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Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:48:28 -0700
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale accountSteve, We are applying with JBI, They are asking for occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles, I don’t know what that license is?Business licenses, check. Resale license, check. Insurance, Check….Thanx for the feedback.On Mar 22, 2022, at 11:47 AM, Stephen Andruski <swandruski@gmail.com> wrote:Hi,Until recently, the Rockville Bike Hub in Rockville Md has been operating as a pop up shop with some storage from the City of Rockville. We were able to get an account with JBI.The big concern most distributors have is with community shops buying stuff at wholesale and then selling stuff well below whatcommercial shops are selling stuff at. That undercuts their other customers. We only buy tools and consumable parts and almost all parts are forfixing bikes, not direct sale to our customers. We will sell things on occasion, but we make sure we are charging what commercial shops are charging.We also want to maintain good relations with the commercial shops in our area because the donate bikes to us.Hope this helps.Steve AndruskiRBH PresidentOn Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM BikeConcord <Smitty@bikeconcord.org> wrote:____________________________________Hello everyone,We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don’t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions.One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License.Thanks for any help y’all can provide.Best regards and Happy pedaling!“Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey)Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinatora.k.a. The InstigatorBike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay
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Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale accountThanks Greg, if JBI doesn’t work out, we will give midway and cyclone a shot.SmittyBike ConcordOn Mar 22, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Gregory Ferguson <gregferg2@gmail.com> wrote:____________________________________Hi Smitty
We have had a good relationship with Midway Bicycle supply in St. Paul, MN for some time
https://midwaybike.com/
Also cyclone
http://www.cyclonebicycle.com/
The wholesalers want you to have a storefront to make sure you aren’t just buying stuff to sell on eBay.
Hope this helps.
Best,
Greg
Brookhaven Bike Co-opOn Mar 22, 2022, at 2:38 PM, BikeConcord <Smitty@bikeconcord.org> wrote:____________________________________Hello everyone,We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don’t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions.One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License.Thanks for any help y’all can provide.Best regards and Happy pedaling!“Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey)Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinatora.k.a. The Instigator <image1.png>Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay
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Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:55:12 +0000
Subject: [TheThinkTank] looking for current info on orgs that move/donate surplus bikes
Hi all,
Back in the day at RIBs we used to periodically ship excess bikes we had
to Ghana. I don't remember anymore what the entity that did the shipping
and organization for that was, only that last time I checked five or so
years ago, they had long since ceased operation. I even contacted one of
the organizers directly and they had no connections to share or interest
in resurrecting their past project. It was a total dead end, and I never
had the extra bandwidth to create a new effort on my own or
deepen/broaden my search.
So what I'm hoping to hear from people is whether they know of, and have
contact info for, any current entities doing this kind of work. Loading
up shipping containers or tractor trailers with bikes and shipping them
off to places in the world with both a shortage *and* a capacity to fix
them.
One thing I heard from people when I was doing the rounds last time was
that some of the entities that took the bikes either sold them for
scrap, or dumped them off without knowing what was done with them after
delivery, which ultimately turned out to be to sell them for scrap. The
obvious worst case scenario for such an effort. So I'm also hoping to
hear about any vetting that has been done, or firsthand experience with
the downstream of such a project.
Thanks for any leads or info, cyclistas!
Hope y'all are doing well,
~cyclista Nicholas
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Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:29:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 185, Issue 3
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Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:38:02 -0700
From: BikeConcord <Smitty@bikeconcord.org>
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Hello everyone,
We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don?t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions.
One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License.
Thanks for any help y?all can provide.
?
Best regards and Happy pedaling!
?Smitty? (S. M. Ardrey)
Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator
a.k.a. The Instigator
BikeConcord.org Facebook: BikeConcord
Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay
BikeEastBay.org
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Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:46:28 -0400
From: Stephen Andruski <swandruski@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account
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Hi,
Until recently, the Rockville Bike Hub in Rockville Md has been operating
as a pop up shop with some storage from the City of Rockville. We were able
to get an account with JBI.
The big concern most distributors have is with community shops buying stuff
at wholesale and then selling stuff well below what
commercial shops are selling stuff at. That undercuts their other
customers. We only buy tools and consumable parts and almost all parts are
for
fixing bikes, not direct sale to our customers. We will sell things on
occasion, but we make sure we are charging what commercial shops are
charging.
We also want to maintain good relations with the commercial shops in our
area because the donate bikes to us.
Hope this helps.
Steve Andruski
RBH President
On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM BikeConcord <Smitty@bikeconcord.org> wrote:
> ?
> Hello everyone,
> We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We
> would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a
> showroom and don?t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any
> suggestions.
>
> One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or
> repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License.
> Thanks for any help y?all can provide.
> ?
> Best regards and Happy pedaling!
> ?Smitty? (S. M. Ardrey)
> Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator
> a.k.a. The Instigator [image: image1.png]
> BikeConcord.org <https://bikeconcord.wordpress.com/> Facebook:
> BikeConcord <https://www.facebook.com/groups/bikeconcord/>
> Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay
> BikeEastBay.org <https://bikeeastbay.org/>
> ??
>
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Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:48:19 -0400
From: Gregory Ferguson <gregferg2@gmail.com>
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Hi Smitty
We have had a good relationship with Midway Bicycle supply in St. Paul, MN
for some time
https://midwaybike.com/
Also cyclone
http://www.cyclonebicycle.com/
The wholesalers want you to have a storefront to make sure you aren?t just
buying stuff to sell on eBay.
Hope this helps.
Best,
Greg
Brookhaven Bike Co-op
On Mar 22, 2022, at 2:38 PM, BikeConcord <Smitty@bikeconcord.org> wrote:
?
Hello everyone,
We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We
would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a
showroom and don?t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any
suggestions.
One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or
repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License.
Thanks for any help y?all can provide.
?
Best regards and Happy pedaling!
?Smitty? (S. M. Ardrey)
Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator
a.k.a. The Instigator <image1.png>
BikeConcord.org <https://bikeconcord.wordpress.com/> Facebook:
BikeConcord <https://www.facebook.com/groups/bikeconcord/>
Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay
BikeEastBay.org <https://bikeeastbay.org/>
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Having run a community shop in a couple of locations, a storefront is what most distributors require.
J and B is our go-to source, with quick delivery, (IF they have what we want). They up their flat-rate shipping minimum from $300 to $400 recently, and $500 to $600 for free freight. Orders below $400
can carry prohibitive shipping costs at times. We've been forced to go to Amazon for some item that are always out of stock.
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Bike New Britain (CT)
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