How To Buy Wholesale Clocks

By Mitch Gleason

Are you interested in setting up a home business selling clocks online? Buying wholesale from suppliers is easier than you might think and you will save a huge percentage on retail price – leaving you a decent profit after sales. This article is a guide to the product itself, buying your merchandise and finding the correct supplier for you.

Clocks are used absolutely everywhere. Many houses have them in every room, business have them everywhere, even public places are filled with clocks. So you need have no fear that there is no market for clocks.

If you want to sell clocks, you’ll have to know a bit about them. You may want to specialize, given that there is almost no limit to the amount of different designs, and no one could reasonably stock even a fraction of the available kinds.. For example, clocks have been in use for hundreds of years, and you may want to specialize in antiques or crafted clocks. Mechanical clocks have existed since the late 13th century (though not quite how we’d picture clocks now!), electric clocks since 1840 and there is a huge market for collectors in old clocks. Antiques can sell for enormous prices, and getting involved can be difficult, unless you are an expert in the area. Apprasing the expected value of an antique clock is an acquired skill. Perhaps more accessible to a newcomer would be handmade crafted clocks. Such types of clock also come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, from the elegant to the brash.

Alternatively, there is also a large level of demand for generic and mass-produced clocks. After all, not everyone wants to pay a fortune – they just want to know the time. Cheap and cheerful functional clocks come in a huge variety of shapes, designs, sizes. The range of available novelty clocks is probably only limited by your imagination. If you can think of it, it’s probably already on a clock. If not, why not sell one?

Suppliers, somewhat contrary to what you might think, are more likely to be Chinese (or East Asian in general) these days than Swiss or German. If you are in the business for mass produced clocks meant for general home use on a large scale, then one of these suppliers may be useful for you. One of the most important aspects of buying clocks wholesale is to secure favorable terms. Negotiating with firms from overseas can be a sticking point. Many buyers use representatives that can help overcome language barriers as well as help with the myriad of regulations and red tape that vary from country to country. You may find these representatives listed in overseas manufacturer directories.

If you are looking for beautiful hand-crafted pieces, then this may not be the right direction. There are still German producers out there selling into a US market, such as Hubert Herr clocks, which are made in traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock style, and offer a 40% discount on retail price. This may be the type of seller for you if you’re looking at a more upscale market.

So there you go, your guide to finding suppliers and buying clocks wholesale!

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