United Cutlery
Are you interested in setting up a home business selling cutlery online? Buying wholesale from suppliers is easier than you might think and you will save a huge percentage on retail price – leaving you a decent profit after sales. This article is a guide to the product itself, buying your merchandise and finding the correct supplier for you.
As with many other products, there is a high demand online for silverware and cutlery that can beat prices on the high street. Plenty of high quality cutlery is available from wholesalers, and the low overheads from an online business means you could well stand out from the crowd.
Silverware and cutlery is a broad topic. As well as your typical fork, knife and spoon set, consider looking at other steel work. High quality carving and kitchen knives are highly in demand. There is also a market to restaurants for this kind of merchandise. Some wholesalers also stock even more exotic products that may stretch the limit of the term “cutlery”. For example “United Cutlery” deals almost exclusively in swords and throwing knives! The choice is obviously yours what you want to stock. Even within the seemingly limited frame of reference of a cutlery store, there are many options: restaurant specialist, home silverware, hobby knives and so forth. Choosing something you have some experience with is probably the best way to go.
Most cutlery these days is made of high-grade stainless steel, which, due to it being alloyed with chromium, corrodes considerably less than other steel. It is important to seek out high quality grades of steel when sourcing your products. At a cheap price, you may be getting an inferior product, and therefore being ripped off. Low quality knives will only lead to demands for refund and severe customer dissatisfaction. If you are not sure about steel quality, look around online. There are many guides to help you if you think you are being ripped off.
Traditionally, the heart of the cutlery and steel industry was the north of England, particularly Sheffield, but in recent years all this has changed. The steel mills of Sheffield and Birmingham are mostly closed and production stopped. Steel cutlery is now more likely to be sourced from Japan, the US or Germany. For this reason, the process of finding a silverware wholesaler is considerably internationalised. Wholesalers can also now be found easily online, with showcases of their wares and easy ordering for retailers. This also provides a wider range of prices for retailers to examine.
One of the most overlooked factors when buying any type of wholesale merchandise is shipping and all aspects of international commerce related to shipping. More important than the cost of shipping is the the opportunity cost created by the time factor. How much business will you lose if there is a time delay due to any component of the shipping chain? If you can live with this, then there are hundreds of wholesale distributors, it is simply a matter of finding the one whose products (and prices!) appeal most to you and to what you think your market will be.
So there you go, your guide to buying cutlery cheaply through a wholesaler.
About the Author:
Mitch Gleason is the manager of the
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LOTR HELM OF GIMLI United Cutlery 1384 Limited Edition $150.00 |
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United Cutlery Combat Satin Boot Dagger AUS-8 Knives $8.50 |
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Mint NIB United Cutlery Ranger Tempest Folding Knife!!! $3.82 |
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Wildlife Series By United Cutlery / Four Knives Total $7.95 |
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Antique United Cutlery Co. Equal End Pearl Pen Knife $11.75 |
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VOLKOTH SIMAKAR LIMITED EDTION BY UNITED CUTLERY LTD ED $24.95 |
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KIT RAE UNITED CUTLERY MOLOTOCH THE SLAYER SWORD -NIB $119.95 |
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UNITED CUTLERY UC1303GDNB GOLD APOCALYPSE TRELEK DAGGER $49.99 |
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UNITED CUTLERY UC1303GDNB GOLD APOCALYPSE TRELEK DAGGER $49.99 |
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United Cutlery Universal Diamond Shaped Sword Plaque $14.00 |
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United Cutlery Rigid Brand Brn. Delrin Stockman (RG83) $45.00 |
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LOTR NARSIL / ANDURIL SCABBARD UC1396 United Cutlery $129.95 |
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United Cutlery GI Joe Snake Eyes Sword Licenced UC2617 $152.52 |
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METAL GLO – MAGIC CLOTH BY UNITED CUTLERY CO. $9.95 |
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METAL GLO -POLISHING PASTE BY UNITED CUTLERY CO. $9.95 |
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LORD OF THE RINGS STING SCABBARD UNITED CUTLERY $35.00 |
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United Cutlery UC2614MC LOTR The Sword of SamWise NIB $299.99 |
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UC1290 Volkoth Battle Claw Edition By United Cutlery $88.99 |
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LORD OF THE RINGS STRIDER SWORD UNITED CUTLERY BRAND $199.99 |
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LOTR Elven Knife of Strider United Cutlery 1371 $150.00 |
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United Cutlery Lord of The Rings Gauntlet of Sauron $210.00 |
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Bird of Prey Knife UC726 United Cutlery $124.95 |
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Dragon Tooth Dagger~Antiq. Silver Finish~United CUTLERY $8.95 |
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United Cutlery Co. GERMANY~2 Blade Pearl Handle 2.5″ $34.95 |
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United Cutlery Undercover Kerambit Knife $8.95 |
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** United Cutlery Collectable Throwing Knife,Knives Set $3.25 |
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HEAVY METAL SWORD / UNITED CUTLERY $45.00 |
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United Cutlery Elite Forces Tactical UC1110 w/SheathNIB $9.99 |
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United Cutlery LOTR Glamdring Sword & Blue Scabbard $224.99 |
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UNITED CUTLERY COMBAT COMMANDER BOOT KNIFE $14.88 |
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United Cutlery Mini Blazing Arrow Throwing Knife $5.99 |
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United Cutlery UC1372 LOTR Fighting Knives of Legolas $170.00 |
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United Cutlery Black”Combat Commander”Knife $25.00 |
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UNITED CUTLERY The Punch Key Chain Tool $4.95 |
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UNITED CUTLERY Universal Sword Wall Plaque UC1159 $9.99 |
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UNITED CUTLERY DRAGON FLAME DAGGER UC1253 NEW & Stand $10.00 |
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Lord of the ring, High Elven Warrior Shield $375.00 |
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VINTAGE HARLEY KNIFE [USA MADE] UNITED CUTLERY $11.51 |
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Cretaceous Bowie by United Cutlery $107.99 |
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United Cutlery Pathfinder Def-Tac Tactical Knife NIB!! $19.99 |
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UNITED CUTLERY KNIFE UC1261 THE BLADE OF RA $42.25 |
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UNITED CUTLERY USARA ASSIST-OPEN RESCUE CAMO KNIFE $12.88 |
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Cretaceous Bowie by United Cutlery $107.99 |
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UNITED CUTLERY SAMURAI 3000 SWORD UC1258 NIB $99.00 |
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UNITED CUTLERY VALDRIS Dagger Knife UCKR8-S NIB $79.95 |
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UNITED CUTLERY Elite Forces Tactical Knife NIB UC1110 $19.99 |
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UNITED CUTLERY Guardian Sknner Knife NIB UC834 $14.99 |
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UNITED CUTLERY SAMURAI SWORD UC1150 NIB $79.95 |
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UNITED CUTLERY Gil Hibben Gen-2 -Thrower Axe NIB GH2013 $39.99 |
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UNITED CUTLERY Leviathan Knife UC1149 NIB $49.99 |
