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Becoming a furniture dealer - where do I buy the furniture from?

I have found in the recent days of venturing out to buy furniture that there are a lot of guys who sell the same kinds of furniture as Rooms-to-go and roomstore and ashley furniture. They claim that they get this from the same distributors and I believe it to be true because the quality is the same. They also have catalogs of furniture which they use to order. Some of these guys don't even have a warehouse, they just use public storage. My question is does anyone know how can I get started on becoming a furniture dealer? It seems to be a good business to be in. I need information on where to get the catalogs or get in touch with distributors etc.

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1. Having lived five years in High Point, NC - the furniture capital of the world - most of your manufacturers are there. Plenty of them now in China if you are into cheap construction. I'd do a Google search for wholesale distributors and manufacturers of furniture. There's a semi-annual International Furniture Market in High Point, NC every year - next one is this Fall. There's also one in Las Vegas Januray 2008. They are trying to take the market business away from High Point, NC - whose been doing them for several decades. You can also register as a buyer at www.tradekey.com and place a notice what kind of furniture you are looking to buy. Manufacturers and distributors will contact you.
2. You will need to buy direct from the manufacturers. For US manufacturers, try .. http://www.thomasnet.com For Chinese and other foreign mfgs, try ... http://www.thomasglobal.net
3. I guess it also depends on whether you are wanting to sell the same things that the stores you mentioned are selling or sell something different. We are a custom furniture manufacturing company. We are in California but we currently work with a retailer who is located in New York and who has a website and ships throughout the country. We often ship directly to his customers so he doesn't need a warehouse. There are a lot of shops like ours that can supply the higher quality pieces that are built to peoples specifications. We also carry a line of Mission Furniture that was ONLY sell to retailers.
4. Second hand