Thread: export

just having a look around and toying with the idea of exporting some stuff back to blighty to flog, any ideas? without getting locked up for anything illegal preferably...

Kids clothes. Always a winner especially with everyone worrying about money at home. I know I'd go without before my son did.

Why export it ? Just flog it on Ebay. No import duty, and the punter pays the postage.

Originally Posted by superman

Why export it ?

Postage costs to much

^^hmm, would probably end up getting busted for that i reackon, somewhere along the line, kids clothes eh.....

aye - they love a sprog at home.

big c type stuff?

For clothing the best place is the border market at Aranyaprathet...lots of bargains to be sort.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

For clothing the best place is the border market at Aranyaprathet...lots of bargains to be sort.

Yeah if you want a 1996 Man Utd away kit or a pair of size nine Air Max.

I think Al is on to a winner,

Ben 10 and Dora the Explorer, Hello Kitty, Iron Man, blah blah blah can all be had cheap in their fake format here.

You would get a load of that in a suitcase too.

Probably think you're a Pedo if you get stopped at Heathrow though.

Nah, just say they're for your kids

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

Nah, just say they're for your kids

All 50 of them..

Bar girls sale well ! You can even put them up for rent only..

Postage has a cost yep ! You could skype them off by keeping the goods in land with help of skype or such but the risks are known !

The good biz deals are going on already in big quantities but there is always something new, a friend made quite good bucks with the bands that you bend and it lights up, sold it for 5 US a pce in open air concerts by the 1000's in one show...

Ideas are easy, to realize the final selling concept and doing the sales is the hardest !

Get a good partner abroad first or get stuck with your goods !

Originally Posted by sunsetter

big c type stuff?

As Sabaii Sabaii said but also, bibs baby grows.

Pissed up Dads in pubs will lap it up. Keep the old lady off their back, but also there's a genuine market for it. Pretty much anyone will buy it if it's even half decent. brothers, sisters, aunties uncles. bish bash bosh - that's living alright.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

For clothing the best place is the border market at Aranyaprathet...lots of bargains to be sort.

Lots of second hand there, works for Thailand... In Bangkok go to BOBAY, even the Pratunam seller buy the new clothes there ! You might be one season ahead what does not specially help as not known yet !

Knock-off jeans.

You can't sell them as new in the UK, but you can sell them as 'second-hand'. You can buy them for as little as 6 quid a pair here. A friend was going to do some markets with them, but didn't in the end.

There's a supplier in Pratunam (or was) and that shop in MBK (which will be more expensive).

Anyone need anything from the States that is to expensive in Thailand?

Originally Posted by AztekLabel

Anyone need anything from the States that is to expensive in Thailand?

Tasteless, over-processed 'food'?

Originally Posted by sunsetter

kids clothes eh.....

The MIL just bought a stack of shorts for our daughter that were like 5 bt each. You could fit a shitload of baby clothes in a suitcase, and they're bloody expensive back home. Never thought of that...

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by AztekLabel

Anyone need anything from the States that is to expensive in Thailand?

Tasteless, over-processed 'food'?

We dont have meat Pies in the U.S.

Besides my Mexican Food is nothing like American food you blokes get.

Originally Posted by 9999

Originally Posted by sunsetter

kids clothes eh.....

The MIL just bought a stack of shorts for our daughter that were like 5 bt each. You could fit a shitload of baby clothes in a suitcase, and they're bloody expensive back home. Never thought of that...

Exactly. Marmite was right about jeans they can be lucrative, but they are heavy and like he said also you can't pass them off as the real thing too easily. Kids clothes though are light cheap to buy and unless I'm mistaken exempt from the VAT man.

winner.

Originally Posted by 9999

What about silver?

Much cheaper in India, and can be bought cheaper in the US than Thailand (wholesale) because they buy massive quantities from India.

My parents have some jewelery interests, and years ago I sent them stuff from Thailand, but worked out cheaper to buy direct from India or US.

A lot of the silver here in Thailand comes from India, as their workers are more skilled.

^ They trader I know, who I get a good deal from on anything from jewellery to solid bars, sources his from hill tribes and Burma mainly. Never heard him mention India. This is the 92.5% stuff that gets black and grotty real easy (and never cleaned whilst on display in shops).

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Much cheaper in India,

I'm not so sure on that. I will check the price (and grade) and report back. We're not talking about the street hawkers here. Silver is overpriced in Australia. I'm sceptical about these claims of US being cheaper than Thailand but will hold off until I know more about it.