads in newspapers, hang a sign or banner nearby. Advertising in elevators and staircases of houses located near your store is very effective. The cost of such advertising will be about 5-10 thousand rubles at the initial stage. In addition, you will need start-up capital directly to purchase goods. Here you can proceed only from your capabilities and market assessments, however, it hardly makes sense to trade a pair of used phones or one or two gold bracelets, because a rich assortment will attract more potential buyers.

Useful advice

In order to avoid the purchase of stolen things, it makes sense to require the seller documents for the goods.