Liquidator

How to become a liquidator
A liquidators check list

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Getting Started

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check list

Future Liquidators This is the first step to b ecoming a liquidator. You will need these documents before you start buying overstock, closeout , customer returns ,surplus and salvage department store merchandise

B. R. N. network is for the education of persons interested in the liquidation business. If you sell on EBay, Flea markets

Yard sales, dollar store, or have a retail outlet the information on our network will be a great resource. If you want to build

a growing business the resources can benefit you. Winning business strategies for motivated people with good common

sense. This is not an easy business. This is not a get rich quick plan. You need to work very hard to succeed

When you start their will be little profit for the hours of work. You must have space for inventory. This is a very important

element. Without cheap space to store your merchandise you can easily lose money. 500 to 1000 square feet of weather

protected storage is necessary. You must be able to store 35 pallets of merchandise. This is needed to keep shipping costs

to a minimum. The costs of shipping 13 pallets is the same as 45 pallets.

To get you started you will need:


  1. A Business License or Articles of Incorporation..

Business licensing varies from state to state. Usually a fee is paid to the city or county in which you will

be doing business in. To start a corporation papers must be filed with the secretary of state. You can use an online

service like legalzoom to file your paperwork for you. This saves time.

2. A state resell permit.

3. A federal Tax I. D. number or E. I. N. (employer identification number) . You can obtain the E. I. N.

at the I. R. S. website

4. Cheap storage space

 
  These are the four basic things you must have to get started. Take your time. You must have patience to succeed in the liquidation business. Make sure you dot all the i's and cross all the t's. Read and understand your state and federal tax obligations. Set up a system for record keeping. Understand how to keep your business records. Every day dedicate 30 minutes to learning the terms used in the liquidation, surplus and salvage industry. Learn the different conditions of salvage and liquidation inventories. Learn what a manifest is and how to evaluate a truckload by looking at the manifest.
 
If you do not completly understand something ask. That is what the forum is for.
   Now you are ready for Step 2 
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