What makes a dealer?

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rodzilla	What makes a dealer?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 126 02/17/2009 15:16	Tags : None What makes a seller a dealer when it comes to classic tackle? I doubt there is "certification", at least in any formal sense. Is it just an entrepreneur who can assemble some inventory, put together a catalog or web site and start selling? Typically those recognized as professional dealers get higher prices than we peons receive in our classified section. Why the premium? Am I missing something? I am in no way asking questions about individuals, nor would their names be useful. Please don't go there.
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FWdB		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 257 02/17/2009 15:41	rodzilla wrote: Typically those recognized as professional dealers get higher prices than we peons receive in our classified section. Why the premium? Generally people seem to have more confidence in a dealer with a professional looking catalogue and/or website when compared to an individual, private seller. It's all about reputation and trust. If a dealer has built up a good reputation of selling high quality goods and knowing his stuff, to most people it's worth the extra money. Wilfred de Bruijn The Lowlands Of Holland
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nohackle	dealer?	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 578 02/17/2009 17:10	good question and in many circumstances, I agree, the premium is suspect. We have a local dealer here in wisconsin that IMO offers a real service in having an eye for really nice casting tapers from relatively unknown makers at good prices. He also 'carries' some of the well known names but seems to have the knack for finding the best performing config from any particular rodmaker Any extra cost he adds ( not very much is my guess) is well worth it from my past experience. Like anything true value can be tough to flesh out. bc Last Edited By: nohackle 02/17/2009 17:31. Edited 1 time.
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tedgolden		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2723 02/17/2009 17:16 Moderator	I'd say the most differentiating criteria is "Does he file a Schedule C with this 1040?"
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Slate Drake 9	More trust	#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 59 02/17/2009 18:20	A dealer with a shop I can go to gives me much more confidence if I'm not happy with the product when I get it in the mail. Buying on line from an individual opens up all kinds of questions about what will I be able to do if I send a check and don't get a product in return. In reality, you may send money to someone with a fake name that will disappear with your money and a dealer with a store is at least able to be tracked down a bit easier. But, maybe that's just my old fasion style of liking to have a hand shake and look in the eyes from someone I deal with rather than a screen name. Internet sales are still pretty scary for me. Fishing with bait is like swearing in church.
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Erik Osterby		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 95 02/17/2009 18:59	tedgolden wrote: I'd say the most differentiating criteria is "Does he file a Schedule C with this 1040?" And a Schedule SE to eliminate some of the Not for Profit activities.
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tim simbari		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 310 02/17/2009 19:07	That's one of those subjective questions. If you have a mint Payne 96 or Talbots Ber Hur, those are going to be the same value in anybody's hand. If a dealer knows 20 guys with the cabability to buy them and you know 0 guys then I think that you now have a fair representation of the difference between he and thee. People buy on ebay, Hoagy sells on ebay, are they buying because it's there or because it's Hoagy? 50/50, 60/40, I sure as hell don't know, probably a fair bit of both depending on the item. There's two prime examples, pick which one you want. The other thing is that good dealers have people bring them good stuff because at some point they became trusted, filling up the pipeline ain't easy and more than a couple dealers only think they are dealers while trying to justify selling stuff that isn't really worth what they convinced themselves it was at some point.
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