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  • GeXus
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    • May 2003
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    #1

    Largest markup on retail items

    Anyone know what type of (mainstream) products, in general or specificly, tend to have the highest margin, between cost and sale price?
  • jimthefiend
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    • Oct 2003
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    #2
    electronics
    books
    clothing

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    • liquidmoe
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      • Mar 2002
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      #3
      clothing for sure. a friend of mine does clothing distribution and he will sell the same piece to thrift stores as to high class boutiques, its pretty crazy actually.

      Take Luck!

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      • GeXus
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        • May 2003
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        #4
        Cool.. I think jewelry is another big one..

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        • johnbosh
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          • Aug 2002
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          #5
          electronics

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          • GeXus
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            • May 2003
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            #6
            Originally posted by johnbosh
            electronics
            What type of electronics? like jewlery sometimes has markups of over 600%.. video games/software/dvds are hardly marked up..

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            • juicylinks
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              • Apr 2001
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              #7
              Computer Books

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              • B_Maverick
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                #8
                Furniture also
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                • breaker
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                  • Oct 2003
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                  #9
                  Not electronic where i live atleast. Videogames are shit profit.

                  0% on consoles and 10-20% on games. And the lifetime of new titles are shit.
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                  • Hue G. Pness
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                    #10
                    soda
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                    • SoundMan
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                      • Nov 2003
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                      #11
                      "Shipping" for this time of year:

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                      • GeXus
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                        • May 2003
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by juicylinks
                        Computer Books
                        We supply many Fortune 500 Companies, schools, and colleges with their books requirements
                        Do you really?
                        What % do you markup the books ;-)

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                        • johnbosh
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                          • Aug 2002
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                          #13
                          computer supplies

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                          • juicylinks
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                            • Apr 2001
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by GeXus


                            Do you really?
                            What % do you markup the books ;-)
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                            • Veterans Day
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                              • Jul 2003
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                              #15
                              fuckin hair care products, the wife owned a hair salon, OMG they pay 3 bucks its on the shelf for 12
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                              • Vox
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                                • Mar 2002
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                                #16
                                Fuel nozzles for oil furnaces.


                                When I worked for an oil company, we would purchase these at ,79$ and resale to customers at 14,00$
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                                • tootie
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                                  • Jun 2003
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                                  #17
                                  Hey, juicy, got many computer graphics books? Wanna give me a discount? LOL

                                  I've spent WAY too much on computer graphics books in the last few months. It's my passions, but they cost me an arm and a leg!


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                                  • rooster
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                                    • Jan 2003
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                                    #18
                                    motor oil
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                                    • pornguy
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                                      #19
                                      I went to buy blades for my tractor to do my fields and each blade was 29.00$ That was in may. when I went back to get new ones in Nov. they were 14.99$ I asked why and they said the price goes down in the winter time. The guy then told me that they pay about 1.75$ for each balde when they buy over 300.

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                                      • Peaches
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                                        • Oct 2002
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                                        #20
                                        Diamonds
                                        OTC and prescription medicine

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                                        • freeadultcontent
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                                          • Oct 2002
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                                          #21
                                          Bottled Water, Soda, Coffee.

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                                          • juicylinks
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                                            • Apr 2001
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                                            #22
                                            anal beads

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                                            • Slick
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                                              • Feb 2001
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                                              #23
                                              I used to work at Wal-Mart for 7 years, I was department manager over both hardware, then for a few years in electronics, so I know what has high markup in those areas.

                                              First off, the highest marked up items in the department are coaxial cables and stuff in that category like cable splitters and other stuff. Secondly, phone accessories like phone line, cordless phone batteries etc... All of that stuff has like an 80-95% markup.

                                              Items like computers, tvs, game systems, and stereos all have a pretty low markup, usually 10-20%, computers being under 10%. Video games carry a 30-35% markup.

                                              Like others say, clothing also carries a HUGE markup

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                                              • Toolz
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                                                • Jun 2001
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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by GeXus


                                                What type of electronics? like jewlery sometimes has markups of over 600%.. video games/software/dvds are hardly marked up..
                                                Electronics with high profit margin:

                                                Car stereo and related
                                                Wires, cabling etc to connect everything, if the cables cost you $30 the cost on those was less than $1.50

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                                                • PinkMonkey
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                                                  • Dec 2002
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                                                  #25
                                                  Booze....400% mark up.

                                                  My mom works at Sears and she actually says there isn't that much of a mark up on things like TV's and DVD players...but I've also heard alot different.
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                                                  • Tipsy
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                                                    • Jul 2001
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                                                    #26
                                                    Fireworks - used to sell them.

                                                    Adult toys - amazing markup
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                                                    • Raven
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                                                      • Jul 2001
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by GeXus
                                                      Anyone know what type of (mainstream) products, in general or specificly, tend to have the highest margin, between cost and sale price?
                                                      Jewelry and herbal supplements and antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals.
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                                                      • Pornwolf
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                                                        • Jan 2002
                                                        • 22712

                                                        #28
                                                        Porn still amazes me in it's markup. Something that costs $2 can be sold for $39.95 and rebill for several months without you having to do jack shit. Gotta love it.
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                                                        • Gemini
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                                                          #29
                                                          Cars, bikes, planes, and boats are all high markup. ;-)
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                                                          • phogirl69
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                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Pornwolf
                                                            Porn still amazes me in it's markup. Something that costs $2 can be sold for $39.95 and rebill for several months without you having to do jack shit. Gotta love it.
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                                                            • Pornwolf
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                                                              • Jan 2002
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                                                              #31
                                                              I'm sorry Phogirl I haven't looked at it. Will do.
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                                                              • GeXus
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                                                                • May 2003
                                                                • 3320

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by PinkMonkey
                                                                Booze....400% mark up.

                                                                My mom works at Sears and she actually says there isn't that much of a mark up on things like TV's and DVD players...but I've also heard alot different.
                                                                Yeah TVs and DVDs dont, i used to be the GM at a bestbuy. They average about 20% markup.

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                                                                • Peaches
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                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                  • 13933

                                                                  #33
                                                                  800% markup? That's nothing. The markup of Xanax from the raw materials to how much is sells for is 569,958%

                                                                  Granted, that doesn't include the cost of R&D, but it's still a massive increase.

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