Fairly New, With A Fairly Serious ??

[upon2008]

YEs Hi, Its My First POst Here, But I Plan To Be A Active And Contibuting Member...

But MY ?? Is, I Have Plans To Open My Own Car Audio Buisness, I HAve Everthing Alllready My, Tax Id Dba, Resale Licesne......... But My WHole Sale Provider Raised The Prices On Me, Now My Profit Margin In Ridculous And Im In Threat Of Closing, What I Really Do Not Want, I Love This... So My Question Is Can SOme One Provide Me With Some WholeSale Providers,??

Ive Been Callin Others Shop For Help And Asking For This Info but they Cut Throat I Havent Found One Willing To Help??

I Googled This And Only Found. www.apex-audio.com/ But That Just Seems Like A Cheap Site And Plus I Doubt Its Whole Sale, Its Maybe Discounted retailer

And i Found This Other http://www.powerlineaudio.com/examples2001.htm But That Has A High Price range But Promise To Have Up To Date. List

I Dont Know Blame Me FOr getting Into A Bizness Half Ass With Only Love.. LOl But Any Help, Shop Owners or Anything Any Advice appericatied

[PaulD]

I doubt there are any store owners in here. And yes, car stereo is definitely a cut throat business ... your bread and butter (money makers) is a deck and 2 or 4 speakers, prefab boxes and alarms. Most people think of high dollar intalls, but that's not the reality of owning a shop.

[dbfreak147.5]

umm i dont mean to thread hijack
but if you get on www.audioforum.termpro.com
there are plenty of dealers on there
for instance
J.Demuth is www.t3audio.com

wca rusty is www.dcsoundlabs.com
ndmustang is www.ficaraudio.com
and thats just a few

[PaulD]

those are "internet" brands .... I am guessing he is looking for more mainstream brands.

[PlayStation3]

fi is just internet regardless, there dealer based company is Ascendant Audio

anyway try going on here http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/f...ex.php?act=idx

and messase either demin or ssaudio they may be able to help u

[dbfreak147.5]

fi makes ascendant???

[PlayStation3]

Originally Posted by dbfreak147.5

fi makes ascendant???

''yep

[new2mitsu]

erm, this isnt hard dude. they are EVERYWHERE. You gotta have a buyin... which with, lets say, Directed electronics. U kno, like one of the bigger auto electronics out there, is, I believe $1200 a quarter. with your buy in tho, you will find most Equipment averages 70-85% cheaper. the mark up is rediculous, and it yields extremely high profitmargins. Thats pretty much how the audio business works with manufectuers...

[PaulD]

unfortunately new2 is right, the markups from the middleman is pretty steep. Most dealers can buy stuff on the "gray market" (unauthorized internet reseller) than they can from their distributors.