that would be cool if you could get decent prices //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gifCustom Sounds in Austin already carries Kicker, so I don't want to get involved in a pricing war with anyone local if I can avoid it. I want to offer unique products.
Oh, and CA.com customer will definitely get a discount. I am also going to look into the possiblity of being able to ship to customers out-of-state. Not on an internet base, but more of an extended customer base.
Austin because my wife is a nurse and wants to work at St. David's in Austin and plus we like 6th street and it's closer to alot of her family. I am origionally from San Antonio, so if for some reason the plans change I will be doing this there.Y Austin again?
IMO if he wants to do the research and be knowledgeable about all these brands....go for it!!I think its a good list, but think it will be too many brands.......maybe need a total of 4 or 5 brands between the speakers/subs/amps
just my opinion tho....
Yea Im not saying that its a bad idea, but one iwll be hard for them to let you carry all those, and the fact you have to spend thousands(I think @ 20k of the companies merchandise) to be able to buy into the company....IMO if he wants to do the research and be knowledgeable about all these brands....go for it!!
Yeah, this is a list tht's going to be trimmed and added to while I am finding out which brands are already in Austin as well as what different manufacturers require for me to be a dealer. It may be a complete different list in a month LOLI think its a good list, but think it will be too many brands.......maybe need a total of 4 or 5 brands between the speakers/subs/amps
just my opinion tho....
I'll drop you a PM when I get up and running.You will definitely want to carry alarms/remote starts as they are the bread and butter of many retailers. If you decide to hire an outside installer I was actually considering moving to austin in the fall. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
Yea Im not saying that its a bad idea, but one iwll be hard for them to let you carry all those, and the fact you have to spend thousands(I think @ 20k of the companies merchandise) to be able to buy into the company....
And then may get lots of ppl there all day saying what would be best of this, and what makes this one better than this.....bc that is A LOT of equipment(very nice equipment I might add)
Keep us posted..Please do, I'll try and let everyone know where I am when I open up. I plan on doing a Db event of some sort, probably USACi as well as an SQ competition. I also hope to get involved in sponsoring Texas Heat Wave
they got alpine and jl too so good luck on getting either of those . prolly wont happen atleast without a huge buy in like 20g's .I just found out that Custom Sounds, a chain store in Austin, sell Premier. May not be possible for me to carry that line.
I know jl's buy in is 25kthey got alpine and jl too so good luck on getting either of those . prolly wont happen atleast without a huge buy in like 20g's .
Thanks for the ideas. I am thinking along these lines. I think the only way to accurately feel the market is to be in it. I am interested in Austin being a College town versus Austin being a technology capital with the average income being pretty decent.Austin is a college town. Go low end (Sony, Boss, the usual suspects) if everyone else is higher end. Make a nice profit in volume as the broke students look for cheap prices. Then put the profit into an uber-high end system in your vehicle as you laugh all the way to the bank!
If the low-rent idea works and you are looking to do something really special with the hoped-for profits, then go to the other end of the scale. Sell the uber-stuff like Critical Mass at another location to snag the high roller crowd.
Leave the middle to the masses as you work the edges of the market is the idea I'm putting forth. You aren't out there to sell your tastes as much as you are out there to compete in a crowded market. Personally I prefer the big fish in a small pond setup but since you're in Austin you'll have to work to find the niches that let you get the money flowing your way.
Rick