Hi
First of all I am not sure if I am allowed to answer your question as my seller's subscription expired and I did not have time to renew.
I assume that I comply with the rules as I am not promoting anything new.
Regarding to your question.
I completely understand where you are coming from. But we have to understand another important fact as well.
Companies with who I cooperate have not sent a single catalog since 15-20 years, and they are very successful so why would they start to do it?
There are two simple reason behind such structure of working with their customers.
1. First because of legal reasons. They may sell whatever they want but they can not promote it. And reason behind it is very simple. They come to be too 'dangerous' to fashion houses with prices standing on a level between 20-30 percent of the retail prices in high street stores. Fashion houses do not want their customers to go to those stock-houses and buy stock for very competitive price as they are loosing valuable customers. Those stock-houses buy from manufacturers and other legal sources, they sell huge quantities of whatever brand they want and everything is legal as long as they do not promote it anywhere including over the internet.
Hence there is no catalog.
2. Second and very important reason. The stock-houses owe so huge stock of dozens of thousands items and it is physically not possible to take pictures of everything they have, not to mention that the stock changes constantly and new products are added to their offer all the time and others are sold.
I hope that it clears up some confusion.
The way these stock-houses work is by personal appointments with their customers and they have got a few thousands of them all over the world.
On the other hand you could buy from them if you know exactly what you are looking for, but of course I can not call them and ask for thousands of code numbers, they do not have time for this. If you made your effort and got information required it would be possible to make a purchase without going there, otherwise they will wait till you come personally. They are very busy and believe me, I have seen it every time I go there
If you have any more questions please feel free to ask, I will respond with pleasure and will try to renew my subscription as it is big time now on this market
Rafal