Kyocera Startup Company

[JR2ALTA]

Is it possible to just become a Kyocera Authorized Reseller?

I think the real money is in refurbs and I don't want to deal with the cost and unpredictability of new machines.

Also, know how much Kyo will charge you to become a dealer?


Thanks!

[KIP_Doc]

Don't know much about Kyocera. But, at the last place I worked, I was their in house tech. I did their rebuilds and refurbs on used equipment. They sold a lot of them. And there was some good money in it.

[alpha-omega tech]

I believe it easier to be a Copystar dealer than a Kyocera dealer. They are the same product. I believe this is a great product to refurb. They are easy to work on. I have worked on many products and worked on Kyocera/Mita since 1991 and I don't want to work on anything else. Good luck on your adventure.

[melanieok]

i have a question,is it real used equipment sells more than new ones?why?

[JR2ALTA]

I believe a good salesmen can sell more reconditioned machines than new ones. Explaining if the machine is stripped down, cleaned out and a new PM is installed then a high copy count isn't terrible.

I know many businesses are cancelling service contracts and not upgrading their machines, but in a down economy I think comparing a refurb's cost to a new machine you will survive.

Finally, it will keep the cost of my startup company low because I won't have to deal with the constant failures and unpredictability of the new copiers. We'd all be rich if we only sold Falcons 1-3.

[CanonHPTech]

I can't speak from experience of Kyrocera, but in another lifetime, I tried to get our company authorized for Muratec who at that point was only selling fax machines in US and they wanted us to put up 10K-20K and buy spare parts for machines we had not even sold yet. Sure, try convincing the owner of an IT company that! Most other OEM's would not even return my calls or e-mails. Although, I know a year or two ago that Sharp was giving out authorizations. The big three are eating up their dealers or raising minimums to make it impossible to stay. I would say Imagistics but I think they are still trying to decide who owns them. Good luck sir.

[pontiac]

About $250,000 about the same for Sharp to become a authorized dealer. I have also heard of established copier companys getting better deals than others. Our company sells 3 to 1 more refurbished copystar, sharp and canon. If you get creative with warranty and trust your work you can offer customer graet optins on why to buy used. Good luck

[pbbsinc]

If you are going to be selling primarily smaller machines, you can buy them from quite a few distributors (I know DCS/original sells them & their main whse is in Michigan). I'm not sure if they provide parts support, but you can look for a dealer who'll sell you parts at 10 or 20% markup.

You may also find a dealer nearby who'll sell you machines at single unit pricing. We did that for years when we were starting out.

[craig]

As a startup you will never get a manufacturer to go with you unless you can produce two years of financials or put a personal guarantee on the product. Costs about 50K for an initial order then usually a quarterly quota to maintain the dealership. No such thing as a reseller.Your best bet is to talk to any local small dealers who would like help meeting their quotas, and negotiate pricing with them, until you get established.

[Jules Winfield]

Why would anyone want to start another copier dealership now? Start a strip club if you just have to start your own business...