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  • 29-11-2014 9:58pm
    #1
    fortjames
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭


    I have been to sports shops in Ireland and found sports merchandise to be quite expensive. I know a lot of them are being made in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. china too. I have got contacts who make these items and thinking to sell these online so people can afford and buy.

    Good idea, bad idea, what do you think??


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    It's a bad idea to base decisions like setting up a new business on answers in one forum on an anonymous site.


  • #3
    RegisteredMice
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭RegisteredMice


    fortjames wrote: »
    I have been to sports shops in Ireland and found sports merchandise to be quite expensive. I know a lot of them are being made in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. china too. I have got contacts who make these items and thinking to sell these online so people can afford and buy.

    Good idea, bad idea, what do you think??

    By sports merchandise, do you mean Gaelic footballs (aldi do them cheap), hurls (lidl do them cheap), jerseys (penny's do them cheap), boots, socks, shorts, base layers (sportsdirect do them cheap).
    It's a competitive market out there mate.. No easy money to be made.
    I think it's a bad idea and similar to previous poster..do your research before anything else.
    Best of luck!


  • #4
    fortjames
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭fortjames


    Thank you for the replies appreciate it. The companies who make these items, yes, boxing and Gaelic sports for Irish markets know me and i know the price and profit margins on each item. For e.g a pair of hurling gloves in champion shop is being sold for 15 euros and i can get them for 5.


  • #5
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    How would you get the word out there that you have these items for sale? Traditional retail shops & the more successful online retailers would have sizable marketing and advertising budgets to promote their wares.


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