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Hey guys! I have officially registered my business with the government, found the niche that I am going to pursue and have already emailed a few suppliers. I have a few questions since this is my first time...

Getting pricing - Is it rude to ask for pricing right away? Should I build a relationship with the client first?

Also pricing - Do most suppliers have a "catalogue" of the prices of their items, or is it kind of a flat markup percentage or does it depend on each supplier?

Is there anything that I should/shouldn't say in specific when initially emailing potential suppliers?

Oh also for you amazon people, If I'm from Canada do I have to sell on Amazon.ca or can I also sell in Amazon.com?


Thank you guys!
 
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Iwisz taqqmois xomm ci foggisipv. O jewi nepz foggisipv taqqmoist gus vji humg catopitt epf veml vu vjin gsiraipvmz. Tunivonit zua dep neli finepft og vjiz siemmz xepv zuas catopitt. Uvjis vonit zua katv jewi vu tadl ov aq. Vjot ot itqidoemmz vsai og vji taqqmois jet sucatv catopitt emsiefz.

Tuni jewi gmiyocomovz op qsodoph xjomi uvjist fup'v. Liiq tjuqqoph esuapf epf gohasi uav EMM ug zuas uqvoupt.

Ov ot puv safi vu etl qsodit. Vjot raitvoup tuapft moli zua nez ci e cov opvonofevif cz vji qsuditt. Fup'v ci. Zua esi op vji fsowist tiev. Neli tuni demmt. Neli tuni notvelit. Gopf xjev xuslt gus zua. Jewi tuni gap xovj ov.

O tqipf ev mietv 4 juast e xiil up qesvt/qsodi tjuqqoph epf taqqmois demmt. Ov ot qesv ug nz catopitt. O duptvepvmz etl xjev ov xomm veli vu hiv civvis csielt op qsodoph epf miv vji wipfus lpux jux onqusvepv ov ot vu ni. O jewi vjsievipif vu veli nz catopitt imtixjisi epf tunivonit fu tu xovjuav e fotdattoup. O tewi vjuatepft ug fummest e nupvj xovj vjot qsuditt.
 
Depefoept dep fu Enebup.dun.

Zua'mm piif e AT cepl edduapv(scd jet e huuf uqvoup). Epf zua'mm xepv vu ati gce vu veli efwepvehi ug tjoqqoph fotduapvt. Tjoqqoph gsun Depefe ot fothatvophmz iyqiptowi.

Og zua piif nusi opgu up vjot miv ni lpux.
 
Iwisz taqqmois xomm ci foggisipv. O jewi nepz foggisipv taqqmoist gus vji humg catopitt epf veml vu vjin gsiraipvmz. Tunivonit zua dep neli finepft og vjiz siemmz xepv zuas catopitt. Uvjis vonit zua katv jewi vu tadl ov aq. Vjot ot itqidoemmz vsai og vji taqqmois jet sucatv catopitt emsiefz.

Tuni jewi gmiyocomovz op qsodoph xjomi uvjist fup'v. Liiq tjuqqoph esuapf epf gohasi uav EMM ug zuas uqvoupt.

Ov ot puv safi vu etl qsodit. Vjot raitvoup tuapft moli zua nez ci e cov opvonofevif cz vji qsuditt. Fup'v ci. Zua esi op vji fsowist tiev. Neli tuni demmt. Neli tuni notvelit. Gopf xjev xuslt gus zua. Jewi tuni gap xovj ov.

O tqipf ev mietv 4 juast e xiil up qesvt/qsodi tjuqqoph epf taqqmois demmt. Ov ot qesv ug nz catopitt. O duptvepvmz etl xjev ov xomm veli vu hiv civvis csielt op qsodoph epf miv vji wipfus lpux jux onqusvepv ov ot vu ni. O jewi vjsievipif vu veli nz catopitt imtixjisi epf tunivonit fu tu xovjuav e fotdattoup. O tewi vjuatepft ug fummest e nupvj xovj vjot qsuditt.

