<story><title>A man feeding a remote Alaska town with a Costco card and a ship</title><url>https://thehustle.co/the-man-feeding-a-remote-alaska-town-with-a-costco-card-and-a-ship</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>momokoko</author><text>&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt; Parker did some work around town, scrounged together $3k, and began taking a state-subsidized ferry to Juneau, where he bought Costco inventory to resell in Gustavus at a small markup.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt; As the store grew, Parker and his father launched their own freight company, purchased the town’s gasoline station, and bought two of their own ships — a $300k “insurance policy” that gave Parker tighter control over the supply chain in case of an emergency.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;I feel like they left out a step between $3k and a frieght company with 2 ships.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ashtonkem</author><text>Occasionally ships can be had for extremely cheap when the former owner cannot afford the maintenance on it. It&amp;#x27;s more common with small pleasure craft, but I wouldn&amp;#x27;t be surprised to hear about small cargo ships being occasionally abandoned up there.</text></comment>
<story><title>A man feeding a remote Alaska town with a Costco card and a ship</title><url>https://thehustle.co/the-man-feeding-a-remote-alaska-town-with-a-costco-card-and-a-ship</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>momokoko</author><text>&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt; Parker did some work around town, scrounged together $3k, and began taking a state-subsidized ferry to Juneau, where he bought Costco inventory to resell in Gustavus at a small markup.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt; As the store grew, Parker and his father launched their own freight company, purchased the town’s gasoline station, and bought two of their own ships — a $300k “insurance policy” that gave Parker tighter control over the supply chain in case of an emergency.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;I feel like they left out a step between $3k and a frieght company with 2 ships.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>taneq</author><text>Moving inventory on the existing ferry service and selling it at a profit?</text></comment>