Wholesale sources are hard to find

Yep. That says it all... wholesale sources are hard to find. All the really good ones are strictly 'word-of-mouth'. I probably search 2-3 hours a day on the internet, and I'm lucky to find 1 good source a day.

Lately I've been trying smaller or specialized search engines and odd word search combinations. Example: instead of "watches+wholesale" I tried "wholesale+chinatown" and got some surprising results. It just dawned on me one day that LA and NY both have a 'Chinatown' area, and importers/wholesalers might be there. I found a few leads and if I find anything good, I'll post it here.

I found a new source for Geneva style watches. It looks pretty good, with only a $300 minimum. I've spoken with a few of my usual sources and they all say you really have to visit NY or LA in person and scour the wholesale districts in person. Also, a trip to one of the big 'shows' in Las Vegas or NY will reveal more sources than you can throw a stick at.

If my sales projections keep a good pace, I may have enough saved up to take a road trip to Vegas in August for the big shows. (fingers crossed)

TTFN... here's some more goodies:


Los Angeles Chinese Chamber of Commerce
http://www.lachinesechamber.org/

NY + Chinatown + watches yahoo search results
Yahoo search results click here

Jewelry Industry News
http://www.topix.net/business/jewelry