The Wholesale Forums

[EtherLotus]

I know shoes probably arent the best thing to sell.. but it's ok.. haha

but yeah.. do you guys know any good wholesale places to buy nikes etc.. somebody that wont burn me.

thanks a bunch. if you know, please reply.

(sorry if this is the wrong forum)

[Anthony]

The general opinion is that you can't get hold of Nike unless you have a Brick & Mortar store and are buying large quantities on a MOQ yearly basis.

Some people are quite experienced in this sector .. They should be along soon.

[fashion uk]

the only place your get decent wholesale nike is from nike thereselves and they wont distribute to anyone,please beaware of the massive amount of fake nikes being sold in wholesale,try www.barnsleyfootwear.co.uk

your look good in the adidas fleetwood hi`s

[EtherLotus]

anthony, could you elaborate one why Nike wont sell to just anyone?

what's a brick & mortar?

[EtherLotus]

Originally Posted by fashion uk

the only place your get decent wholesale nike is from nike thereselves and they wont distribute to anyone,please beaware of the massive amount of fake nikes being sold in wholesale,try www.barnsleyfootwear.co.uk

your look good in the adidas fleetwood hi`s

do you know any other sites?

[BaiLong11]

Hi EtherLotus, What Anthony was saying is that Nike won't sell to small resellers. They will only sell to actual stores with an actual physical location (this is what he means by "Brick and Mortar"). I don't know much at all about wholesale shoes, but I know enough to be very careful of fake shoes. Probably the only safe way to get real Nike shoes is directly from Nike, and like Anthony said, you need a real storefront and the ability to buy so much stock a year for Nike to even consider you.... what a pain.

[EtherLotus]

so i guess all these people online are selling bootleg?

I know Jordan shoes are made by nike also.. but are those easier to come across?

do you know if video games and cd are easier to get at wholesale?

3 questions.. sorry

[Jojo]

As far as I know you will not find any authentic Jordan shoes, same as with most Nike.

Places like gemdiscounts sometimes have surplus pallets of shoes, also containing Nike´s, but they will probably be last season models. I also heard about Barnsley Footwear, but couldn´t comment on them as i have had to previous contact with them. Maybe you should visit the Offprice Fair in London in mid-march, as Barnsley will be there and you could check them out. There will also be other companies selling shoes there from what i read.

Or maybe you should investigate classic dress shoes and brands like Allen Edmonds and Alfred Sargent and the likes. There is definitely a market for them, but i have not yet found a source (actually, i haven´t really looked very far). But might be an idea to look into further.

[EtherLotus]

youre right.. I met a wholesaler.. but his shoes are "reproductions"

my only question is now.. is it bad business to buy these types of shoes ?

[Jojo]

Reproductions is just another word for fakes. So is it bad business, as you put it? Yes, it definitely is. You are basically selling fake goods, which is illegal, no matter how you look at it.

As I said before, don´t even think about selling fakes, it will only bring you trouble. I would say that you will have to find another source then, or look for different products.

I am a little bit surprised that people still ask if it would be bad to buy sell and sell reproductions, replicas or whatever is the word of the day for fake goods. I know there are hundreds of sellers on ebay and other places selling these products. But that doesn´t really make it any bette, illegal is illegal, no matter how you look at it. If you wanna be successful and professional with this business, you have to make sure that you build yourself a sound foundation. And selling fakes is definitely not the way to go.