Re: Buying certain items vs buying a pallet?
I would buy a small amount first, from the company you are thinking of buying the pallet from. If they only sell by the pallet, ask for some samples. The last think you want is crappy merchandise. Also, I would stay away from electronics returns.
You can never be totally certain a specific item will sell, but you can use TeraPeak to get a good idea of sales volume for sub-categories. You can also do keyword searches. For example, if you were selling, say, CATNIP, then you would want to search for CATNIP and then see what is listed and break it down from there - ie. "bulk catnip" or "catnip mouse" or "Cosmic Catnip" etc. That will give you an idea if there is a market for what you want to sell.
At the end of the day, though, you are taking a risk. It should be an EDUCATED risk.
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