I am looking to do a little business with a gray market seller. They must have 100% authentic products at a discounted price. Thanks for any help!|||you need to specify what products you are interested in.
You also need to understand Gray market is not 100% authentic. Manufacturers do not honor warranties on gray market items.|||I have dealt in this area in both clothing and electronics and would recommend avoiding it, depending on what and how you are selling it. I have almost lost a lot of money a few times with even "reputable" sellers. Chances are you will be dealing with a middleman who despite his/her best intentions will endup losing your money. I dealt with someone on several shipments that went well until my last order was never fulfilled. It was not a matter of IF but WHEN I would get ripped off. Either ending up with terrible replicas, shipments being seized by customs ( you buy French goods from a seller in New York but the shipment comes from China...not a good sign), and your supplier's supplier scamming them.
You will also find that despite your best intentions of dealing in the Gray Market, you will most likely end up with Black market goods being passed as Gray or White ( yeah right) market authentic items.
Also if any item is very HOT and in demand, for example a specific trendy shirt or a new video game system like XBOX 360 before it came out, I can guarantee you anything you find will be a scam. If it's too good to be true, it is.
The only reliable alternative I was able to find was buying department store closeouts and returns. The problem there is you get a lot of defective items and your margins are low. But you get something authentic and legal. When you do it legally, you often find it's not worth doing. And when you do it "gray" you might make good profits until you get ripped off and lose it all or fined by customs,etc.
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