A liquidator is defined as "one who acquires wealth by obtaining valuable goods at a low price then reselling at a profit."
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While there are many ways to make money as a liquidator, money is made by buying goods and reselling them.
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We feel the best way to learn about the liquidation business is with a new book that has been written, Liquidationbiz.biz
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You can market liquidated merchandise more ways than you probably realize.  Here again the list is long, but a few ways include flea markets, liquidation outlet stores, and auctions.  More details of how to market liquidated merchandise is covered in the book, Liquidationbiz.biz
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Take a trip to your local department store, sporting goods store, hardware store, shoe store or book store, and while visiting you will see just what type of merchandise is liquidated.  Anything you can purchase in a store is probably available on the liquidation market.
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Brokering is an excellent way to multiply your work.  You represent the merchandise, and have several customers who have several different types of businesses.  Again, this is covered in more detail in the book, Liquidationbiz.biz
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If you don't have much money to invest in a business, you can start small, build capital and the expand your business.  If you have some money to invest, you could purchase merchandise by the truckload.  Then you would be able to separate merchandise and sell it in small quantities.  Purchasing liquidated merchandise by the truckload and reselling it is one of the most profitable methods in the liquidation industry.
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When you purchase a truck load of liquidated merchandise, you get that load shipped directly from an FOB point.  By bypassing our warehouse, you cut possibly a couple thousand dollars of shipping out of the price.
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Job lots are defined as a group of merchandise that is pulled from the store sales floor in a group, then boxed and shipped together.
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Customer returns are simply that, items returned by customers.  This does not mean the item is unusable.  Many times the customer returned the item because they changed their mind, got the wrong size or color, their child did not like it.  It might have been a gift from someone.  Many customer returned items are still in the original packaging.
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