so enlighten me what is required to be a seller of bike frames and parts?

Balls, contacts, a friendly bank manager and a thick skin!

A product that has a USP, an easy to use website, some kind of storage, cash (plenty of this) and being able to spell distributor.

cash (plenty of this) and being able to spell distributor

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LOLcano

so enlighten me what is required to be a seller of bike frames and parts?

If niche bits, then a beard.

That’s about it.

Money.
But does sound like a good excuse for a jolly to some foreigne bike shows looking for products

A desire to rip off every punter in the land. Apparently.

A gap in the market
A strategy
A range of products
Good sales technique
Marketing knowledge
Premises
Cash (plenty)
Advice on the business structure and set up
A lawyer to review the distribution agreement
An appetite for risk
Website, other digital media

That will do for a start but plenty more in sure.

And an almost fanatical devotion to the pope.

You may also require a comfy chair some soft cushions and a cardinal named Biggles.

Everything garage-dweller says plus:

– a much bigger advertising budget than you’d think
– contingency funds for refunds/returns
– time, lots of time, to deal with questions from consumers
– a hawk like eye on forums, social media etc to watch out for the pesky silent minority moaning
– lots of contacts
– strong sales skills to get stretched retailers to commit to stock
– strong money chasing skills to get the above retailers to pay the bill for the above

Well known saying in bike industry:

“to make 1 million, start with 2 million”.

Good luck……

I thought the saying was: How do you make a small fortune in the bike industry?

Start off with a large one.

“to make 1 million, start with 2 million”….a 50% return…where do I sign up!!