I build tables and sell them on etsy, facebook, and craigslist for $450-650/each. I want to sell a group of 10 tables wholesale for $180-200/each.
How do I do this? I'm decent at finding retail customers, but I've never even thought about wholesale business before.
I'd also take a swing at being a dropshipping wholesaler, if that's a better route to go down.
>>1292613
That's a pretty good business you got there. I would firstly find a friend who can help me build as many as you can. Find other shops in your town who would purchase it and start your own wood crafting business.
>>1292832
Thanks! I'll look into that. I know there are some consignment shops local to me. Probably a good place to start.
Go to all the furniture stores in town and speak with the owner.
Start calling all the big furniture companies corporate lines. Ask for a meeting to show them your furniture.
Good luck. Gonna take work.
>>1292597
how many hours of work did the table in the picture take? i like watching woodworking videos on youtube, but they always fast forward and don't say how long things take.
i can't help with your query though, sorry.
>>1293044
Actual work: about 7-8 hours. Unfortunately, with all gear shifting required to build them one at a time they take a lot longer(maybe 30 hours). Strangely, I could slam together 10 of them in the same timeframe, by just focusing on one or two steps per day.
>>1293103
interesting. yeah i can imagine it is quicker to do each step in batches, but probably less interesting.
it's a nice business though, good luck.
>>1292597
You will be hard pressed. Best option would be to farm out your wholesale selling to a rep who knows the market or have a commission based sale system in place to compensate sellers in other markets.
>>1293233
How do I find those folks?
>>1293103
Did you calculate how many hours it takes for a table to be built when doing 1/5/10/30/100 tables at the same time? Try finding the optimal point there and calculate the income per hour whem selling many at a time, so you can hire people based on that to expand further. Also, watch for the local or outer demand, find markets even if it means having to hire a truck or w/e to transport
