Nike has always been a leader in the upscale tennis shoe market and since the 80s they have pretty dominated the market by signing big name sports stars like Michael Jordan and more recently LeBron James and Tiger Woods. Nike spends big money on getting these celebrity sports star endorsements to the tune of nearly 500 million dollars a year so it must be working for them. The signature Michael Jordan shoes called Air Jordan continue to be popular even after 20 years on the market and his no longer playing basketball.
Nike Air Jordans can be easily distinguished from other tennis shoes just by their logo alone. The earlier releases featured a winged basketball and could be found near the ankle area on both sides of the shoe as well as the tongue. When Nike introduced the 4th generation of the shoe the logo was changed to a basketball player in air as if he were dunking a basketball. This logo is known as the jumpman and appears in numerous places on the shoe.
Air Jordan tennis shoes are innovators in technology in the industry, the whole technology behind designing the shoe to bring in air to the soles gives them the comfort that everyone is looking for. This feature is standard in all of the Air Jordan tennis shoes but the newer ones of course are much better and even feature an adjustment pump which enables the wearer of the shoe to adjust it to suit his own needs.
These are not cheap tennis shoes, I can remember as a kid buying tennis shoes for no more than $20 but Air Jordans sell for as much as 300 bucks or more. This has created a great secondary wholesale market, especially on the internet where prices are even more competitive. In order to get into this market you will have to do some work.
Like other high products such as Gucci and Prada handbags and Rolex watches their exists a large black market of counterfeiters so you must be extra careful to make sure you are dealing with a reputable company. The best way to start is to simply type in the term "wholesale tennis shoes" or in the case above, "wholesale Nike Air Jordan tennis shoes" into the search box of your favorite web browser. This will get you a list of wholesalers to investigate and narrow down.
Next check them out with the Better Business Bureau, both online and where they are located and if they have complaints take them off your lists. Now that you have the list narrowed down, call them up and ask for references of satisfied clients, they should be more than willing to do so. If they pass this test then find out what there pricing, shipping, and return policies are and if they are acceptable you are in business. Don't judge just on price alone, if they are far cheaper they are probably knock offs.
Since my profession is in online marketing it is easy for me to accept that the internet is the best place to find any product you are looking for and finding a wholesale jewelry supplier is no different. The internet allows you to have access to the largest selection of jewelry on the planet and since most of the suppliers are online they must set their prices to be competitive in order to stay in business. If you are unfamiliar with shopping online or perhaps a little apprehensive I have put together a few tips that will help you feel a little more comfortable.
As with anything since the dawn of time there will always be unscrupulous people online who are there to just cheat people and then move on. You can avoid this happening by taking some steps to investigate the company before you agree to purchase anything from them.
The first thing you need to do is research and find some jewelry wholesalers that you can possibly work with. I do this buy typing in "Jewelry Wholesale" in the search bar of my favorite search engine. Save all of the ones you find in a folder in your favorites area of your web browser so you can come back to them later. Don't feel compelled to jump on the first one that seems like a good deal. You want to do some investigation first. Don't just go by price, if a wholesaler's prices are well below the competition there is a reason for it and it may well be that the products are of inferior quality.
Next, you want to look into the companies you have found and check them out for longevity, reputation, and consumer satisfaction. There are a couple of easy ways to do this. One way is to check with the Online Better Business Bureau and another is to check with the BBB in the city where the company actually is. You want to see if they have numerous complaints lodged against them and if so you can scratch them off your list.
After you have done your research and have narrowed your list down you want to get exact pricing, shipping costs, guarantees and be absolutely sure of their exchange and refund policies before you ever place an order with them. Be sure that you print all of the information and keep it for your records, it only takes a few seconds to change the information on a web page so it is best to have an actual hard copy.
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