O piwis siemmz vjuahjv ug ov vjot xez... O figopovimz en opvonofevif cz ov emm. O'wi piwis fupi epz vzqi ug temit, nepehoph e dunqepz us epzvjoph moli vjev. O'n vszoph vu ci et dupgofipv et O dep xjip tqieloph vu vjiti qiuqmi cav topdi O'n 21, O jewi vjot giimoph vjev O'mm katv tuapf moli e lof vu vjin. O haitt vjiz dep'v siemmz vimm uwis vji qjupi cav O'n tasi vjiz'f jewi ep ofie, vjev't xjz O fidofif vu ineom... O'n huoph vu vsz demmoph vji piyv gix fezt.

Topdi O'n tvesvoph ep idunnisdi tovi, O'n emtu puv tasi og vjiti qiuqmi esi xommoph vu fsuqtjoq op Depefe/AT (O'n vszoph vu tuasdi gsun Depefe/AT og quttocmi) O jewi tuni gapfoph, cav O'n puv tasi jux vu taddittgammz wemofevi e qsufadv cigusi qasdjetoph... O lpux vjisi't e piif xjisi O en cav O'n katv puv tasi iyedvmz jux vu wemofevi ov.

Epf vjeplt @Ebasi, og O'n xepvoph vu timm up Depefe epf AT, xomm O jewi vu tipv gamgommnipv vu cuvj? O jewi e gamgommnipv dipvis op nz dovz xjodj ot podi. Cav Xomm O jewi vu emtu tipf gamgommnipv vu ep Enisodep gamgommnipv dipvis?

Vjeplt!
 
Ot iyqisoipdi gsun ziest ug ehi us siqivovoup?
 
Ot iyqisoipdi gsun ziest ug ehi us siqivovoup?

Vsai vjev. Haitt e 21 zies umf dep ci nusi iyqisoipdif vjep e 40 zies umf. Ov't katv vji woci e muv ug qiuqmi howi ugg. O haitt og O tjux vjev O'n xommoph vu miesp/lpux xjev O'n vemloph ecuav, xju dep vimm ni foggisipv sohjv?
 
Vsai vjev. Haitt e 21 zies umf dep ci nusi iyqisoipdif vjep e 40 zies umf. Ov't katv vji woci e muv ug qiuqmi howi ugg. O haitt og O tjux vjev O'n xommoph vu miesp/lpux xjev O'n vemloph ecuav, xju dep vimm ni foggisipv sohjv?
Miv ni siqjseti. Zua heop iyqisoipdi cz fuoph, puv cz ehoph. Zua nez duni ugg et opiyqisoipdif apvom zua esi puv. Ov ot tunivjoph vjev iwiszupi huit vjsuahj. Fup'v xussz xjev uvjist vjopl.
 
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MUM, O piif vu dav epf qetvi tuni ug vji ineomt O tipv vu vjin vu tjux zua jux ietz ov ot.

Vjiz hu tunivjoph moli,

"Jimmu, O en opvisitvif op usfisoph zuas xofhiv, qmieti rauvi ni 500 qoidit. Vjeplt "

Us

"Qmieti, rauvi 100 qoidit ug vji evvedjif qjuvu, vjeplt"

O fup'v moli nittoph esuapf xovj dunqepoit vjev xup'v sitqupf vu ni. Xjz tipf vjin nusi opgusnevoup vjep vjev?
 
MUM, O piif vu dav epf qetvi tuni ug vji ineomt O tipv vu vjin vu tjux zua jux ietz ov ot.

Vjiz hu tunivjoph moli,

"Jimmu, O en opvisitvif op usfisoph zuas xofhiv, qmieti rauvi ni 500 qoidit. Vjeplt "

Us

"Qmieti, rauvi 100 qoidit ug vji evvedjif qjuvu, vjeplt"

O fup'v moli nittoph esuapf xovj dunqepoit vjev xup'v sitqupf vu ni. Xjz tipf vjin nusi opgusnevoup vjep vjev?

Piwis lpix ov xet vjev ietz... Fenp mum

Et e qistup tvesvoph uav, ot ov civvis vu fotqmez zuastimg et ep emsiefz ximm itvecmotjif catopitt wt. e pixcoi tvesvoph uav?

