I have three good ideas. Help me choose idea 1, 2, or 3.
netcan: idea 2This is a Parallel Import idea, a kind of a grey market. These markets already exist in various niches & I suppose have some potential. (1) You can avoid competition from many big fellas - They can often be kept in line by various means. (2) It addresses an inefficiency in the market. (3) The shrinking world is an ongoing condition making this easier & easier for you. a few ideas:a  -   I am not sure a 'buying agent' is necessarily the way to go. Seems like a high overhead.b  -   Fashion is an area where retail margins are high anyway. Perhaps higher then your P(London) - P(Sydney) - Incentive to buy in this complicated manner. IE, you might make more per item simply buying @ wholesale & selling @ retail.c  -    Parallel imports exist because of either price discrepancies or availability issues. The former is the bigger market while the latter might be more lucrative, given the right clients. If you can find enough people that will buy in $1-2K+ lots time (because they want things unavailable locally) you avoid the a & b issues altogether.d   -    Maybe you could use the winter/summer discrepancy between England & Australia in conjunction with price discrepancy to create a double advantage. IE buy Aussie swim brands soon @ sale prices & sell in London in a month or two @ pre season prices.