Helmet wholesale
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JDM-San

Original Poster:

25 posts

225 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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I was looking for a new motorcycle helmet and found thet in my country (not UK), they are too expensive. Found some good deals in Germany and Italy but this started me thinking about opening webshop for helmets (rally, raceing, motorcycle). I have 5k that I could use to buy stock, but the questions is where to buy? I have done dropshipping in the past, but I´m looking for quality helmets (Shoei, Arai, Agv, etc) and I do not thinks dropshipping is an option.
Is here someone who is doing business in that field? Is there some wholesaler in UK who deals with helmets?

V8mate

45,899 posts

220 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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If you're not in the UK, why would you want to buy them from the UK? Are you in the EU? (I'm thinking about import taxes, if you're not)

Don't assume that more competitive retail prices means that wholesale prices are lower here either. We're currently in a retail economy where margin slashing is seen as the only way to win business.

And how many helmets are made in the UK? Buy from the country of manufacture, surely?

JodyKTM

55 posts

203 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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It has been mentioned before that apparently Arai for example have different shapes for Asia as Asians apparently have a slightly different head shape- so check what you are buying- especially if it's cheap!


I made sure I said apparently twice because I don't know that to be a fact- However I did read it on the internet once so it almost HAS to be true ??

JimmyConwayNW

3,658 posts

156 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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JodyKTM said:
It has been mentioned before that apparently Arai for example have different shapes for Asia as Asians apparently have a slightly different head shape- so check what you are buying- especially if it's cheap!


I made sure I said apparently twice because I don't know that to be a fact- However I did read it on the internet once so it almost HAS to be true ??
Sounds correct most people in kebab shops generally Turkish have. A flat back of their head.

Simpo Two

93,060 posts

296 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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No no, all races are the same, it's official.

JimmyConwayNW said:
Sounds correct most people in kebab shops generally Turkish have. A flat back of their head.
Yoda?

SpeckledJim

34,522 posts

284 months

Sunday 2nd November 2014
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Simpo Two said:
Yoda?
AGV man. The weirdo.

anonymous-user

85 months

Monday 3rd November 2014
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Actually it must be rubbish, I've bought loads of helmets in Asia never had a problem with fit, ot know any one wh has, probelm is they do not carry large sizes, but if you can find a 61 or so then they fit fine.

Frimley111R

19,412 posts

265 months

Monday 3rd November 2014
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Anything you sell that is a commodity, i.e. its the same item sold by other people, you are always going to be in a 'race to the bottom' (price). If I wanted a branded helmet all I need to do is find the cheapest online. If that's you are the margins enough?

951TSE

600 posts

188 months

Monday 3rd November 2014
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There's two problems you will have, the first is that your local market has almost certainly got local safety standards that an imported helmet may not a the very least be marked with and at the very worst won't comply with.

The second is that all the brands you list will already have official importers to your market and 'may' do all they can to stop you selling. For instance on Ebay that would be using the Vero program.