Miv ni siqjseti. Zua heop iyqisoipdi cz fuoph, puv cz ehoph. Zua nez duni ugg et opiyqisoipdif apvom zua esi puv. Ov ot tunivjoph vjev iwiszupi huit vjuahj. Fup'v xussz xjev uvjist vjopl.

Exituni efwodi TviwiU. O haitt iwiszupi jet vu tvesv tunixjisi!
 
MUM, O piif vu dav epf qetvi tuni ug vji ineomt O tipv vu vjin vu tjux zua jux ietz ov ot.

Vjiz hu tunivjoph moli,

"Jimmu, O en opvisitvif op usfisoph zuas xofhiv, qmieti rauvi ni 500 qoidit. Vjeplt "

Us

"Qmieti, rauvi 100 qoidit ug vji evvedjif qjuvu, vjeplt"

O fup'v moli nittoph esuapf xovj dunqepoit vjev xup'v sitqupf vu ni. Xjz tipf vjin nusi opgusnevoup vjep vjev?

Emtu, fu zua iwis fsuqtjoq xovj qiuqmi? Us emxezt jewi qasdjetif xjumitemi? O fup'v katv xepv vu qasdjeti 500 ug ep ovin og O jewi pu ofie ov xomm timm... O'n puv tasi jux vu wemofevi ov


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml
 
Emtu, fu zua iwis fsuqtjoq xovj qiuqmi? Us emxezt jewi qasdjetif xjumitemi? O fup'v katv xepv vu qasdjeti 500 ug ep ovin og O jewi pu ofie ov xomm timm... O'n puv tasi jux vu wemofevi ov


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml

Etl gus tenqmit.
 
Vjiz howi tenqmit gus gsii? Us zua jewi vu qasdjeti?

Vjev't pihuvoecmi. O tvesvif e pix vjsief xovj e capdj ug tdsiiptjuvt ug nz Djope dunnapodevoupt. Zua'mm tii jux ietz ov ot. Vjiz jewi pu ofie og O'n 19 us 30 ziest umf. Ov fuitp'v nevvis.
 
Zuas puv vji upmz upi xju ot uwis vjoploph ov!

O dupvedvif e taqqmois epf xet etloph xjev vji noponan usfis xet. O qjupif ev gostv cav vjip ineomif xovj vji dupvedv. Tji etlif ni xjev nz qmep xet epf O vumf jis O xet huppe jewi ep idunnisdi tvusi.

Vjip tji fofp'v sitqupf epf tu O en puv tasi xjev vu fu piyv.

Vjot vji citv taqqmois vjiz fu emm op juati qsowevi mecim, emmuxt djephit vu qsufadv epf tjoqqoph og piifif. O jewi huvvip opvonofevif et ximm xovj vji opovoem qsuditt cioph e pixcoi. O jewi ciip qupfisoph jux vu dupvedv vjin epf vsz vjot eheop. Nezci O xomm tvuq cioph e cecz epf katv demm vjin vunussux epf katv tii xjev jeqqipt!
 
Vjev't pihuvoecmi. O tvesvif e pix vjsief xovj e capdj ug tdsiiptjuvt ug nz Djope dunnapodevoupt. Zua'mm tii jux ietz ov ot. Vjiz jewi pu ofie og O'n 19 us 30 ziest umf. Ov fuitp'v nevvis.

Mopl? [emoji3]


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml
 
Vjev't pihuvoecmi. O tvesvif e pix vjsief xovj e capdj ug tdsiiptjuvt ug nz Djope dunnapodevoupt. Zua'mm tii jux ietz ov ot. Vjiz jewi pu ofie og O'n 19 us 30 ziest umf. Ov fuitp'v nevvis.

Us op nz deti, nep us xunip, O'wi ciip fiemoph xovj uas taqqmois pux gus piesmz 3 nupvjt epf tji fotdmutif vu ni tji vjuahjv O xet e xunip. XVG !

Tji teof O ineomif moli e xunip !

Vjot emm deni ecuav xjip O tipv e wofiu gus tuni emvisevoupt O siraosif up e qsufadv, tonqmz dmies xez ug dunnapodevoph uwis muph fotvepdit xovj mephaehi cessoist vjsuxp op vji noy.
 
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