Do what i do, i hold no inventory... Im not a "just in time" supplier, i get net 30 on my p.o.'s and hope that my customer pays within his 30 day invoice.
But in your case, the purchaser wouldnt have to know you dont have any inventory... You could have parts within a few days of your customer buying them..
Theres a warehouse here in Cincinnati that has every pc part you could think of.. And they will deliver it same day for 20 bucks.. Its all wholesale prices too, with quantity deals.. Im sure Gond is gonna ask me where the company is tomorrow..
Its different for me though, cause im the only Bulk R&B, MotorMite distributer in the country.. If you want a wheel bolt for .30 cents a piece then you have to buy from me, and i give a 3-4 week leed time when i quote vendors.. You would buy the same wheel bolt at a AutoZone for $1.50 a piece..
Right now i have 3 orders to the United States Military for drawers full of parts just like at the hardware store.. I have my sister putting 5or10 pieces of each part in the little cube in the drawer.. LOL some people say you have to be mentaly slow to do that all day, and yes she is.. (i think)
Dude, anyone can sell anything.. It just takes "Doing It".. Hell i only make 1 sales call a year, in florida on my vacation so i get to write off the logging, gas and food... I know people who sell T-Shirts to the goverment and live off of what they make..
Everyone should try working for themselves at least once in there lives.. Its scarry sometimes, but its worth it.. I have weeks where i dont know if ill be able to write myself a paycheck, and i dont tell my wife to stop her mad spending cause i dont want to scare her too.. She makes about $150 a week selling kids cloths on E-Bay though, so its not all from me..
If you have any questions about what kind of paperwork you have to do to start your own business you can e-mail me..