Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Closeout Fishing Supplies Can Be Great Deals!

Closeout Fishing Supplies Can Be Great Deals!
By Jeff Bausch

Have you ever looked at buying closeout fishing tackle and accessories? Sometimes the deals can be terrific. You will be able to buy brand new, name brand items that may have been discontinued by the manufacturer. Most retailers only have the most current items in their stores. So, when a manufacturer discontinues items at the end of a season the retailer can sometimes return them back to the manufacturer or exchanges them for the new models. Sometimes a store may go out of business and a company may purchase all their items. Then they will sell to discounters and other retailers that sell closeout fishing supplies or discontinued items of any kind..

Every year manufacturers evaluate what items are selling and which are not. Then they evaluate profitability, marketing and the brand overall. Do we make changes so we can compete with other brands that are similar and make them more desirable? Maybe come up with new ways to make them ultimately sell better and provide better profits for the company. When the evaluations are decided, they will then decide to make changes for whatever reasons they may have or simply discontinue an item. When the company brand managers decide to discontinue an item, they also need to decide what to do with the remaining inventory. Another process now starts in their thinking. How much can we get for these items and how fast can we get them out of our warehouse? That is when they start to contact companies they know can buy all of the stock they have on hand, which may be numerous companies or only a few, then these companies offer these items as closeouts or discontinued models.

Let's take a fishing reel manufacturer for example. They make subtle changes to a reel, change the model number and maybe only make a few upgrades or changes depending on customer feedback or whatever the market needs are. What do they do with the reels they just introduced this year while introducing another next year? They typically sell them to the closeout companies. The reels are brand new with full factory warranty. Still a good deal!

So, as a rule purchasing closeout fishing supplies are usually a good deal and a bargain. The risk is minimal and the savings can be very lucrative as long as you are buying from a legitimate company that will guarantee that the closeout items are brand new in the box and with full factory warranty.

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Jeff Bausch has been fishing for over 40 years. He started a lake map business with the best fishing spots marked plus a fishing newspaper many years ago. Fishing has always been a passion, now he is sharing his fishing knowledge. His fishing tackle website has been in business since December of 2006. He sells new brand name products , closeouts, and refurbished fishing reels at the best prices possible.