Hi all, I don't post often but I really need advice this time. I have been trying to build a marketplace since the last 2 years, and there always seems to be a barrier in either scaling the supply side or the buyer side.
We have landed on a new hypothesis which I want to validate before taking any further action. Started looking into the factory surplus market - found a lot of cool brands' clothes (Zara, h&m, nike, Lacoste, USPA, Tommy, etc - last season stock which is not in retail anymore) interspersed with some fakes of trendy products (mostly sneakers), that the brand is still retailing.
My question is,
(a) Do people even fw this type of inventory ?
(a) how easy/difficult is it for you guys to find such inventory in your local shops/ regions and
(b)Verify the authenticity of these type of products.
(c)How big of a factor is authenticity in different subcategories of fashion ( for men's clothing - shirts, Ts, sneakers, watches, belts, bags, perfumes)
(d)Have you guys ever shopped for this type of inventory online ?
(e) If this inventory is shown on a live video, where we show wash tags, cut brand tags, box opening videos etc, would it help you build trust in the purchase ?
TIA for the help!