Afaict need stable shipping location so can be delivered WhenEver (++WhereEver?(_)), 
that means storefront...

JBI is A Start, imnsho
Having bought a trike intentionally stretched the limits of a local (seasonal) nonprofit before JBI sold many eBents/Adult trike($).
Was hoping to 
learn eBike/bent specifics
 by doing 
during pandemic downtime, 
and have that specialized capability Organizationally/regionally, ...
Etc

Assembly of said trike is 
non trivial,
without known good,
Better instructions: (_cabling_ not 1:1 3+ dual, etc)

Next level up(?) is competing/
Diversifying Whole$alers 
Given (backlogged: container/trucking) shortages, quality, compatAbility, etc

QBP takes more hoops iirc
A couple regional brick and mortar CoOp(t)/youth/community shops have both +

MidWay had sales lit at 
Regional SouthEast US B!B! 
Some years ago:
2017?

Hadn't heard of the other mentioned on thread...

Volunteers may buy at WholeSale prices (~= buying CoOps)
But limited in what can buy/get as NotADealer (items require approvals/ talking to JBI $ales People++) &
Only warranty replacements, etc
 ++special relationships/
contracts with specific manufacturers,
(NDAs??? Minimum Adverti$ed Prices, etc))
 Shimano hubs (which Sun*|Race|Tour|... competes with), for instance, only used in some built wheels, not available individually, etc. 
WholeSale prices Not that different than Employee purchase for some values of $Employee...

Factoring in VOLUME, shipping v. Freight, labour, hunting down mi$$ing packages, wrong $tuff from vague/incomplete online descriptions, learning curves, etc
~= Learning margin$ of commercial shops: 
+Collecting Taxes and risks 501c3+ 
other procedural and legal limits afaict 
IANAL$$$

Hth

Std Fine print: 
Language 🙊🙈
intentionally vague, 
cryptic: er Maths?/CompSci, 
jargon, 
+smartphone kbd limitations/autocorrect


On Tue, Mar 22, 2022, 18:54 BikeConcord <Smitty@bikeconcord.org> wrote:
Steve,  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 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     image1.png
Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay
BikeEastBay.org




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